Thread: [Ndiswrapper-general] broadcom 4301 + ndiswrapper + debian + dell inspirion 4150
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From: S R <cr...@gm...> - 2004-07-13 00:55:35
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I have tried probably around three times off of newly formatted and installed machines to get ndiswrapper working, but have always hit the same wall as far as the installation. My most attempt on my Dell Inspiron 4150, I am using Debian Unstable, kernel 2.4.25. I had asked Dell to install a TrueMobile 1500, but got the 1800 instead (I think my numbers are right there), which uses the unsupported Broadcom 4301 chipset. I used the apt-get method of installing ndiswrapper and ndiswrapper-source, after modifying my sources file. My experience is always the same, no matter how many faqs I read, or tips, or advice in irc channels. If I compile the source on my own, or use the ndiswrapper command directly after installing with apt-get. Now, I have to be honest that I don't know entirely what I am doing when I carry out the instructions for ndiswrapper or the advice others give me. I am not familiar with the idea of modules or if there is something special about compiling them or something implied that I miss every time. I can easily get to the point where: nomad:/usr/src/modules/ndiswrapper# ndiswrapper -l Installed ndis drivers: bcmwl5 present Yet, whenever I type the following: nomad:/usr/src/modules/ndiswrapper# modprobe ndiswrapper modprobe: Can't locate module ndiswrapper I have never managed to locate the module. I do not understand what to do from this point, and no one's advice or recommendations have ever panned out to anything that gets farther than this. If anyone has recommendations on what to do or where to go from here, or perhaps have had a similar experience, please shoot me an email or message me. AIM: WhiteFennec MSN: duc...@ho... I have tried to carry out all that the Tips section recommends that I am capable of understanding, but no changes in my situation have ever occurred. From what I observe on pages where people tell their success stories, there is something I must be missing in my configuration, or an implied step. Doing exactly what the instructions say or what others do, never results in close to the same experience. Of course, I do not blindly type exactly what others do, but attempt to alter the course based on my own hardware. Thank you for your time. |
From: <az...@se...> - 2004-07-13 04:25:19
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 S R wrote: | I have never managed to locate the module. I do not understand what to | do from this point, and no one's advice or recommendations have ever | panned out to anything that gets farther than this. This is because you haven't got it. You said that you got ndiswrapper and ndiswrapper-source installed from apt-get, this is correct. After you fetched ndiswrapper-source you need to build the kernel module to make ndiswrapper working. Try read the files located in /usr/share/doc/ndiswrapper-source/ and see if you come up with a solution= . If you still can't manage to get it running, I will help you later today, right now I need to go to my work. Regards, - -- ~ .''`. Torbj=F6rn Svensson, azoff (at) se (dot) linux (dot) org ~ : :' : 7EB9 2DC5 61AE DAB5 7099 BAC6 798E E39A DBDB 0CFD ~ `. `' http://azoff.homeip.net:8080/ | http://azoff.tty0.org ~ `-- http://www.se.linux.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFA82RYeY7jmtvbDP0RAqvKAKCJe4Q5SnY/zC8hTizd70YWEHIv7gCfXY7x SQga8Pu19b0Xa3fdWhCa2sw=3D =3DXQEH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
From: Ralf H. <Ral...@ch...> - 2004-07-13 10:22:27
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* S R <cr...@gm...>: > My experience is always the same, no matter how many faqs I read, or > tips, or advice in irc channels. If I compile the source on my own, or > use the ndiswrapper command directly after installing with apt-get. You need to compile the source package. That gives you the kernel module. --=20 Ralf Hildebrandt (Im Auftrag des Referat V a) Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.= de Charite - Universit=E4tsmedizin Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570= -155 Gemeinsame Einrichtung von FU- und HU-Berlin Fax. +49 (0)30-450 570-9= 16 IT-Zentrum Standort Campus Mitte AIM. ralfpostf= ix |
From: James M. <fis...@gm...> - 2004-07-13 14:10:52
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Very brief discussion of kernel modules- I'm going to try and explain this using a real world example so you can understand how they work. You are on a laptop. Obviously, battery power is a concern for you. So if you want to save power, you should turn off devices you are not using. An example would be turning off your wired ethernet port when you are using your wireless card. Now, if the driver for your wired port is built into the kernel, you can't do this because the driver is part of the kernel code and cannot be removed. However, if we make the driver separate from the kernel and load it into memory where the kernel can find it, then we can unload it and turn the device on and off as we please. =20 This is called a module. It allows you to dynamically load and unload drivers and features into your kernel that you might not always use. As Ralf said, you need to compile the source code for ndiswrapper in order for the module to be installed. "modprobe" looks in the /lib/modules/kernel_version/ directory for said modules. Ndiswrapper will place itself in the correct directory once you compile it following the instructions on the website. To see modules that are currently loaded, you can use the "lsmod" command. It will show you what modules are loaded, if any devices are using the modules, and what modules are using modules. You can use "rmmod module_name" to remove said modules. You must rebuild a module each time you install a new kernel. So if you upgrade your kernel, you'll need to re-build ndiswrapper. Also, don't screw around with modules unless you know what the are.=20 You can make your system quite unstable. Check out the linux kernel documentation for more help. Keep in mind that you don't always have to remove a module just to turn the device off, either. Some wireless cards have a switch (on Dell laptops, it's Fn-F2) that allow you to turn the card off and on as you please. Make sure the card is on when you modprobe ndiswrapper. James On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:22:19 +0200, Ralf Hildebrandt <ral...@ch...> wrote: > * S R <cr...@gm...>: >=20 > > My experience is always the same, no matter how many faqs I read, or > > tips, or advice in irc channels. If I compile the source on my own, or > > use the ndiswrapper command directly after installing with apt-get. >=20 > You need to compile the source package. That gives you the kernel > module. > -- > Ralf Hildebrandt (Im Auftrag des Referat V a) Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.= de > Charite - Universit=E4tsmedizin Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570= -155 > Gemeinsame Einrichtung von FU- und HU-Berlin Fax. +49 (0)30-450 570-9= 16 > IT-Zentrum Standort Campus Mitte AIM. ralfpostf= ix >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > _______________________________________________ > Ndiswrapper-general mailing list > Ndi...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ndiswrapper-general > |