ndiswrapper help

[odiovidio]

I'm having big problems trying to get this ndiswrapper thing to work. I've tried 2 seperate methods numerous times with no avail.


Attempted Method 1:
Install ndiswrapper from Yast (Suse 10.0), but when I get to the step where I do modprobe ndiswrapper, I get the error FATAL: ndiswrapper.ko cannot be found. I tried a "locate ndiswrapper.ko" but it was nowhere to be found.

Attempted Method 2:
I downloaded the latest version of ndiswrapper to compile. I first uninstalled the other version with Yast. Then I did this:

 linux:~ # ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15 /lib/modules/2.6.13-15.8-default/build
ln: creating symbolic link `/lib/modules/2.6.13-15.8-default/build/linux-2.6.13-15' to `/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15': File exists
linux:~ # cd /home/Greg/Desktop/ndiswrapper-1.16/
linux:/home/Greg/Desktop/ndiswrapper-1.16 # make install
make -C driver install
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/Greg/Desktop/ndiswrapper-1.16/driver'
Can't find kernel build files in /lib/modules/2.6.13-15.8-default/build;
  give the path to kernel build directory with
  KBUILD=<path> argument to make
make[1]: *** [prereq_check] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/Greg/Desktop/ndiswrapper-1.16/driver'
make: *** [install] Error 2
linux:/home/Greg/Desktop/ndiswrapper-1.16 #

So for some reason, it can't find the "kernel build files". I don't understand what is happening because the kernel source IS installed.


Please help!

[tom-tjtech]

You've screwed up your dependencies when you uninstalled the older version!

I personally prefer YUM, others Apt, others YaST the choices are debatable..
but using YUM gives the option to resolvedep and remove packages safely.

See comments about comparisons at-
http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=12264

So I suggest:
[root]# yum update resolvedep ndiswrapper

(or kyum I suppose is the same thing in Suse 10- for those interested in using YUM installer in this Distro see-
http://liquidat.wordpress.com/2005/1...e-linux-100-3/)

if you don't have yum then I refer you to
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/NDIS_Wrapper
for options on installing from source (RedHat here)...

Alternate Method for Installing ndiswrapper and Kernel Driver

The ndiswrapper source contains Makefile targets for producing RPM and DEB packages. This makes it convenient to produce an ndiswrapper or kernel-module-ndiswrapper package and to install it as you would any packaged program. If you perform an online security update of the kernel, for example, you will need to produce a new ndiswrapper.ko module. To produce the rpm packages, you can do so as root very simply:

# cp ndiswrapper-1.1.tar.gz /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/
# cd /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/
# rpmbuild -tb ndiswrapper-1.1.tar.gz

The RPMs will be located under /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/<arch>/, where <arch> might be i586 or x86_64. When installing ndiswrapper for the first time you can instead use the -ti option:

# rpmbuild -ti ndiswrapper-1.1.tar.gz

This will install ndiswrapper and the kernel module from source.

[Zorre]

Can you post a direct link to download YUM? I couldn't find one on that site, or I'm not looking for the right thing. I don't have it on my SuSE partition. I did try the link you provided after your YUM suggestion, but it wouldn't work like that, it said I was missing 'Makefile'.

[tom-tjtech]

For the source of all thats 'YUMmy' go to:

http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/download.ptml

and if they can't help you - no one can as they maintain it!

Firstly...
simply try

[root]# yast -i yum

first to install yum with dependencies (best option)

else ...
or download the source directly from duke.edu ftp site, see Download on their site:-
http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/download/2.6/

choose tar 'yum-2.6.0.tar.gz'.

do as root

tar zxf yum-2.6.0.tar.gz
cd yum-2.6.0
./configure
make
make install
cd ..

If you prefer rpm builds (see http://www.linuxnovice.org/main_how....W=VIEW&t_id=52 how to do this.
-----------------------
To check yum is there
[root]# rpm -qa | grep yum
yum-2.6.0-1.suse

(or something like that - show yum is installed OK and version)

for yum options
[root]# yum

the repositories are stored at,
[root]# cd /etc/yum.repos.d
[root]# ls

and check they are correct and present.

Im sure its worth the effort, but others may disagree!

[Zorre]

The RPM doesn't seem to install, and

tar zxf yum-2.6.0.tar.gz
cd yum-2.6.0
./configure
make
make install
cd ..

My problem is that make install doesn't work! IS there a simple way of installing ndiswrapper? Isn't there an RPM for ndiswrapper?

[tom-tjtech]

The RPM doesn't seem to install, and

Code:
tar zxf yum-2.6.0.tar.gz
cd yum-2.6.0
./configure
make
make install
cd ..
My problem is that make install doesn't work! IS there a simple way of installing ndiswrapper? Isn't there an RPM for ndiswrapper?

Get the latest tar.gz from Sourceforge:

Download ndiswrapper-1.16.tar.gz

http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...group_id=93482

and use the alternative method I stated previously using rpmbuild...

Alternate Method for Installing ndiswrapper and Kernel Driver

The ndiswrapper source contains Makefile targets for producing RPM and DEB packages. This makes it convenient to produce an ndiswrapper or kernel-module-ndiswrapper package and to install it as you would any packaged program. If you perform an online security update of the kernel, for example, you will need to produce a new ndiswrapper.ko module. To produce the rpm packages, you can do so as root very simply:

# cp ndiswrapper-1.1.tar.gz /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/
# cd /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/
# rpmbuild -tb ndiswrapper-1.1.tar.gz

The RPMs will be located under /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/<arch>/, where <arch> might be i586 or x86_64. When installing ndiswrapper for the first time you can instead use the -ti option:

# rpmbuild -ti ndiswrapper-1.1.tar.gz

This will install ndiswrapper and the kernel module from source.

If you can't do any of these then you have Kernel corruption which has to be resolved first, update Kernel maybe!