Install the wireless driver with ndiswrapper & configure using yast. Its not working

[vitalstrike82]

Hi guys,
i have copy the wireless driver from my installation disk for my dell 1501 laptop.

I use the ndisdriver to install the wireless card driver. i type ndiswrapper -l it displays install is ok.

Then i use yast and configure the wireless, by selecting wireless, at the module i type ndiswrapper, click on next then finish to complete the setup.

on the terminal i type iwconfig, it does not shows the wlan0, but shows elan0, ...

how to set up the wireless? aybody successfully manage to configure?

Need some guidance... Thanks..

[valemon]

on the terminal i type iwconfig, it does not shows the wlan0, but shows elan0, ...

I have never seen something like elan0, this is strange
open the konsole and post the output of

lsmod |grep ndiswrapper
iwconfig

[fumanchu182]

Please keep in mind you have to "blacklist" the Suse driver before you install the NDISWRAPPER windows driver. The driver for Windows XP versions will work fine. Please also take a look at this thread:

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/sus...ess-stuff.html

[vitalstrike82]

I have never seen something like elan0, this is strange
open the konsole and post the output of

DellCM:/media/disk/R151518/DRIVER # lsmod |grep ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper           157612  0
usbcore               108804  6 ndiswrapper,usb_storage,usbhid,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcdDellCM:/media/disk/R151518/DRIVER # iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

sit0      no wireless extensions.

DellCM:/media/disk/R151518/DRIVER #

what should i do next

[valemon]

run the commands as root

rmmod bcm43xx
kwrite /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

and add this line to the bottom

#broadcom native driver
blacklist bcm43xx

then do

ndiswrapper -m
ndiswrapper -ma
ndiswrapper -mi

then iwconfig should give you the wireless interface.

[vitalstrike82]

Hi, i have tried the commands. FOr the first line, this is what i type and this is the response.

DellCM:/home/chongming # rmmod bcm43xx
ERROR: Module bcm43xx does not exist in /proc/modules

what mistake have i done?
Thanks

[waterhead]

Maybe your wireless doesn't have a Broadcom chipset. Please post the output of this:

# lspci

Also, when you enter this command:

# ndiswrapper -l

What does it say about an alternate driver?

[vitalstrike82]

I guess it should be broadcom setting cause i look at 05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Unknown device 4311 (rev 01)

DellCM:/home/chongming # lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 Host Bridge (rev 10)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge
00:05.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 5a37
00:06.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge
00:12.0 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 4380
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 4387
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 4388
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 4389
00:13.3 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 438a
00:13.4 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 438b
00:13.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 4386
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 4385 (rev 13)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 438c
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 4383
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 438d
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 4384
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS482 [Radeon Xpress 200M]
05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Unknown device 4311 (rev 01)
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)08:01.0 Class 0805: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 19)
08:01.1 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd Unknown device 0843 (rev 01)

DellCM:/home/chongming # ndiswrapper -l

Installed drivers:
bcmwl5          driver installed, hardware present

[waterhead]

OK, it's a Broadcom, so you're on the right track. And the reason for the error when trying to remove the bcm43xx module, is that it isn't present.

It's rather odd that it isn't loading (the bcm43xx), unless you have already blacklisted it.

You still need to run all of the other commands, to load the driver module. Then you can go into YaST and configure the card.

[waterhead]

There one more thing you need to do this before going into YaST:

# modprobe ndiswrapper

.