Modprobe ndiswrapper but wireless seems not working

**vitalstrike82** · 11-20-2007

Hi, i'm not able to make the wireless working despite following the steps in ndiswrapper site and opensuse. Any one has the same situation as mine and manage to solve?
Anyone, please give me some guidance. i have been trying for weeks but still the same...

this is the .inf i have install

Code:

DellCM:/home/chongming # ndiswrapper -l
Installed drivers:
bcmwl5          driver installed, hardware present

ndiswrapper -m give this results

Code:

DellCM:/home/chongming # ndiswrapper -m
modprobe config already contains alias directive

message from dmesg | grep ndis

Code:

DellCM:/home/chongming # dmesg | grep ndis
ndiswrapper: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
ndiswrapper: Loading module compiled for kernel version                       into kernel version
ndiswrapper version 1.34 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
usbcore: registered new driver ndiswrapper
usbcore: deregistering driver ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
ndiswrapper: Loading module compiled for kernel version                       into kernel version
ndiswrapper version 1.34 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
usbcore: registered new driver ndiswrapper
usbcore: deregistering driver ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
ndiswrapper: Loading module compiled for kernel version                       into kernel version
ndiswrapper version 1.34 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
usbcore: registered new driver ndiswrapper
usbcore: deregistering driver ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
ndiswrapper: Loading module compiled for kernel version                       into kernel version
ndiswrapper version 1.34 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
usbcore: registered new driver ndiswrapper

results from ifconfig and iwconfig

Code:

DellCM:/home/chongming # ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:19:B9:80:C2:2D
          inet addr:192.168.1.90  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::219:b9ff:fe80:c22d/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:4686 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2868 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:1793253 (1.7 Mb)  TX bytes:502819 (491.0 Kb)
          Interrupt:50

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:68 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:68 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:4352 (4.2 Kb)  TX bytes:4352 (4.2 Kb)

Code:

DellCM:/home/chongming # iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

sit0      no wireless extensions.

What should i do?
thanks

**waterhead** · 11-20-2007

Maybe bcmwl5 is not the best driver to use, or NDISwrapper is not the best driver for your card.

Although Dell usually uses Broadcom chipsets, you need to know for certain. Run this command as root, and post the output.

Code:

# lspci

Also, make sure that you are using the same driver that came with your Dell. Using updated drivers sometimes is not better.

**vitalstrike82** · 11-20-2007

Hi thanks for your reply..
Really need some one input for guidance...

I get the bcmwl5.inf from my dell CD. i also don't know why not working. I have try many times, check online, all the steps are the same.. really no clue that i have put up my question for help.
I have check bcm43xx also not install into the suse,, so no need to black list

this is the output from lspci

Code:

DellCM:/media/disk # 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 RS480 PCI Bridge
00:06.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge
00:12.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI0)
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI1)
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI2)
00:13.3 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI3)
00:13.4 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI4)
00:13.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB Controller (EHCI)
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 SMBus (rev 13)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 IDE
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Azalia
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 PCI to PCI Bridge
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 RS485 [Radeon Xpress 1100 IGP]
05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01)
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
08:01.0 Generic system peripheral [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)

**waterhead** · 11-20-2007

I found this at the NDISwrapper wiki

Code:

Card: Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN MiniCard (Dell Inspiron E1405, Dell Inspiron E1505, Dell Latitude D620, Dell Inspiron 640m, Compaq Presario V3010AU, V3011AU)

    
      Chipset: Broadcom BCM4311
    
      pciid: 14e4:4311 (rev 01, subsys 1028:0007)
    
      Driver: generally called bcmwl5 http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R115321.EXE, though reporting that R115321.EXE driver does not work for Kubuntu 6.06 LTS 64-bit (Kernel 2.6.15-27),http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R140747.EXE
      
      UPDATE: The above driver has a mayor security bug, the newest driver is R140747.EXE.
    
      Alternate 64 bit driver: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&tool=softwareCategory&product=3210693&os=228

I don't know how you installed NDISwrapper, but you may want to try a different repository, or compile from source.

**waterhead** · 11-20-2007

I just remembered that the newest Linux driver for Broadcom is called b43. I don't know if any distros include it yet. Since you don't have the bcm43xx by default, maybe the b43 is loading instead. Take a look for it.

**vitalstrike82** · 11-21-2007

Haiz...
i have tried the R115321 you have guide me. wlan0 was not on the terminal when i type iwconfig. I even try the 64 bit, results are still the same.
I feel so demoralize. 1 month already still not able to get it work...

i install the ndiswrapper using the step provide in http://novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/15484.html & Ndiswrapper - openSUSE

The ndiswrapper comes with the SUSE installation. My kernel version is

Code:

DellCM:/media/IMATION/Wireless/sp34152a # uname -r
2.6.16.53-0.16-bigsmp

These are the ndiswrapper i have install on my suse uing the yast software management utility

ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper-kmp-bigsmp
ndiswrapper-kmp-default
ndiswrapper-kmp-smp

Anybody can guide me what should i do? just 1 more step and i can bring my linux laptop whenever i go

Thanks

**vitalstrike82** · 11-21-2007

i have type modprobe -r b43
it returns module not found

so it means b43 is not available right

**waterhead** · 11-21-2007

OK, give more info on the distro you are using. Is it Suse 10.1, 32-bit or 64-bit, etc.?

Also, now you should try different Windows drivers. The link that I posted had two other drivers listed. Also go to Dell website and look for updated drivers for your laptop. I recall trying many different ones before my wireless worked.

On my Suse 10.2 install, the wireless is listed as eth1, with eth0 being the wired LAN connection.

The bcm43xx driver wasn't in the kernel until version 2.6.18.xx. If nothing else will work, and you want to try it, you will have to upgrade to a newer kernel. You can download the b43 and bcm43xx here.
users - Linux Wireless

They then need to be compiled as kernel modules. It may be easier to just upgrade to a newer kernel.

**vitalstrike82** · 11-21-2007

i'm using suse linux enterprise desktop 10 sp1 32 bit.

Actually i have try many versions, r115321, r140747, r151517, r90501, sp34512a..

all no wireless interface up...

thanks

**waterhead** · 11-21-2007

You seem to have done all the right things. I noticed that you have more kernel modules installed than you actually need. Only keep the one that matches your kernel ( ndiswrapper-kmp-bigsmp) and remove the others. Keep the plain ndiswrapper that is installed.

One other thing, did you load the NDISwrapper module?

Code:

# modprobe ndiswrapper

The other option would be to try to compile NDISwrapper from source, it is not that hard, if you have the correct apps installed, along with the kernel source.

If this is a fairly new install, and you don't absolutely need Suse Enterprise Linux 10, I would suggest that you try the most recent version of Suse. OpenSUSE 10.3 is out, and it MAY solve your problems.

EDIT: When you make changes to NDIswrapper, you should remove the existing module.

Code:

# modprobe -r ndiswrapper

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