some newbie questions on ndiswrapper

[vitalstrike82]

Hi experts,
i have install the ndiswrapper on suse linux eterprise desktop 10 sp1.

these are the steps i follow
ndiswrapper -i xxx.inf
ndiswrapper -l (yes, the result is install and hardware present)
next ndiswrapper -m
now when i type modprobe ndiswrapper ,is it that after entering that command with no errors prompting out, the network manager will have a new line call wireless connection?

and when i type ifconfig, wlan0 will appear too?

[valemon]

First of all have a look at the ndiswrapper installation howto Before modprobe you have to type

depmod -a

After typing "modprobe ndiswrapper" the windows wireless driver will be loaded. Typing

iwconfig

should output you the available wireless network interface. Then you will have to configure the interface either using command line or your distro's tools.

[vitalstrike82]

sorry it does not work. in fact i have read thru open suse documents, ndiswrapper documents and searcg google.

all the steps it mention are the same and i have try it all
I just could not get it work..

Any more suggestions?
thanks

[valemon]

type

lsmod |grep ndiswrapper

post the output here. If needed type

rmmod ndiswrapper

in order to remove the module and try to reinstall it, don't forget the depmod -a. If you install it type

iwconfig

and see if any wireless interfaces come up. If yes the drivers have successfully loaded and then proceed configuring the interface. If any problems/questions post back.

[vitalstrike82]

This is the result of lsmod |grep ndiswrapper

DellCM:/media/IMATION/Wireless/r115321/driver # lsmod |grep ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper           175860  0
usbcore               127876  6 ndiswrapper,usb_storage,usbhid,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd

Is that normal or correct?
try the rmmod, dpmod -a , then iwconfig.. still no results...

What can i do next?
thanks