Ndiswrapper works on initial setup, but fails after reboot.

[Terron]

I'm using the most recent version of DamnSmallLinux, and when I initially install it to a USB drive it works great. I can modify files, get online via wifi, etc. But when I reboot, my network card stops working. Nothing shows up in iwconfig/ifconfig except the loopback and ndiswrapper -l is empty. I'd used the ndiswrapper script that comes with DSL to set up the card initially, but when I do it again with the same exact settings I get 'Connection failed'. Doing it via the script and also doing it manually puts the driver in the 'ndiswrapper -l' list, but it still doesn't show up in iwconfig/ifconfig. Any ideas on what I should do?

[ibanex22]

try:

lsmod | grep ndiswrapper

to see if the module has been loaded. If not, as root, you can try:

modprobe ndiswrapper

good luck.

[waterhead]

The best way to set up NDISwrapper is through the good ol' terminal. To see the commands that are available, enter this in a terminal (as root).

# ndiswrapper

You should get this:

# ndiswrapper
install/manage Windows drivers for ndiswrapper

usage: ndiswrapper OPTION
-i inffile       install driver described by 'inffile'
-a devid driver  use installed 'driver' for 'devid'
-r driver        remove 'driver'
-l               list installed drivers
-m               write configuration for modprobe
-ma              write module alias configuration for all devices
-mi              write module install configuration for all devices
-v               report version information

where 'devid' is either PCIID or USBID of the form XXXX:XXXX,
as reported by 'lspci -n' or 'lsusb' for the card

When you install the driver, you should then modprobe all of the choices individually.

# modprobe ndiswrapper
# modprobe ndiswrapper -m
# modprobe ndiswrapper -ma
# modprobe ndiswrapper -mi

It may still not load after a reboot. Then you may need to add it to a config file that contains the modules that are to be loaded at boot. Which file this is in DSL, I don't know.