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Old 04-10-2008   #1 (permalink)
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wireless card doesn't support scanning

I installed ndiswrapper and everything went fine. when I type iwlist scan it says:
lo Interface doesn't support scanning
eth0 Interface doesnt support scanning

knetworkmanager says its not running

Help!!!
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After installing ndiswrapper, did you do:
Code:
depmod -a
Then:
Code:
modprobe ndiswrapper
...to load the module and:
Code:
lsmod
To ensure it was present before attempting:
Code:
iwlist wlan0 scanning
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As root run:
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# ndiswrapper -l
that should show your driver installed. Then you can run:
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# iwlist wlan0 scan
and that should list your wireless access points.

I use Fedora/Gnome mainly and NetworkManager. I made sure NetworkManager was enabled in services.
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