Help on Dlink DWA-120 On ubuntu 9.10

[hm1368]

I have a usb wireless adapter with this model: DWA-120
please help on install and use it in ubuntu 9.10

my info:

echo ============ lsusb ============ >> ~/wireless_setup.txt
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 07d1:3a0d D-Link System DWA-120 Wireless 108G Adapter
echo ============ lsmod ============ >> ~/wireless_setup.txt
Module Size Used by
nls_iso8859_1 3740 0
nls_cp437 5372 0
vfat 10716 0
fat 51452 1 vfat
usb_storage 52576 0
isofs 31620 0
udf 80900 0
crc_itu_t 1852 1 udf
binfmt_misc 8356 1
dm_crypt 12928 0
iptable_filter 3100 0
ppdev 6688 0
ip_tables 11692 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 16544 1 ip_tables
snd_intel8x0 30168 2
snd_ac97_codec 101216 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 1532 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 37920 0
snd_mixer_oss 16028 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 75296 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
ndiswrapper 185404 0
parport_pc 31940 1
snd_seq_dummy 2656 0
psmouse 56500 0
serio_raw 5280 0
k8temp 4188 0
i2c_nforce2 6784 0
snd_seq_oss 28576 0
snd_seq_midi 6432 0
snd_rawmidi 22208 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 6940 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 50224 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
snd_timer 22276 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 6920 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
snd 59204 14 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_ oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_ti mer,snd_seq_device
soundcore 7264 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 9156 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
shpchp 32272 0
lp 8964 0
parport 35340 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
dm_raid45 84228 0
xor 15620 1 dm_raid45
floppy 54916 0
amd64_agp 9796 1
agpgart 34988 1 amd64_agp
forcedeth 54152 0
ramzswap 8880 1
xvmalloc 5180 1 ramzswap
lzo_decompress 2620 1 ramzswap
lzo_compress 2300 1 ramzswap
echo ============ kernel version ============ >> ~/wireless_setup.txt
2.6.31-16-generic
echo ============ ifconfig ============ >> ~/wireless_setup.txt
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:11:09:98:e1:29
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:22 Base address:0x2000

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:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:240 (240.0 B) TX bytes:240 (240.0 B)

echo ============ iwconfig ============ >> ~/wireless_setup.txt
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

[reed9]

This card is unfortunately poorly supported in linux. But there is hope with some effort. You will need to use a program called ndiswrapper and a Windows XP driver.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...er/Ndiswrapper
NdisWrapper: The Ultimate Guide - LinuxQuestions.org

[dDaYb]

Hello,
I have the same wifi-adapter and ubuntu 9.10
1) I downloaded windows XP drivers from the official site
2) installed ndiswrapper and driver (ndiswrapper -i inf-file)
3)

ndiswrapper -l
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
neta5agu : driver installed
	device (07D1:3A0D) present

4) after doing modprobe ndiswrapper, i got this in dmesg output:

[  163.765592] ndiswrapper version 1.55 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[  163.904099] usb 1-2: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
[  164.065194] ndiswrapper: driver neta5agu (D-Link,05/29/2007,1.5.204.1) loaded
[  164.066845] ndiswrapper (ZwQueryValueKey:2329): not fully implemented (yet)
[  164.577219] wlan0: ethernet device 00:1c:f0:13:76:e8 using NDIS driver: neta5agu, version: 0x10005, NDIS version: 0x501, vendor: 'NDIS Network Adapter', 07D1:3A0D.F.conf
[  164.615071] ndiswrapper: changing interface name from 'wlan0' to 'wlan1'
[  164.615158] udev: renamed network interface wlan0 to wlan1
[  164.639240] wlan1: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK; AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK
[  164.639269] ndiswrapper (wrap_procfs_add_ndis_device:398): wlan1 already registered?
[  164.639365] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
[  164.899214] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready

iwconfig

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wlan1     IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Bit Rate:54 Mb/s   
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

but if I do iwlist scan i get nothing:

lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan1     No scan results

or sometimes one of many available APs

but in hope i tried to setup it
vim /etc/network/interfaces

auto wlan1
iface wlan1 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
wpa-ssid nebo
wpa-ap-scan 1
wpa-proto WPA
wpa-pairwise TKIP
wpa-group TKIP
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
wpa-psk c435e35d8b41a29a9305631d53b1c02758a40c868ef3f20a14a1a7a914cacf37

but after ifdown wlan1 and ifup wlan1 i get nothing:

Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.2
Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit <del>

Listening on LPF/wlan1/00:1c:f0:13:76:e8
Sending on   LPF/wlan1/00:1c:f0:13:76:e8
Sending on   Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 21
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 21
No DHCPOFFERS received.
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
 * Reloading /etc/samba/smb.conf smbd only
   ...done.
 * Stopping NTP server ntpd
   ...done.
root@alesha-desktop:~#  * Starting NTP server ntpd
   ...done.

What am I doing wrong?..

after some time i get in dmesg

[   84.711668] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
[  380.000996] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
[  443.144630] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
[  522.596292] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan1: link becomes ready
[  533.168035] wlan1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 1166.428615] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1181.617197] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1196.653100] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1211.701699] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1236.930639] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1242.929151] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
[ 1248.973451] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1249.003458] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan1: link becomes ready
[ 1259.156037] wlan1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 1264.010683] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1284.015151] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1299.061305] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1315.275528] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1335.279742] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1350.322037] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1379.335667] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1409.035913] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1429.043792] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1444.086909] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1473.773438] ndiswrapper (iw_set_auth:1602): invalid cmd 12
[ 1493.247416] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 2
[ 1493.524778] ndiswrapper: device wlan1 removed
[ 1493.764094] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[ 1508.856793] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 1509.096068] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
[ 1524.188168] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 1524.428063] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
[ 1539.520161] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 1539.760094] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
[ 1554.852768] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 1555.092068] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
[ 1570.184206] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 1570.424057] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
[ 1585.516154] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 1585.760082] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 9
[ 1600.852193] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 1601.092055] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 10
[ 1616.184323] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 1616.424060] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 11
[ 1631.516146] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 1631.756066] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
[ 1646.848193] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 1647.092069] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 13

and no wlan1 in iwconfig:

iwconfig 
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.