Using ndiswrapper with the Atheros driver..??

[robebe]

Hello there:

I'm using Ubuntu 6.06LTS on a Thinkpad R60e

What I'm missing here..?? I'm not getting the final output as explained in the following link:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=9454

but I'm getting this:

rob@Thinkpad:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -i WiFi/NET5211.INF
Installing net5211
rob@Thinkpad:~$ ndiswrapper -l
Installed ndis drivers:
net5211 driver present, hardware present
rob@Thinkpad:~$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
rob@Thinkpad:~$ sudo dmesg | grep ndis
[17181772.412000] ndiswrapper version 1.8 loaded (preempt=yes,smp=yes)
rob@Thinkpad:~$

After re-starting the machine and re-doing the modprobe and dmesg commands I get the following:

rob@Thinkpad:~$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
rob@Thinkpad:~$ sudo dmesg | grep ndis
[17179802.212000] ndiswrapper version 1.8 loaded (preempt=yes,smp=yes)
[17179802.300000] ndiswrapper: driver net5211 (,04/18/2006,4.1.102.147) loaded
[17179802.300000] ndiswrapper (NdisWriteErrorLogEntry:230): log: C0001389, count: 4, return_address: e075e674
[17179802.300000] ndiswrapper (NdisWriteErrorLogEntry:233): code: 3393951416
[17179802.300000] ndiswrapper (NdisWriteErrorLogEntry:233): code: 40
[17179802.300000] ndiswrapper (NdisWriteErrorLogEntry:233): code: 3395878912
[17179802.300000] ndiswrapper (NdisWriteErrorLogEntry:233): code: 3395878912
[17179802.300000] ndiswrapper (miniport_init:240): couldn't initialize device: C000009A
[17179802.300000] ndiswrapper (pnp_start_device:479): Windows driver couldn't initialize the device (C0000001)
[17179802.300000] ndiswrapper (miniport_halt:271): device ca4b92a0 is not initialized - not halting
[17179802.300000] ndiswrapper: device eth%d removed
[17179802.300000] ndiswrapper: probe of 0000:03:00.0 failed with error -22
rob@Thinkpad:~$

I'm almost ready to wipe the machine and perform a fresh install of 6.10. (presently is 6.01LTS) If 6.10 does not work well I'll try SuSE 10.1.


I got the driver from here:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-66449

The WiFi card is using the Atheros AR5212

Per the "lspci" command:

0000:03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)

Thanks

[bigtomrodney]

Your system is probably trying to use the madwifi driver. Before you run the modprobe command run

ifconfig
lsmod |grep -i ath

and post back the results.

[robebe]

Hello Team:

Atheros card is now working...!!

I wipe out the whole HD and fresh install the latest and greatest Ubuntu (6.10) and IT WORKS....!!!!

Everything worked out of the box...!!! I was afraid of installing 6.10 due to all the bad crap but I guess you need to try first and check for yourself.

Mods: This thread can be closed.

bigtomrodney: I just saw your post, so no chance to try your advice, sorry.

Thank you very much.