ndiswrapper help plz!!

[ezkimo]

I tried the same command in roots home directory and I got this :


[root@localhost ~]# ndiswrapper -i /home/Wdrivers
driver wdrivers is already installed
[root@localhost ~]# ndiswrapper -l
ls: /etc/ndiswrapper/wireless: No such file or directory
ls: drivers: No such file or directory
installed drivers:
net5211 invalid driver!
wdrivers invalid driver!
wireless drivers invalid driver!

Besides the autostart.inf these are all of the files in the Drivers Folder on my D-Link CD.

[Oxygen]

You don't install a directory! You install the .inf file, it copies it over.

[ezkimo]

How do I install a .inf file?

You said ndiswrapper -i /path/to/file.inf

So I put :
ndiswrapper -i /home/file.inf

[ezkimo]

[root@localhost WDrivers]# ndiswrapper -i net5211.inf
driver net5211 is already installed

[ezkimo]

Since its already installed... and I installed the entire directory, how do I un-do what I did?

[ezkimo]

How do I undo/fix what I did in order to continue installing my driver?

[MikeTbob]

I don't think you did anything bad,

/etc/ndiswrapper/wireless: No such file or directory

If there is no file for ndiswrapper to load, it can't load anything and doesn't need to be "undone". A reboot wouldn't hurt if you feel unsure.

[ezkimo]

When I test to see if it is running I get this :
[root@localhost ~]# ndiswrapper -l
ls: /etc/ndiswrapper/wireless: No such file or directory
ls: drivers: No such file or directory
installed drivers:
net5211 invalid driver!
wdrivers invalid driver!
wireless drivers invalid driver!

[MikeTbob]

Try this link for uninstall procedures
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/m....php/Uninstall

[ezkimo]

I used the yum command to uninstall and got this :

[root@localhost ~]# yum remove ndiswrapper*
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Remove Process
No Match for argument: ndiswrapper*
No Packages marked for removal

I also removed all installed programs containing the word ndiswrapper with the Add/Remove Software tool.

I then checked to see if it was still there and got this :

/etc/ndiswrapper
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211
/etc/ndiswrapper/wdrivers
/etc/ndiswrapper/wireless drivers
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/168C:0013.5.conf
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/168C:0013:1025:168C.5.conf
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/168C:0013:1026:168C.5.conf
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/168C:0013:1031:168C.5.conf
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/168C:0013:2026:168C.5.conf
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/168C:0013:2027:168C.5.conf
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/168C:0013:2031:168C.5.conf
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/168C:0013:3202:1186.5.conf
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/168C:0013:3203:1186.5.conf
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/168C:0013:3A07:1186.5.conf
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/168C:0013:3A08:1186.5.conf
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/168C:0013:3A63:1186.5.conf
/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211/net5211.inf
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37
/home/Desktop/Installing ndiswrapper.odt
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/AUTHORS
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/ChangeLog
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/INSTALL
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/Makefile
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/README
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/loadndisdriver.8
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/ndiswrapper.8
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/ndiswrapper.spec
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/utils
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/Makefile
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/crt.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/divdi3.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/hal.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/iw_ndis.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/iw_ndis.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/lin2win.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/loader.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/loader.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/longlong.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/ndis.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/ndis.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/ndiswrapper.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/ntoskernel.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/ntoskernel.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/ntoskernel_io.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/pe_linker.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/pe_linker.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/pnp.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/pnp.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/proc.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/rtl.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/usb.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/usb.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/win2lin_stubs.S
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/winnt_types.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/workqueue.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/wrapmem.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/wrapmem.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/wrapndis.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/wrapndis.h
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/driver/wrapper.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/utils/Makefile
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/utils/loadndisdriver.c
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/utils/ndiswrapper
/home/ndiswrapper-1.37/utils/ndiswrapper-buginfo
/lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2911.6.4.fc6/extra/ndiswrapper
/root/Desktop/ndiswrapper-1.37.tar.gz
/usr/sbin/ndiswrapper
/usr/sbin/ndiswrapper-buginfo
/usr/share/doc/ndiswrapper-1.25
/var/cache/yum/livna/headers/kmod-ndiswrapper-1.25-1.2.6.19_1.2911.fc6.i686.hdr
/var/cache/yum/livna/packages/kmod-ndiswrapper-1.25-1.2.6.19_1.2911.fc6.i686.rpm

So that didnt work.
I tried things from the hyperlink you gave me and then tried to re-install ndiswrapper with the yum command and got this :

[root@localhost ~]# yum install ndiswrapper*
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for ndiswrapper to pack into transaction set.
ndiswrapper-1.25-1.lvn6.i 100% |=========================| 6.5 kB 00:00
---> Package ndiswrapper.i386 0:1.25-1.lvn6 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: ndiswrapper-kmod >= 1.25 for package: ndiswrapper
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for kmod-ndiswrapper to pack into transaction set.
kmod-ndiswrapper-1.25-1.2 100% |=========================| 6.4 kB 00:00
---> Package kmod-ndiswrapper.i686 0:1.25-1.2.6.19_1.2911.6.5.fc6 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-i686 = 2.6.19-1.2911.6.5.fc6 for package: kmod-ndiswrapper
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for kernel to pack into transaction set.
kernel-2.6.19-1.2911.6.5. 100% |=========================| 217 kB 00:01
---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.19-1.2911.6.5.fc6 set to be installed
--> Running transaction check
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package kernel.i586 0:2.6.19-1.2911.fc6 set to be erased
--> Running transaction check

Dependencies Resolved

================================================== ===========================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================== ===========================
Installing:
ndiswrapper i386 1.25-1.lvn6 livna 29 k
Removing:
kernel i586 2.6.19-1.2911.fc6 installed 44 M
Installing for dependencies:
kernel i686 2.6.19-1.2911.6.5.fc6 updates 16 M
kmod-ndiswrapper i686 1.25-1.2.6.19_1.2911.6.5.fc6 livna 93 k

Transaction Summary
================================================== ===========================
Install 3 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 1 Package(s)

Total download size: 17 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/3): kmod-ndiswrapper-1 100% |=========================| 93 kB 00:00
(2/3): kernel-2.6.19-1.29 100% |=========================| 16 MB 01:38
(3/3): ndiswrapper-1.25-1 100% |=========================| 29 kB 00:00
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing: kernel ######################### [1/4]
Cleanup : kernel ######################### [2/4]
Installing: ndiswrapper ######################### [3/4]
Installing: kmod-ndiswrapper ######################### [4/4]

Removed: kernel.i586 0:2.6.19-1.2911.fc6
Installed: ndiswrapper.i386 0:1.25-1.lvn6
Dependency Installed: kernel.i686 0:2.6.19-1.2911.6.5.fc6 kmod-ndiswrapper.i686 0:1.25-1.2.6.19_1.2911.6.5.fc6
Complete!

I then typed `ndiswrapper` to see if it had properly installed. Very much like my already correctly installed software it comes up with a list of switches to use with the ndiswrapper command.

I try to install the .inf file from the drivers folder on my wireless cards cd and I get this :

[root@localhost WDrivers]# ls
ar52119x.sys ar5211.sys net5211.cat net5211.inf
[root@localhost WDrivers]# ndiswrapper -i net5211.inf
driver net5211 is already installed!

So it appears to be already installed.

When I try to see if it is working I get this :

[root@localhost WDrivers]# ndiswrapper -l
ls: /etc/ndiswrapper/wireless: No such file or directory
ls: drivers: No such file or directory
installed drivers:
net5211 invalid driver!
wdrivers invalid driver!
wireless drivers invalid driver!

Since I only installed the .inf the others were there from the first install which means they were not removed.

What should I do?