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Code:
debian:/lib/windrivers# depmod -a
debian:/lib/windrivers# modprobe ndiswrapper
FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found.
debian:/lib/windrivers#...
- 06-19-2007 #21Just Joined!
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Code:debian:/lib/windrivers# depmod -a debian:/lib/windrivers# modprobe ndiswrapper FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found. debian:/lib/windrivers#
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Ok, whilst I am not an expert I can follow instructions and this is now becoming a complete waste of my time.
I thought I would start from scratch, I re-installed Debian etc etc, followed all the commands and then I lose "eth1" again and STILL NO wireless connection.
If someone has the time, please read through the complete Terminal window and see what they think.
Code:Get:3 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main linux-headers-2.6.18-4-amd64 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2 [269kB] Fetched 3620kB in 21s (170kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-2.6.18-4. (Reading database ... 72714 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking linux-headers-2.6.18-4 (from .../linux-headers-2.6.18-4_2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package linux-kbuild-2.6.18. Unpacking linux-kbuild-2.6.18 (from .../linux-kbuild-2.6.18_2.6.18-1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-2.6.18-4-amd64. Unpacking linux-headers-2.6.18-4-amd64 (from .../linux-headers-2.6.18-4-amd64_2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2_amd64.deb) ... Setting up linux-headers-2.6.18-4 (2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2) ... Setting up linux-kbuild-2.6.18 (2.6.18-1) ... Setting up linux-headers-2.6.18-4-amd64 (2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2) ... Creating symlink... apt-get install build-essential Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: g++ g++-4.1 libc6-dev libstdc++6-4.1-dev linux-kernel-headers Suggested packages: gcc-4.1-doc lib32stdc++6 glibc-doc manpages-dev libstdc++6-4.1-doc The following NEW packages will be installed: build-essential g++ g++-4.1 libc6-dev libstdc++6-4.1-dev linux-kernel-headers 0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 8427kB of archives. After unpacking 38.0MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get:1 http://debian.yorku.ca etch/main linux-kernel-headers 2.6.18-7 [1872kB] Get:2 http://debian.yorku.ca etch/main libc6-dev 2.3.6.ds1-13 [2118kB] Get:3 http://debian.yorku.ca etch/main libstdc++6-4.1-dev 4.1.1-21 [1643kB] Get:4 http://debian.yorku.ca etch/main g++-4.1 4.1.1-21 [2786kB] Get:5 http://debian.yorku.ca etch/main g++ 4:4.1.1-15 [1358B] Get:6 http://debian.yorku.ca etch/main build-essential 11.3 [6982B] Fetched 8427kB in 34s (247kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package linux-kernel-headers. (Reading database ... 79938 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking linux-kernel-headers (from .../linux-kernel-headers_2.6.18-7_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libc6-dev. Unpacking libc6-dev (from .../libc6-dev_2.3.6.ds1-13_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libstdc++6-4.1-dev. Unpacking libstdc++6-4.1-dev (from .../libstdc++6-4.1-dev_4.1.1-21_amd64.deb) ... 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"/usr/share/modass/packages/default.sh" build KVERS=2.6.18-4-amd64 KSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.18-4-amd64/build KDREV=2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2 kdist_image Done with /usr/src/ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.18-4-amd64_1.28-1+2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2_amd64.deb . dpkg -Ei /usr/src/ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.18-4-amd64_1.28-1+2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2_amd64.deb Selecting previously deselected package ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.18-4-amd64. (Reading database ... 82643 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.18-4-amd64 (from .../ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.18-4-amd64_1.28-1+2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2_amd64.deb) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.18-4-amd64: ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.18-4-amd64 depends on ndiswrapper-utils-1.9; however: Package ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 is not installed. dpkg: error processing ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.18-4-amd64 (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.18-4-amd64 I: Direct installation failed, trying to post-install the dependencies apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following extra packages will be installed: ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 The following NEW packages will be installed: ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 30.3kB of archives. After unpacking 123kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get:1 http://debian.yorku.ca etch/main ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 1.28-1 [30.3kB] Fetched 30.3kB in 10s (2837B/s) Selecting previously deselected package ndiswrapper-utils-1.9. (Reading database ... 82652 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 (from .../ndiswrapper-utils-1.9_1.28-1_amd64.deb) ... Setting up ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 (1.28-1) ... Setting up ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.18-4-amd64 (1.28-1+2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2) ... debian:/lib/windrivers# su - debian:~# ndiswrapper -i /lib/windrivers/bcmwl5.inf installing bcmwl5 ... forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 debian:~# ndiswrapper -l installed drivers: bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware (14E4:4324) present (alternate driver: bcm43xx) debian:~# modprobe ndiswrapper debian:~# auto wlan0 -su: auto: command not found debian:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"Broadcom 4318" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key: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 sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"Broadcom 4318" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:3138-3833-3035-3636-3636-3137-35 Security mode:open 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 sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"Broadcom 4318" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:3138-3833-3035-3636-3636-3137-35 Security mode:open 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 sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"Broadcom 4318" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:3138-3833-3035-3636-3636-3137-35 Security mode:open 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 sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"gateway.2wire.net" Nickname:"Broadcom 4318" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:3138-3833-3035-3636-3636-3137-35 Security mode:open 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 sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:~# dhcpcd gateway.2wire.net -su: dhcpcd: command not found debian:~# dhcpcd "gateway.2wire.net" -su: dhcpcd: command not found debian:~# dhclient "gateway.2wire.net" gateway.2wire.net: interface name too long (is 17) debian:~# iwconfig eth1 essid "2wire940" debian:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"Broadcom 4318" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:3138-3833-3035-3636-3636-3137-35 Security mode:open 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 sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:~# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:36:42:F7:6C inet addr:192.168.1.68 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::216:36ff:fe42:f76c/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:31902 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:17305 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:28619052 (27.2 MiB) TX bytes:1310944 (1.2 MiB) Interrupt:201 Base address:0x8000 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:340 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:340 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:97461 (95.1 KiB) TX bytes:97461 (95.1 KiB) debian:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"Broadcom 4318" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:3138-3833-3035-3636-3636-3137-35 Security mode:open 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 sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:~# apt-get install wireless-tools Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done wireless-tools is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. debian:~# wireless-tools -su: wireless-tools: command not found debian:~# su - debian:~# nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist debian:~# modprobe -r bcm43xx debian:~# modprobe ndiswrapper debian:~# ndiswrapper -l installed drivers: bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware (14E4:4324) present (alternate driver: bcm43xx) debian:~# su - debian:~# modprobe ndiswrapper debian:~# ndiswrapper -l installed drivers: bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware (14E4:4324) present (alternate driver: bcm43xx) debian:~# cd /home debian:/home# cd lee debian:/home/lee# cd D* debian:/home/lee/Desktop# ls wireless_tools.28.tar.gz debian:/home/lee/Desktop# mkdir wireless-tools debian:/home/lee/Desktop# mv wireless_tools28* /home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools mv: cannot stat `wireless_tools28*': No such file or directory debian:/home/lee/Desktop# mv wireless_tools.28* /home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools debian:/home/lee/Desktop# cd wire* debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools# ls wireless_tools.28.tar.gz debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools# tar zxvf wireless_tools.28.tar.gz wireless_tools.28/ wireless_tools.28/INSTALL wireless_tools.28/Makefile wireless_tools.28/README wireless_tools.28/iwpriv.c wireless_tools.28/iwconfig.8 wireless_tools.28/iwconfig.c wireless_tools.28/README.fr wireless_tools.28/iwspy.c wireless_tools.28/iwpriv.8 wireless_tools.28/iwlist.c wireless_tools.28/iwspy.8 wireless_tools.28/iwgetid.c wireless_tools.28/sample_pm.c wireless_tools.28/COPYING wireless_tools.28/PCMCIA.txt wireless_tools.28/iwlist.8 wireless_tools.28/wireless.10.h wireless_tools.28/iwlib.h wireless_tools.28/iwlib.c wireless_tools.28/CHANGELOG.h wireless_tools.28/macaddr.c wireless_tools.28/wireless.11.h wireless_tools.28/iwevent.c wireless_tools.28/iwgetid.8 wireless_tools.28/wireless.12.h wireless_tools.28/wireless.13.h wireless_tools.28/wireless.14.h wireless_tools.28/iwevent.8 wireless_tools.28/wireless.15.h wireless_tools.28/DISTRIBUTIONS.txt wireless_tools.28/wireless.7 wireless_tools.28/sample_enc.c wireless_tools.28/sample_priv_addr.c wireless_tools.28/wireless.16.h wireless_tools.28/fr/ wireless_tools.28/fr/iwconfig.8 wireless_tools.28/fr/iwevent.8 wireless_tools.28/fr/iwgetid.8 wireless_tools.28/fr/iwlist.8 wireless_tools.28/fr/iwpriv.8 wireless_tools.28/fr/iwspy.8 wireless_tools.28/fr/ifrename.8 wireless_tools.28/fr/wireless.7 wireless_tools.28/fr/iftab.5 wireless_tools.28/iftab.5 wireless_tools.28/ifrename.c wireless_tools.28/ifrename.8 wireless_tools.28/wireless.18.h wireless_tools.28/wireless.19.h wireless_tools.28/wireless.17.h wireless_tools.28/HOTPLUG.txt wireless_tools.28/iwmulticall.c wireless_tools.28/IFRENAME-VS-XXX.txt wireless_tools.28/cs/ wireless_tools.28/cs/ifrename.8 wireless_tools.28/cs/iftab.5 wireless_tools.28/cs/iwconfig.8 wireless_tools.28/cs/iwevent.8 wireless_tools.28/cs/iwgetid.8 wireless_tools.28/cs/iwlist.8 wireless_tools.28/cs/iwpriv.8 wireless_tools.28/cs/iwspy.8 wireless_tools.28/cs/wireless.7 wireless_tools.28/wireless.20.h debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools# make make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools# ls wireless_tools.28 wireless_tools.28.tar.gz debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools# cd wireless* debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools/wireless_tools.28# make cp wireless.20.h wireless.h gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -fPIC -c -o iwlib.so iwlib.cgcc -shared -o libiw.so.28 -Wl,-soname,libiw.so.28 -lm -lc iwlib.so gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -c iwconfig.c iwconfig.c: In function ‘set_info’: iwconfig.c:677: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules iwconfig.c:1067: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules iwconfig.c:1102: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -o iwconfig iwconfig.o libiw.so.28 -lm gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -c iwlist.c gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -o iwlist iwlist.o libiw.so.28 -lm gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -c iwpriv.c gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -o iwpriv iwpriv.o libiw.so.28 -lm gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -c iwspy.c gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -o iwspy iwspy.o libiw.so.28 -lm gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -c iwgetid.c gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -o iwgetid iwgetid.o libiw.so.28 -lm gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -c iwevent.c gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -o iwevent iwevent.o libiw.so.28 -lm gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -c ifrename.c gcc -Os -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Winline -I. -MMD -o ifrename ifrename.o libiw.so.28 -lm debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools/wireless_tools.28# make install install -m 755 -d /usr/local/lib/ install -m 755 libiw.so.28 /usr/local/lib/ ln -sfn libiw.so.28 /usr/local/lib//libiw.so *** Don't forget to add /usr/local/lib/ to /etc/ld.so.conf, and run ldconfig as root. *** install -m 755 -d /usr/local/sbin/ install -m 755 iwconfig iwlist iwpriv iwspy iwgetid iwevent ifrename /usr/local/sbin/ install -m 755 -d /usr/local/include/ install -m 644 iwlib.h /usr/local/include/ install -m 644 wireless.h /usr/local/include/ install -m 755 -d /usr/local/man//man8/ install -m 644 iwconfig.8 iwlist.8 iwpriv.8 iwspy.8 iwgetid.8 iwevent.8 ifrename.8 /usr/local/man//man8/ install -m 755 -d /usr/local/man//man7/ install -m 644 wireless.7 /usr/local/man//man7/ install -m 755 -d /usr/local/man//man5/ install -m 644 iftab.5 /usr/local/man//man5/ debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools/wireless_tools.28# wireless* -su: wireless.10.h: command not found debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools/wireless_tools.28# ls CHANGELOG.h iwconfig.o iwlist.d README.fr COPYING iwevent iwlist.o sample_enc.c cs iwevent.8 iwmulticall.c sample_pm.c DISTRIBUTIONS.txt iwevent.c iwpriv sample_priv_addr.c fr iwevent.d iwpriv.8 wireless.10.h HOTPLUG.txt iwevent.o iwpriv.c wireless.11.h ifrename iwgetid iwpriv.d wireless.12.h ifrename.8 iwgetid.8 iwpriv.o wireless.13.h ifrename.c iwgetid.c iwspy wireless.14.h ifrename.d iwgetid.d iwspy.8 wireless.15.h ifrename.o iwgetid.o iwspy.c wireless.16.h IFRENAME-VS-XXX.txt iwlib.c iwspy.d wireless.17.h iftab.5 iwlib.d iwspy.o wireless.18.h INSTALL iwlib.h libiw.so.28 wireless.19.h iwconfig iwlib.so macaddr.c wireless.20.h iwconfig.8 iwlist Makefile wireless.7 iwconfig.c iwlist.8 PCMCIA.txt wireless.h iwconfig.d iwlist.c README debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools/wireless_tools.28# iwconfig eth1 2wire940 Error : unrecognised wireless request "2wire940" debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools/wireless_tools.28# iwconfig eth1 essid "2wire940" Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) : SET failed on device eth1 ; No such device. debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools/wireless_tools.28# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:/home/lee/Desktop/wireless-tools/wireless_tools.28# su - debian:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:~#
- 06-20-2007 #23Super Moderator
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Lee, I don't understand what the problem is here, that's some strange stuff. Have you gotten any further?
If you do/have then, next time you see this
Go into your network tool ( I don't know what it's called in Debian) and try to set the network from there.eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"Broadcom 4318"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:3138-3833-3035-3636-3636-3137-35 Security mode:open 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:0I do not respond to private messages asking for Linux help, Please keep it on the forums only.
All new users please read this. and the Forum FAQS.
- 06-20-2007 #24Just Joined!
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I have followed numerous forums to try to get my wireless connection to work.
This one has got me further as it include the an extra command for ndiswrapper which allowed me to get past the modprobe ndiswrapper command without a FATAL error.
I am now at this point.
Code:debian:/lib/windrivers# ndiswrapper -i /lib/windrivers/bcmwl5.infinstalling bcmwl5 ... forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 forcing parameter IBSSGMode from 0 to 2 debian:/lib/windrivers# ndiswrapper -l installed drivers: bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware (14E4:4324) present (alternate driver: bcm43xx) debian:/lib/windrivers# modprobe ndiswrapper debian:/lib/windrivers# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"Broadcom 4318" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key: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 sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:/lib/windrivers#
If I try to follow any more of the wireless commands i end up losing the eth1 connection completely and it does not get listed on an iwconfig command.
I have also tried using the network manager on Debian but this causes the same issues.
Can someone guide me in from this point as I feel I am soooo close!! I am not sure on ESSID and key terminology.
Thanks
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the plot thickens!!
So, we have a complete loss of the eth1 when I remove and blacklist the bcm43xx from the driver.Code:debian:/home/lee# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"Broadcom 4318" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key: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 sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:/home/lee# iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 No such device debian:/home/lee# su - debian:~# nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist debian:~# modprobe -r bcm43xx debian:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:~# ndiswrapper -i /lib/utils/bcmwl5.inf driver bcmwl5 is already installed debian:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. debian:~# ndiswrapper -e bcmwl5.inf couldn't delete /etc/ndiswrapper/bcmwl5.inf debian:~# ndiswrapper -e bcmwl5 debian:~# ndiswrapper -i /lib/utils/bcmwl5.inf installing bcmwl5 ... couldn't open /lib/utils/bcmwl5.inf: No such file or directory at /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper-1.9 line 167. debian:~# ndiswrapper -i /lib/windrivers/bcmwl5.inf driver bcmwl5 is already installed
I am very confused, however, I feel I am learning!!!! I do hope this wireless card will eventually work as I am desperate to use it and refuse to give in.
I promise I will write a comphrehensive "how to" from a Newbie perspective once this is resolved.
From the lack of comments and help I am asuming you are all miserable secretive sods or it is baffling you as well. Please feel free to add comments, throw abuse or tell me to be quiet!!
- 06-21-2007 #26Super Moderator
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Don't give up, I know it will work. It's worked for many other users and distro's.
Originally Posted by LeeBuckley 
So you are using the driver you downloaded and not the built in driver, correct?
You have blacklisted the builtin driver?
Maybe you should try the builtin driver instead of the one you downloaded.
If you get eth1 back up, andl launch the network tool GUI, will that make it disappear again?
I don't know where Debian keeps it's config files, so try this.
locate cfg-eth0
post that back here please.
The lack of comments from other forum members is probably due to the fact that your eth1 keeps disappearing, that baffles me too. And well they are probably a little secretive also.
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- 06-27-2007 #27Just Joined!
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I am now talking to you from my sofa, the blue light is on and I am about to open one of those "special bottles of wine!!"
I will keep to my promise and write a "how to for wireless" from a complete newbies perspective by a complete newbie.
The first impression I have of Linux is that it is "very" specific and not in any way as general an operating system as Windows. This is the difficult concept to comprehend from a newbie perspective and consequently you feel that all "how to's" should solve you problem.
I have probably used a mix of 4 very informative "how to's" to build the correct order of commands to allow me to achieve the magical and elusive bue light!
Thanks for all those that mused over my dilema.
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