{"id":1107,"date":"2013-05-19T09:48:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T01:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nick.txtcc.com\/?p=1107"},"modified":"2013-05-19T09:48:35","modified_gmt":"2013-05-19T01:48:35","slug":"using-ndiswrapper-to-install-wireless-adapter-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nick.txtcc.com\/index.php\/linux\/1107","title":{"rendered":"using ndiswrapper to install wireless adapter drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Go to: System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager<\/li>\n
  2. Search there for:\u00a0ndiswrapper-utils, ndiswrapper-common<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ndisgtk<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. If nothing is found then Insert your Ubuntu CD<\/li>\n
  4. You will now need to add the CD to your \u2018Souces\u2019. In administration \u2018Manage Sources\u2019 and add your cd\/dvd<\/li>\n
  5. Now in Synaptic Package Manager click on \u201cSource\u201d (This means the Ubuntu Source CD I think!?)<\/li>\n
  6. Again search for\u00a0ndiswrapper-utils, ndiswrapper-common<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ndisgtk<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. You should now be able to tick these items and save the Package Manager, which will then install the three programs<\/li>\n
  8. Go to System > Administration > Windows Wireless devices (This is the new program you\u2019ve just installed ndiskgt thanks to\u00a0Sam Pohlenz<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  9. Now Click on Insert New Driver<\/li>\n
  10. Insert your cd which came with your wireless device<\/li>\n
  11. Browse to the cd and look for the .inf files.<\/li>\n
  12. Select the .inf file\nNote: Normally these will be in a config forlder or an inf folder and will probably be oranised by Windows Operating System. I chose Vista driver as this was most recent but with one adapter this didn\u2019t work. I think it will probably be a case of \u2018if at first you don\u2019t succeed\u2019<\/li>\n
  13. Install<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \u201cndiswrapper not found\u201d?<\/h1>\n

    Fix suggestion #1:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Install the package\u00a0ndiswrapper-dkms<\/code><\/li>\n
    2. Run the command:\u00a0sudo modprobe ndiswrapper<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Now you should be able to use the Windows Wireless Network Drivers (ndisgtk) utility.<\/p>\n

      Don’t forget to make sure that\u00a0ndiswrapper is being loaded on system startup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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      Fix suggestion #2:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Tested on Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit.<\/p>\n

      Go to Ubuntu Software Center, search for\u00a0ndisgtk<\/code>\u00a0and open its entry. Install it in case you haven’t yet. Check the add-on\u00a0Source for the ndiswrapper Linux kernel module (ndiswrapper-source)<\/code>\u00a0and click “Apply Changes”.<\/p>\n

      Now there must be a file called\u00a0ndiswrapper.tar.bz2<\/code>\u00a0in\u00a0\/usr\/src<\/code>. Open a terminal and go to the directory:<\/p>\n

      cd \/usr\/src\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      Extract the file:<\/p>\n
      sudo tar -xjf ndiswrapper.tar.bz2\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      Go the the extracted directory:<\/p>\n
      cd \/usr\/src\/modules\/ndiswrapper\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      Compile and install:<\/p>\n
      sudo make\nsudo make install\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      Add the module to the system:<\/p>\n
      sudo modprobe ndiswrapper\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      Open the file:<\/p>\n
      gksudo gedit \/etc\/modprobe.d\/ndiswrapper.conf\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      Delete the content of the file, save and close. Then let the module write the configuration file again:<\/p>\n
      sudo ndiswrapper -m\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      Reboot.<\/p>\n
      Now you should be able to use the Windows Wireless Network Drivers (ndisgtk) utility.<\/p>\n
      Don’t forget to make sure that\u00a0ndiswrapper is being loaded on system startup<\/a>.<\/p>\n
       <\/p>\n
      ndiswrapper is being loaded on system startup<\/h2>\n
      As heartsmagic says, the solution was to add\u00a0ndiswrapper<\/code>\u00a0in a new line of the file \/etc\/module:<\/p>\n
      gksu gedit \/etc\/modules\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      Save, close the file and reboot.<\/p>\n
      After reboot, check that the module was loaded with:<\/p>\n
      lsmod | grep ndiswrapper\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      (this was my own question but I lost that unregistered account).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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