Also, if you're gonna install ndiswrapper from source, make sure /usr/src/linux points to the correct version of kernel source.
Sharad Birmiwal On 7/27/07, Sharad Birmiwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Which gives me an idea (this is just a shot in the dark). How did you > install the newer kernel? May be yast still thinks that 2.6.18 kernel is > the only one installed and hence in installing _binary_ package of > ndiswrapper even when you are running the newer kernel. > > Installing ndiswrapper from source should be the fix then. > > > Sharad Birmiwal > > On 7/27/07, Shiv < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Darshan < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ndiswrapper module not > > found -- on 2.6.22 kernel. > > It works perfectly on the older 2.6.18 > > > > so I removed ndiswrapper with the yast software manager , then rebooted > > and again installed ndiswraper. > > Hi, > > Im not familiar with the yast software manager (im a debian/ubuntu > > person). > > There are two components to ndiswrapper. One is the command ndiswrapper > > that is used to load the Windows driver like so: > > # ndiswrapper -i "INFfile" > > Where INFfile would be the .inf file of you're card's windows driver. > > The other is the ndiswrapper *module* which has to be loaded into the > > kernel. > > The known way to do this is # modprobe -v ndiswrapper > > This looks for a kernel module called ndiswrapper.ko in your > > /lib/modules tree and loads it into memory. > > It is only after that that the iwconfig and ifconfig can be used to > > configure your wireless interface. > > > > You might have done all of the above before, but it still does not hurt > > to read up on ndiswrapper from here --> > > http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/joomla/index.php?/component/option,com_openwiki/Itemid,33/id,installation/ > > > > > > HTH, > > > > > > > > With Warm Regards, > > Shivkumar > > www.outbackwifi.com > > > > --------------------------------- > > Got a little couch potato? > > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > > _______________________________________________ > > ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > > Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 > > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
