Repo ERROR w/SPM

You did not use the Debian package management system. For this reason Synaptic Package Management does not know the newly installed binaries.

A1: There is no logfile. If there was no error during compile you do not need one.

A2: Change to the directory with ndiswrapper sources (ndiswrapper-1.59) and issue

Code:

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sudo make uninstall

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Btw. you could create your personal packages, but if the ndiswrapper 1.59 does not work with your Windows driver it would not be worth the effort.

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Originally Posted by klaus2008

if the ndiswrapper 1.59 does not work with your Windows driver it would not be worth the effort.

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Hi,
Error trapped:
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device

Quote:

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root@Knoppix:/KNOPPIX.IMG/home/knoppix# ndiswrapper -l
net8185 : driver installed
device (10EC:8185) present
root@Knoppix:/KNOPPIX.IMG/home/knoppix# ndiswrapper -m
module configuration already contains alias directive

root@Knoppix:/KNOPPIX.IMG/home/knoppix# modprobe ndiswrapper
root@Knoppix:/KNOPPIX.IMG/home/knoppix# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

wlan1 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"xfinitywifi"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.422 GHz Access Point: F6:ED:A5:4A:2A:50
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power:20 dBm Sensitivity=0/3
RTS thr=2432 B Fragment thr=2432 B
Encryption key off
Power Management off
Link Quality:32/100 Signal level:-75 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

root@Knoppix:/KNOPPIX.IMG/home/knoppix# iwconfig wlan1 essid mynetwork channel 4
root@Knoppix:/KNOPPIX.IMG/home/knoppix# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

wlan1 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"mynetwork"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: 00:21:1E:570C:60
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power:20 dBm Sensitivity=0/3
RTS thr=2432 B Fragment thr=2432 B
Encryption key off
Power Management off
Link Quality:96/100 Signal level:-34 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

root@Knoppix:/KNOPPIX.IMG/home/knoppix# ifconfig address 192.168.0.71 wlan1 up
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
address: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
wlan1: Host name lookup failure
ifconfig: `--help' gives usage information.
root@Knoppix:/KNOPPIX.IMG/home/knoppix#

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As you can see, iwconfig did find a remote essid "xfinitywifi"!
luther
* for reference only *

Error trapped:
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device

Q: Please interpret?

Quote:

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knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ su
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# ndiswrapper -l
net8185 : driver installed
device (10EC:8185) present (alternate driver: rtl8180)
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# ndiswrapper --help
install/manage Windows drivers for ndiswrapper

usage: ndiswrapper OPTION
-i inffile install driver described by 'inffile'
-a devid driver use installed 'driver' for 'devid' (dangerous)
-r driver remove 'driver'
-l list installed drivers
-m write configuration for modprobe
-ma write module alias configuration for all devices
-mi write module install configuration for all devices
-v report version information

where 'devid' is either PCIID or USBID of the form XXXX:XXXX,
as reported by 'lspci -n' or 'lsusb' for the card
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# ndiswrapper -m
adding "alias wlan0 ndiswrapper" to /etc/modutils/ndiswrapper ...
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# modprobe ndiswrapper
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# iwconfig
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=0 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr off Fragment thr off
Encryption key off
Power Management off

lo no wireless extensions.

root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# iwconfig wlan0 essid mynetwork channel 4
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# iwconfig
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"mynetwork"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=0 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr off Fragment thr off
Encryption key off
Power Management off

lo no wireless extensions.

root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# ifconfig address 192.168.0.71 wlan0 up
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
address: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
wlan0: Host name lookup failure
ifconfig: `--help' gives usage information.
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix#

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Win XP WiFi driver used. Suspect Win 2000 & win 98se .INF files won't be any better.
luther