Originally Posted by
Laptop765
root@ttyp0[ir]# ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
ls: /etc/ndiswrapper: No such file or directory
Installing bcmwl5
root@ttyp0[ir]# modprobe ndiswrapper
root@ttyp0[ir]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
I searched all morning for the CD, but it keeps eluding me. Closeness to the router doesn't seem to be the problem, it seems like it's not detecting wlan0.
-Laptop765
Right ...
While I remember, what version of Knoppix are you running? I am presuming 3.6 ...
Re: ndiswrapper etc. --- I have precisely the same "error" messages in trying to get my cards up-and-running. So its not
that which is the problem -- or so I assume. The other messages are very similar to what I get, even though I am running Belkin cards, i.e. IRQs.
I take it that:
dmesg tells you that the module has been loaded ...
Can you also tell me, when you run the netcardconfig script whether it detects your card (this is found in the Knoppix menu under the Networking/Internet sub-menu). When you first run the script you
should have the option of selecting the wlan0 card.
If not, the only other thing I can think of is to try this:
ifconfig -a
Does this detect the card? If so (or even if not) try;
ifconfig wlan0 up
Then the card should be visible to iwconfig ...
Anyway, let me know how you get on, and if this fails, I'll put my thinking cap on again or ask Harry nicely for some help
HTH
Grant D. Vallance
PS. Do you want me to send you the .inf file that works for me? If so, let me know in the next post, and I'll email them to you if you give me your address. GV
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