ndiswrapper error

**pezz453** · 08-12-2005, 04:56 AM

Network Card: Linksys Etherfast NC100 v2

directory drivers stored in:
/home/user/WinDrive/Linksys_NC100/WIN98/NC100.inf
/home/user/WinDrive/Linksys_NC100/WIN98/NC100.sys

error message when selecting .inf file:
The selected file is no *.inf or the *.inf in invalid. exiting.

doin this from KDE GUI using NDISWRAPPER

Solutions?

**Harry Kuhman** · 08-12-2005, 05:03 AM

Originally Posted by pezz453

Network Card: Linksys Etherfast NC100 v2

....doin this from KDE GUI using NDISWRAPPER

Solutions?

Isn't that card a normal PCI wired 10/100 ethernet card? If so you shouldn't need ndiswrapper at all, it should boot fine (from the CD) and just work (all bets off if you are running from a "hard disk install").

**UnderScore** · 08-12-2005, 05:10 AM

Originally Posted by Harry Kuhman

Originally Posted by pezz453

Network Card: Linksys Etherfast NC100 v2

....doin this from KDE GUI using NDISWRAPPER

Solutions?

Isn't that card a normal PCI wired 10/100 ethernet card? If so you shouldn't need ndiswrapper at all, it should boot fine (from the CD) and just work (all bets off if you are running from a "hard disk install").

Unless you are mistakenly referencing the wrong model number, Harry is very correct. ndiswrapper is only for wireless adapters & the NC100 is a wired ethernet adapter. See http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/sh...cat=144&page=1 for description of linux compatibility.

**pezz453** · 08-12-2005, 05:11 AM

Yeah, runnin from HD.

So, lets branch out into two seperate problems.

#1) Getting it to load properly.

#2) ndsiwrapper error still strange, no?

**pezz453** · 08-12-2005, 05:17 AM

model number correct

**Harry Kuhman** · 08-12-2005, 05:18 AM

1) Boot from CD
2) Confirm that the network works.
3) Reflect on why we advise people to not install Knoppix to HD.

James has been able to talk a number of people through getting 3.9 to work after a hard disk install, a very little looking through these forums should find the information. But I've seen "The network no longer works after installomg to HD" posts for over two years, since 3.1, when I started using Knoppix. Consider this fix, which will also correct a lot of other Knoppix install problems.