Do I need to unistall ndiswrapper first and after install it then install the packages............I realy confused when I download the packages I install them but when I typed ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5 it said that ndiswrapper not found........Can u guide me how can I uninstall and then nstall the new version on Knoppix 2.7(Whoppix 2.7) Live CD..........and also can u put the exact package links for me. at last can you guide me step by step because I just trying use Linux OS for about a week so I need to guide step by step








Quote Originally Posted by posmanet
Permission errors are most likely happening when You are trying to do sometiong as user, that only root is allowed to do. Use a root shell (find itin the Knoppix menu) for ndiswrapper stuff. By the way, the exact error will be very helpful!

Reinstalling ndiswrapper:

version 1) You have an internet connection (maybe via LAN) - do as root:
apt-get update # this means updating the lists of available software packages
apt-get install ndiswrapper --reinstall # this one reinstalls/updates Your ndiswrapper software

version 2) Find another computer that has an internet connection, and search for an ndiswrapper debian package (.deb). Download it, and move it to Your target machine. There, You can install it using:
dpkg -i /path/to/Your/ndiswrapper.deb

Greetings

Update:
I think You'll need more Packages than just one. On my system, following ndiswrapper packages are installed:
ii ndiswrapper-common 1.15-1 Userspace utilities for ndiswrapper
ii ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.17 1.16-1 Linux kernel module for NdisWrapper for 2.6.17
ii ndiswrapper-utils 1.8-1 User space tools for ndiswrapper
ii ndiswrapper-utils-1.7 1.8-2 Userspace utilities for ndiswrapper
(You could check this out on Your machine with "dpkg -l | grep ndiswrapper")