STILL cannot install wireless card driver.

[-spy]

I posted a thread a year ago, followed the instructions, could not get it to work.

Today I reinstalled ubuntu, followed my old thread verbatim.... did not work.

The ndiswrapper 1.55 I downloaded doesn't show the driver I need in the file. (netMW14x.inf)

My laptop: http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/2007/Tempest/1014770R/1014770Rsp2.shtml

The card is a marvell topdog

edit: version 8.04.1

old threads:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=906552
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=575785

[-spy]

This is what I get folowing those instructions

sudo ndiswrapper -i NetMW14x.inf
couldn't open NetMW14x.inf: No such file or directory at /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper-1.9 line 219.

[dk06]

Try Ndisgtk, (it gives you a GUI)
http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=ndisgtk

After install, it will be in your Apps
Just open it, click "New" & browse to your .inf

Very Easy

[-spy]

Try Ndisgtk, (it gives you a GUI)
http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=ndisgtk

After install, it will be in your Apps
Just open it, click "New" & browse to your .inf

Very Easy

dont know how to do that :(

[-spy]

bump

easy step by step on how to install that for a complete noob?

[dk06]

dont know how to do that :(
__________________________________________________ ________________________


Open your terminal and type:

sudo apt-get install ndisgtk
enter your password and follow the instructions
__________________________________________________
Then:
Go to your computer manufacturers website & download the wireless driver specific to your mahine
After you get it, unzip it on your desktop
&
In your programs list, you will see "Windows Wireless Drivers" -Click it

Click "New" and browse to the driver folder on your desktop
inside you might see an XP folder and inside of that you will have a .inf file.......click it & say "OK"

-DONE-

[-spy]

__________________________________________________ ________________________


Open your terminal and type:
enter your password and follow the instructions
__________________________________________________
Then:
Go to your computer manufacturers website & download the wireless driver specific to your mahine
After you get it, unzip it on your desktop
&
In your programs list, you will see "Windows Wireless Drivers" -Click it

Click "New" and browse to the driver folder on your desktop
inside you might see an XP folder and inside of that you will have a .inf file.......click it & say "OK"

-DONE-

Thanks, but what exactly do I install from that link? It's like a continuous loop for me, once I get to the mirrors, none of them work.

[dk06]

Thanks, but what exactly do I install from that link? It's like a continuous loop for me, once I get to the mirrors, none of them work.

Ignore the link from the 1st post unless you want to manually download & install

In the 2nd post another option that I think will be easier, but you need open the command line terminal.....
STEP 1:
Open your terminal

STEP 2:
In the terminal, type the following in red (or copy & paste it in with your mouse)

sudo apt-get install ndisgtk
STEP 3:
Press the [enter] key on your keyboard

STEP 4:
Type your password & press [enter]
(and answer any questions additional questions it may ask with [enter] )
---{ndisgtk will be installed after doing steps 1-4}---

STEP 5:
Go to your computer manufacturers website & download the wireless driver specific to your mahine

After you get it, unzip it on your desktop
---{now you should have the wifi driver}---

STEP 6:
In your programs list, you will see "Windows Wireless Drivers" -Click it

STEP 7:
(may not be exact, but I'm sure you can browse to the .inf file inside your driver folder)
Click "New" and browse to the driver folder on your desktop
inside you might see an XP folder and inside of that you will have a .inf file.......select it
&
say "OK"
_______________DONE_______________

[-spy]

Thanks, Gateways driver downloads are .exe's will the .inf be in them? And it's only under Vista, not XP.

[gradinaruvasile]

Try opening them with archive manager. Usually they are self extracting archives.

[-spy]

Windows wirless drives in programs says Invalid driver..

also..

name-laptop:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -i NetMW14x.inf
driver netmw14x is already installed
name-laptop:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -a 11ab:2a08 netmw14x
Driver 'netmw14x' is already used for '11AB:2A08'
name-laptop:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -l
netmw14x : invalid driver!
Name-laptop:~$

ugh

[-spy]

update: Still cant connect, but it says the driver is installed..? what

name-laptop:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -i NetMW14x.inf
driver netmw14x is already installed
name-laptop:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -a 11ab:2a08 netmw14x
WARNING: Driver 'netmw14x' will be used for '11AB:2A08'
This is safe _only_ if driver netmw14x is meant for chip in device 11AB:2A08
name-laptop:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -m
module configuration already contains alias directive

module configuration already contains alias directive

module configuration already contains alias directive

name-laptop:~$ sudo depmod -a
name-laptop:~$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
name-laptop:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -l
netmw14x : driver installed
device (11AB:2A08 ) present
name-laptop:~$



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Also in "windows wireless network drivers" installed NetMW14x, but it says "Hardware present: No".

[-spy]

bump

[-spy]

:(

[-spy]

this is 8.04.1 if that makes any difference

[dk06]

sudo apt-get install ndisgtk

it works through the GUI, you don't need to mess with the command line, just make sure your wireless card is in then add the *whatever*.inf from the driver .exe package you downloaded.

Make sure you downloaded the correct driver (you want the wifi driver, not bluetooth/etc...)

Ndisgtk will be under your programs and is called "Windows Wireless Drivers"

Ndiswrapper is the command line non-GUI driver tool

[Commander_Keen]

Thank you very much for these instruction.
It will help me out very much.