HOWTO: Compile new ndiswrapper from the source

[foxy123]

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The version in the repositories is 1.1 which is a bit outdated. So I decided to update it to a current version. I hope it may help someone. This HOWTO is based on ndiswrapper Wiki Page

1. Install kernel headers:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

and dependencies:

sudo apt-get install dh-make fakeroot gcc-3.4 build-essential

2. Download the current version of ndiswrapper from here

3. Untar

tar xvfz ndiswrapper-[current version].tar.gz
cd ndiswrapper-[current version]

4. Build deb packages:

fakeroot debian/rules binary-modules
fakeroot debian/rules binary-utils
cd ..

5. Install

sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-modules-[your kernel]_[current version]-1_i386.deb ndiswrapper-utils_[current version]-1_i386.deb

That's it. I installed it over an old version available from repositories but if you want to do a clean install then uninstall the previous version and remove old dirs:

sudo rmmod ndiswrapper
sudo apt-get remove ndiswrapper-utils
sudo rm -r /etc/ndiswrapper/
sudo rm -r /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper

Taken from ihavenoname's post here

I may have left some dependencies, since I did not have a fresh Breezy installation.

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[nelposto]

Hi, thanks for this HOWTO.

I have a question before I try .. will this work with custom compiled kernels?

In this case would I change the line:

linux-headers-$(uname -r)

to linux -headers-$ and then the kernel on which my custom one is based?

Thanks for this.

[curtis]

If you compiled the kernel your self, the headers are already there.
You can build seperate kernel headers if you want though...

[Lambert]

You may want to add to your instructions all the packages needed to complete this howto.

dh_make
fakeroot
gcc-3.4
build-essential

[greenway]

Originally Posted by Lambert You may want to add to your instructions all the packages needed to complete this howto. dh_make fakeroot gcc-3.4 build-essential

Hey Lambert,

Just wondering; aren't the kernel-tree package needed here?? I always thought they did but I am not sure...

[foxy123]

Originally Posted by Lambert You may want to add to your instructions all the packages needed to complete this howto. dh_make fakeroot gcc-3.4 build-essential

thanks a lot, done...

[foxy123]

Originally Posted by greenway Hey Lambert, Just wondering; aren't the kernel-tree package needed here?? I always thought they did but I am not sure...

I do not think it is required... I have not got it installed on my box and still I did not have any problems with compiling ndiswrapper...

[greenway]

Originally Posted by foxy123 I do not think it is required... I have not got it installed on my box and still I did not have any problems with compiling ndiswrapper...

Yeah, you might well be right there. I always made sure I the packages were installed because I was taught so, never checked without them though... Anyway, nice howto!

grtz

-mattijs

[Lambert]

I'm not that knowledge here but this is how I understand the linux-tree. Anybody who knows better can correct me.

This meta package is used as a build-time dependency of prepackaged Ubuntu linux-image packages. Its dependencies are structured so that a complete kernel tree with Ubuntu patches applied will be available after this package is installed

Kernel tree is just source of the kernel it's self. With the linux-tree package installed, it's only used when building a new kernel so there is a kernel tree of the new image with any patches.

[greenway]

Originally Posted by Lambert I'm not that knowledge here but this is how I understand the linux-tree. Anybody who knows better can correct me. Kernel tree is just source of the kernel it's self. With the linux-tree package installed, it's only used when building a new kernel so there is a kernel tree of the new image with any patches.

Tnx for clearing that up and a merry christmas to you all!