Surely thers an easy GUI way to set up wireless on Jaunty 64bit??

[Doctoxic]

other bits gave this:

linux64@linux64-desktop:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -m
[sudo] password for linux64:
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
module configuration already contains alias directive

module configuration already contains alias directive

module configuration already contains alias directive

module configuration already contains alias directive

module configuration already contains alias directive

linux64@linux64-desktop:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -ma
module configuration information is stored in /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper
linux64@linux64-desktop:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -mi
module configuration information is stored in /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper
linux64@linux64-desktop:~$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
linux64@linux64-desktop:~$

what was that doing?

thanks

Doc

[Doctoxic]

linux64@linux64-desktop:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

pan0 no wireless extensions.



gonna try it again after a reboot

thanks
doc

[Doctoxic]

hmmm

after reboot i still get:

linux64@linux64-desktop:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

pan0 no wireless extensions.

[Doctoxic]

another thought

where do the .inf and .sys files need to be - i have them both in my home folder - is that ok?

also, from the "windows wireless drivers" window it won't let me "configure network as no tool" - do i need to install something else

or maybe there are permission problmes? but with what?

yours confusedly

doc

[cariboo]

You may be running into a conflict with the driver Linux automatically installs for your device. Make sure ndiswrapper is unloaded:

sudo rmmod ndiswrapper

then in the same terminal type:

sudo lshw -C network

and paste the output in your next post.

[Doctoxic]

You may be running into a conflict with the driver Linux automatically installs for your device. Make sure ndiswrapper is unloaded:

sudo rmmod ndiswrapper

then in the same terminal type:

sudo lshw -C network

and paste the output in your next post.

will do - am on a different PC at the moment

but why am i doping this if as you say there are drivers already loaded? what would i need to do to get it working without the ndiswrapper

thanks again

doc

[Doctoxic]

You may be running into a conflict with the driver Linux automatically installs for your device. Make sure ndiswrapper is unloaded:

sudo rmmod ndiswrapper

then in the same terminal type:

sudo lshw -C network

and paste the output in your next post.

linux64@linux64-desktop:~$ sudo rmmod ndiswrapper
[sudo] password for linux64:
linux64@linux64-desktop:~$ sudo lshw -C network
*-network DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 1
logical name: pan0
serial: ae:fb:a7:d2:43:f4
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes
linux64@linux64-desktop:~$

[johnward1978]

Type: -$ dmesg

...and you will see ndiswrapper error messages complaining about it being a 64 bit kernel and the driver is 32 bit. So we need to find a 64 bit version of the file WN121T.inf

Aside from installing a new kernel that is 32 bit, I am stumped as I can't find a 64 bit version. Moving to 64 bit is just a massive hassel!

Cheers,

John

[3rdalbum]

Aside from installing a new kernel that is 32 bit, I am stumped as I can't find a 64 bit version. Moving to 64 bit is just a massive hassel!

No, trying to use a wireless device that doesn't have in-kernel drivers, is a big hassle.

I'd recommend doing some research into wireless devices, and buy a USB wireless card that works out-of-the-box on Ubuntu Jaunty. Saves yourself some pain. The Realtek RTL8187 chipset is easy to find and it finally works properly on Jaunty with a package from the repositories.

If you have a card that's supported out-of-the-box or with a repository package, then you don't need the terminal - you just use the Network Manager applet. Then it's an "easy GUI way to set up wireless".