WNA3100 Support

[cybpabeofm]

*hyperlinks are inserted into the word guide*
I recently followed this guide to install a netgear WNA3100 (v1) USB wireless adapter. The only step I didnt use was the first one were I am supposed to mod a file, instead I compiled NDISWRAPPER 1.57 (according to the guide the 1.57 version doesnt require modding). I compiled it with the following steps:
extracted in terminal
cd /home/user/Desktop/ndiswrapper-1.57
sudo make uninstall
sudo make
sudo make install

after that I typed in NDISWRAPPER and got the standard command list so I ASSUMED that it had installed correctly.
Then I followed the guide up until ndiswrapper -l. I typed this in and it only showed the driver, not any hardware (in this case my WNA3100) that was supposed to be coupled with it. So I entered the command:
ndiswrapper -a 0846:9020 bcmwlhigh5
no errors. clicked on the little wireless thing in the top right corner and nothing. typed in IWCONFIG and both eth0 and link0 showed up with NO hardware, even though I have ethernet on the motherboard and I also have the WNA3100. When I type in lsusb the WNA3100 shows up. So a little while after browsing the web I ran into this guide. I read through it and decided to blacklist all of the free drivers (step 3). That didnt work either. This is the output from ndiswrapper -l
WARNING: All config files need .conf /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release
bcmwlhigh5: driver install
device (0846:9020) present

My build is custom:
Rosewill thor case
fx 8120
gigabyte 990fxa-ud3
gtx 550 ti (have to use nouveau.nomodeset=0 when booting up)
8 gigabytes of PNY RAM
600W PSU
PS/2 connected vaio keyboard
Dynex USB mouse
Speakers
Envision display
Netgear WNA3100 v1 USB adapter
but the WNA3100 DOESNT work, am I missing something?

[chili555]

Then I followed the guide up until ndiswrapper -l. I typed this in and it only showed the driver, not any hardware

That suggests the .inf is incorrect for your device. Here is a better package that might work better.

I'd remove the current .inf:

sudo ndiswrapper -e bcmwlhigh5

Wipe out all the vestiges of the old incorrect .inf:

sudo rm -rf /etc/ndiswrapper/*

Download this file to your desktop and then right-click it and select Extract Here. Now do:

sudo ndiswrapper -i Desktop/wna3100-drivers/bcmwlhigh5.inf
ndiswrapper -l
iwconfig

Any improvement?

[chili555]

Note to searchers: You can actually read the .inf file to see if it drives your device and that it's an XP file:

;-----------------------------------------------------------------
; x86 - Win9x, Win2K, WinXP
;
[BROADCOM]
%BCM430ND_DeviceDesc% = BCM43XNMD, USB\VID_0846&PID_9020

;-----------------------------------------------------------------

If it isn't, keep looking.

[cybpabeofm]

Thank you!!

[cybpabeofm]

When I type in ndiswrapper -l it'll show that the device is in fact present, but iwconfig says the exact opposite. It appears to me as if one clearly recognizes the adapter and the other doesnt, when I click on the wireless icon in the top right it shows no sign of the adapter. I am thoroughly puzzled :/

[chili555]

What does this tell us?

dmesg | grep ndis

The pipe symbol | is on the right side of my US keyboard on the same key with \. Thanks.

[cybpabeofm]

user@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:~$ sudo su

[sudo] password for user:

root@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:/home/user# dmesg | grep ndis
root@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:/home/user# dmesg | grep ndis
root@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:/home/user# dmesg | grep ndis
root@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:/home/user# dmesg | grep ndis
root@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:/home/user# dmesg | grep ndis
root@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:/home/user# dmesg | grep ndis
root@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:/home/user# exit
exit
user@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:~$ dmesg | grep ndis
user@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:~$


I would just type it in the it would display what account I was logged in under, under both sudo and normal powers.?

[chili555]

The command:

dmesg | grep ndis

...should tell us if there are any kernel messages with 'ndis' in the name. Obviously, so far, there isn't. It does no good to repeat this or any command repeatedly. Let's try again:

sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
iwconfig
dmesg | grep ndis

Just once, please, as a normal user.

[cybpabeofm]

user@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for user:
root@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:/home/user# modprobe ndiswrapper
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
root@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:/home/user# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID: off/any
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:300 Mb/s Tx-Power:32 dBm
RTS thr:2347 B Fragment thr:2346 B
Encryption key: off
Power Management: off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

root@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:/home/user# dmesg | grep ndis
[ 53.775324] ndiswrapper version 1.56 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 54.083882] ndiswrapper (import:233): unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:'IoUnregisterPlugPlayNotification'
[ 54.084039] ndiswrapper: driver bcmwlhigh5 (Netgear,11/05/2009, 5.60.180.11) loaded
[ 54.678001] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper



That is the output from the commands you gave me. Now I do have networking but I cant connect to my WPA2 AES encrypted network, I checked to make sure that I used the right password (5x), and reset my modem, and rebooted 2x. However, I still cannot connect, but I am very glad I have your technical expertise.

[cybpabeofm]

My bad I did it as a normal user, but, I am still not able to connect to my WPA2 AES encrypted network. These are the outputs for the commands you gave me:




user@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:~$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
[sudo] password for user:
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
user@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID: off/any
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:300 Mb/s Tx-Power:32 dBm
RTS thr:2347 B Fragment thr:2346 B
Power Management: off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

user@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:~$ dmesg | grep ndis
[ 50.175952] ndiswrapper version 1.56 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 50.476206] ndiswrapper (import:233): unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:'IoUnregisterPlugPlayNotification'
[ 50.476337] ndiswrapper: driver bcmwlhigh5 (Netgear,11/05/2009, 5.60.180.11) loaded
[ 51.069873] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
user@user-GA-990FXA-UD3:~$