wnda3100v2 ubuntu 13.04

[fattyz]

I installed ndiswrapper in Ubuntu software center which puts a tab under 'system' that says window wireless drivers (I am at the other computer so cant look at it exactly) This launches a graphical interface to help you install the windows drivers and shows the drivers and device are present.

Yes I see the network and yes it tries to connect and accepts the password but fails.

[fattyz]

Ndiswrapper installed from software center puts a graphical interface called windows wireless drivers under system in the main menu (I am at the other computer so can't look at it) This lets you select and install the driver and tells you if the hardware is present and driver installed. Yes it sees the network takes the password and tries to connect but fails.

[chili555]

Yes it sees the network takes the password and tries to connect but fails.

Let's see if there any clues as to what's going wrong.

dmesg | grep ndis
cat /var/log/syslog | grep -e wlan -e etwork | tail -n20

Ideally, run as you are trying to connect and with any ethernet cable detached.

[fattyz]

Can we do it with the old internet connection enabled because that first command spits out a pageload of info and I am unable to cut and paste? (I don't know how to turn it back on) : )

It is saying among other stuff that the driver couldn't load because the kernel is 64bit and the windows driver isn't.

[chili555]

If you have a reliable ethernet or tethered connection, you can hook up after you run the commands to post them. A perhaps easier way is to pump the results into a text document:

dmesg | grep ndis  >  wifi.txt
cat /var/log/syslog | grep -e wlan -e etwork | tail -n20  >>  wifi.txt

Find the file wifi.txt in your user directory and paste it here.

If you have no reliable connection, transfer the file wifi.txt on a USB stick or similar to another computer.

[fattyz]

OK here is the output with the USB plugged in:

[ 15.418277] ndiswrapper: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[ 15.425725] ndiswrapper version 1.59 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 16.063020] ndiswrapper: driver bcmn43xx64 (,08/26/2009, 5.10.79.30) loaded
[ 16.824411] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 17.535451] ndiswrapper: interface renamed to 'wlan1'
[ 878.567247] usbcore: deregistering interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 878.604508] ndiswrapper: device wlan1 removed
[ 878.668451] ndiswrapper version 1.59 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 878.897653] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_usb_device:643): reset failed: -19
[ 878.900593] ndiswrapper (check_nt_hdr:141): kernel is 64-bit, but Windows driver is not 64-bit;bad magic: 010B
[ 878.900599] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:200): couldn't prepare driver 'bcmn43xx32'
[ 878.901188] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:103): couldn't load driver bcmn43xx32; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
[ 878.910436] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 879.244091] ndiswrapper (check_nt_hdr:141): kernel is 64-bit, but Windows driver is not 64-bit;bad magic: 010B
[ 879.244097] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:200): couldn't prepare driver 'bcmn43xx32'
[ 879.244741] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:103): couldn't load driver bcmn43xx32; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
[ 891.239771] ndiswrapper (check_nt_hdr:141): kernel is 64-bit, but Windows driver is not 64-bit;bad magic: 010B
[ 891.239780] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:200): couldn't prepare driver 'bcmn43xx32'
[ 891.240605] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:103): couldn't load driver bcmn43xx32; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
[ 910.157984] usbcore: deregistering interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 910.178482] ndiswrapper version 1.59 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 910.367156] ndiswrapper: driver bcmn43xx64 (,08/26/2009, 5.10.79.30) loaded
[ 910.901750] ndiswrapper: interface renamed to 'wlan1'
[ 910.920164] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 1495.224516] ndiswrapper: device wlan1 removed
[ 2842.627178] ndiswrapper: driver bcmn43xx64 (,08/26/2009, 5.10.79.30) loaded
[ 2843.522202] ndiswrapper: interface renamed to 'wlan1'
(standard input):Apr 16 09:30:20 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 09:30:39 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 09:31:47 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:07:10 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:08:43 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: interface-parser: parsing file /etc/network/interfaces
(standard input):Apr 16 11:08:43 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: interface-parser: finished parsing file /etc/network/interfaces
(standard input):Apr 16 11:09:33 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:11:14 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:12:11 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:14:15 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:21:13 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:24:28 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:29:11 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: interface-parser: parsing file /etc/network/interfaces
(standard input):Apr 16 11:29:11 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: interface-parser: finished parsing file /etc/network/interfaces
(standard input):Apr 16 11:30:08 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:42:04 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:44:38 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HPE710n.803250'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:45:34 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:48:37 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:50:55 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 09:30:20 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 09:30:39 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 09:31:47 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:07:10 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:08:43 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: interface-parser: parsing file /etc/network/interfaces
(standard input):Apr 16 11:08:43 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: interface-parser: finished parsing file /etc/network/interfaces
(standard input):Apr 16 11:09:33 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:11:14 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:12:11 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:14:15 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:21:13 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:24:28 markii-pc NetworkManager[781]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:29:11 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: interface-parser: parsing file /etc/network/interfaces
(standard input):Apr 16 11:29:11 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: interface-parser: finished parsing file /etc/network/interfaces
(standard input):Apr 16 11:30:08 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:42:04 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:44:38 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HPE710n.803250'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:45:34 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:48:37 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
(standard input):Apr 16 11:50:55 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'HOME-EC72'.
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc kernel: [ 2843.522202] ndiswrapper: interface renamed to 'wlan1'
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1): driver does not support SSID scans (scan_capa 0x00).
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1): using WEXT for WiFi device control
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'ndiswrapper' ifindex: 6)
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1): bringing up device.
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc kernel: [ 2843.531222] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1): preparing device.
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1): deactivating device (reason 'managed') [2]
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc kernel: [ 2843.536028] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/net/wlan1, iface: wlan1)
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/net/wlan1, iface: wlan1): no ifupdown configuration found.
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1) supports 1 scan SSIDs
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1): supplicant interface state: starting -> ready
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1): device state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'supplicant-available') [20 30 42]
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc wpa_supplicant[788]: wlan1: Reject scan trigger since one is already pending
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1): supplicant interface state: ready -> disconnected
Apr 16 12:16:16 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1) supports 1 scan SSIDs
Apr 16 12:16:26 markii-pc NetworkManager[732]: <info> (wlan1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive

[chili555]

ndiswrapper (check_nt_hdr:141): kernel is 64-bit, but Windows driver is not 64-bit;bad magic: 010B

Not good. Let's see:

ls /etc/ndiswrapper

Thanks.

[fattyz]

Thank you, that comes back bcmn43xx64

Thanks

[chili555]

So this should now be gone:

ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:200): couldn't prepare driver 'bcmn43xx32'

Please reboot so we have a clean slate and let's see the log again:

dmesg | grep ndis  >  wifi2.txt
cat /var/log/syslog | grep -e wlan -e etwork | tail -n20  >>  wifi2.txt

[fattyz]

Still tries to connect but fails. Here is the log. The entry for the 32bit driver is gone.

[ 15.845059] ndiswrapper: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[ 15.879199] ndiswrapper version 1.59 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 17.591773] ndiswrapper: driver bcmn43xx64 (,08/26/2009, 5.10.79.30) loaded
[ 17.860438] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 17.888853] ndiswrapper: interface renamed to 'wlan1'
Apr 16 19:15:18 markii-pc dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15 (xid=0x6caac1a)
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc NetworkManager[755]: <warn> (wlan1): DHCPv4 request timed out.
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc NetworkManager[755]: <info> (wlan1): canceled DHCP transaction, DHCP client pid 2127
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc NetworkManager[755]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 4 of 5 (IPv4 Configure Timeout) scheduled...
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc NetworkManager[755]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 4 of 5 (IPv4 Configure Timeout) started...
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc NetworkManager[755]: <info> (wlan1): device state change: ip-config -> failed (reason 'ip-config-unavailable') [70 120 5]
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc NetworkManager[755]: <warn> Activation (wlan1) failed for connection 'HOME-EC72 1'
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc NetworkManager[755]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 4 of 5 (IPv4 Configure Timeout) complete.
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc NetworkManager[755]: <info> (wlan1): device state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none') [120 30 0]
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc NetworkManager[755]: <info> (wlan1): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0]
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc avahi-daemon[454]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::4694:fcff:fe17:8c68 on wlan1.
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc avahi-daemon[454]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface wlan1.IPv6 with address fe80::4694:fcff:fe17:8c68.
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc avahi-daemon[454]: Interface wlan1.IPv6 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Apr 16 19:15:31 markii-pc wpa_supplicant[835]: message repeated 19 times: [ wlan1: WPA: EAPOL-Key Replay Counter did not increase - dropping packet]
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc wpa_supplicant[835]: wlan1: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=00:1d:d3:fe:ec:70 reason=3 locally_generated=1
Apr 16 19:15:35 markii-pc NetworkManager[755]: <info> (wlan1): supplicant interface state: completed -> disconnected
Apr 16 19:15:37 markii-pc avahi-daemon[454]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlan1.IPv6 with address fe80::4694:fcff:fe17:8c68.
Apr 16 19:15:37 markii-pc avahi-daemon[454]: New relevant interface wlan1.IPv6 for mDNS.
Apr 16 19:15:37 markii-pc avahi-daemon[454]: Registering new address record for fe80::4694:fcff:fe17:8c68 on wlan1.*.
Apr 16 19:15:38 markii-pc wpa_supplicant[835]: wlan1: Reject scan trigger since one is already pending