RTL-8185 linux driver ./makedrv err & ndiswrapper not working

**scurry7** · December 18th, 2008

Hello all I have tried 2 methods to get my wireless working
1st : download the linux driver
(1) download driver: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...Downloads=true
wget ftp://152.104.238.19/cn/wlan/rtl8185...23.2007.tar.gz
(2) unzip the tarball
tar -zxvf rtl8185_linux_26\[1\].1027.0823.2007.tar.gz
(3) compile the drivers
apt-get install build-essential
cd rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/
cat readme

Code:

< Installation >
Running the scripts can finish all operations of building up modules from source code and start the nic:

        (1)Build up the driver from the source code
                ./makedrv

        (2)Load the driver module to kernel and start up nic
                ./wlan0up
           (if "insmod: error inserting 'r8180.ko': -File exists." met,
                ./wlan0rmv
                ./wlan0down
                ./wlan0up
            should be OK.
           )
        (3)Refer to < Set wireless lan MIBs > to set Wireless LAN specific parameters.

...so i...
./makedrv
...everything seems to go okay until the end is says...

Code:

make[2]: *** [/root/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/root/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic'
make: *** [modules] Error 2

...and ./wlan0up does not work...

2nd attempt (ndiswrapper)
i follow this how to: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=564419
apt-get install ndiswrapper-common ndiswrapper-utils-1.9
depmod -a
modprobe ndiswrapper
echo 'ndiswrapper' | tee -a /etc/modules
ndiswrapper -m
echo 'blacklist rtl8180' | tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

download xp driver: http://www.wireless-driver.com/downl...PCI-Driver.htm

(i tried both .inf files in these packages)
wget http://aliendl.alienware.com/Mobile/....1060.0413.zip
or
wget ftp://210.51.181.211/cn/wlan/rtlwlan-8185(1094).zip

unzip rtlwlan-8185(1094).zip
cd WINXP
ndiswrapper -i net8185.inf
ndiswrapper -l

Code:

net8185 : driver installed
	device (10EC:8185) present (alternate driver: rtl8180)

nano /etc/network/interfaces
i add:

Code:

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp

then reboot
...after reboot i try to iwconfig but no wireless extensions
...and ifconfig only shows my lo and eth0

help!

**scurry7** · December 19th, 2008

okay so I tried ndiswrapper with the 64 bit driver version and it seemed to work. I now have a wlan0 and all that stuff, but it freezes all the time.

If i start the computer with the wireless enabled (from bios) it hands when it is loading the wireless driver.

So what can I do? anything?
buy a new card...

can you purchase new internal wireless controllers (its a internal pci for laptops... minipci?)

**khowe** · December 31st, 2008

http://rtl-wifi.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page

I think this is the latest code for rtl818x

I just ordered some pci cards, hope they work.

**transform100** · January 6th, 2009

I was able to get the RTL8185 working with these drivers under ndiswrapper make sure to install ndiswrapper through Ubuntu's package manager or apt-get then install them under System > Administration > Windows Wireless Drivers. For some reason I was unable to get these drivers to work on anything other then Ubuntu I have tried Fedora, Opensuse and many others. Drivers: http://www.filedropper.com/wifidrivers-mx3231tar