Netgear USB N150 wireless adapter keeps asking for password ubuntu 12.04

[DZDB]

Chili,

My answers to your question is as follows:

1) When I say that I am getting stuck on the "modprobe ndiswrapper" command this means that the command just hangs there and the prompt never returns until I close the terminal.


My questions to you are as follows:
1) Can I shutdown by using a command from the terminal such the following command?

Code:
sudo poweroff


I guess one way to find out is just to try.


2) Why am I removing everything from ndiswrapper by using the code below? I worked so hard to compile ndiswrapper 1.58. I guess I am missing something here.

sudo rm -rf /etc/ndiswrapper/*


On Tuesday morning I will try again. Hopefully I am at least able to connect to the internet. Hopefully in the future I will resolve my shutdown issues.

[chili555]

2) Why am I removing everything from ndiswrapper by using the code below? I worked so hard to compile ndiswrapper 1.58. I guess I am missing something here.

sudo rm -rf /etc/ndiswrapper/*

Files located in the /etc directory are configuration files, not program files. All the old netrtwlanu.inf files, the ones that were reported to be invalid, are located there. I am suggesting that we wipe the slate clean and install one hopefully known good netrtwlanu.inf file.

The files that were built when you compiled 1.58, the program and library files are elsewhere:

/lib/modules/3.5.0-21-generic/misc/ndiswrapper.ko
/lib/modules/3.5.0-27-generic/misc/ndiswrapper.ko
/usr/sbin/ndiswrapper
/usr/sbin/ndiswrapper-1.9
/usr/sbin/ndiswrapper-buginfo
/usr/share/doc/ndiswrapper-common
/usr/share/doc/ndiswrapper-utils-1.9
/usr/share/doc/ndiswrapper-common/NEWS.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/ndiswrapper-common/README.Debian
/usr/share/doc/ndiswrapper-common/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/ndiswrapper-common/copyright
/usr/share/doc/ndiswrapper-utils-1.9/NEWS.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/ndiswrapper-utils-1.9/changelog.Debian.gz
etc., etc.

...not, as you can see, in /etc.

[DZDB]

Chili,

To me everything looks good! My results are as follows:

dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$ sudo rm -rf/etc/ndiswrapper/*
[sudo] password for dzdb:
dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$


dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -iDesktop/WinXPlater/netrtwlanu.inf
[sudo] password for dzdb:
installing netrtwlanu ...
dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$


dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
[sudo] password for dzdb:
dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$


dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$ dmesg|grep ndis
[ 830.473307]ndiswrapper version 1.58 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 830.499848] usbcore:registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$

To add even more positive news, my computer shutdown properly.

So my steps are?

[chili555]

Looks very good so far! What does this tell us?

iwconfig
ndiswrapper -l

[DZDB]

Chili,

Before I run the "iwconfig" and "nidiswrapper -l" commands, do I need to insert the Netgear n150 usb adapter in the computer's usb port?

[chili555]

Yes, please. If you are working on trying to get the Netgear working, then we need to have it inserted.

[DZDB]

Chili,

It appears that I am very close now. My results are as follows:

dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$ ndiswrapper -l
netrtwlanu : driver installed
dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$


dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$ iwconfig
lo no wirelessextensions.

eth0 no wirelessextensions.

dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$


So what are my next steps?

[chili555]

dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$ ndiswrapper -l
netrtwlanu : driver installed ??device (0846:9041) present??

Was the device inserted at the time?? Please be sure the device is inserted. Be sure the system sees it:

lsusb

Be sure the module is loaded:

sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

Check again:

ndiswrapper -l

Check the log for messages:

dmesg | grep ndis

[DZDB]

Chili,

The device (usb adapter) was inserted at the time I ran the commands "iwconfig" and "ndiswrapper -l"(this morning, post 147). When I ran the command "modprobe ndiswrapper" yesterday (post #143) the device was not inserted.

[chili555]

It doesn't help us to get the device going if it isn't inserted. Please see and follow my post just above.