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Wireless Network Cards and Linux

  • 04-01-2007 01:00AM
    #1
    brian_rbk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭


    Im trying to get my wireless card to work with fedora ... looking around the internet it seems i have to install ndiswrapper because there is no linux driver

    ive downloaded ndiswrapper and extracted it, and downloaded the driver i needed, but i cant seem to install ndiswrapper!

    im a complete newbie, so i need instructions from the start...
    any help would be great, my laptop isnt much use to me without wireless networking.

    my card is an IPN2220

    Thanks,
    bri


Comments

  • #2
    djmarkus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭djmarkus


    which fedora core is it? if you go "modprobe ndiswrapper" as root does it give you back a message?


  • #3
    brian_rbk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭brian_rbk


    when i put in uname-a i get
    2.6.15-1.2054+FC5 #1 ...

    when i enter
    modprobe ndiswrapper , i get
    Module ndswrapper not found


  • #4
    djmarkus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭djmarkus


    is putting a newer distribution on your computer an option? i know in suse 10.2 and ubuntu ndiswrapper is piss easy. Fedora core 5 is badly outdated


  • #5
    brian_rbk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭brian_rbk


    just installed fedora today for the first time! it took me long enuf to install it alongside windows ...

    are there any other options?

    i would consider installing another distribution if i was gonna get more hassle like this...


  • #6
    liamo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭liamo


    brian_rbk wrote:
    i cant seem to install ndiswrapper!
    Please elaborate.


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  • #7
    brian_rbk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭brian_rbk


    got it sorted ... updated all the software packages online, took a few hours, and when i tried again it worked!

    delighted... thanks for the help


  • #8
    bman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 590 ✭✭✭bman


    I had problems with FC5 when I installed as well with regards to installing some other programs, although I didn't need ndiswrapper. Everything worked fine for me when I upgraded the kernel to a newer version that the original 2.6.15-1.2054. (Although it may have been something else). Anyway its working now but i always find its best to update everything straight away after your fresh install. For FC 'sudo yum update' will cover everything including the kernel.


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