Just remember when using commands in Linux to "the ones with spaces" makequotes around those that have a space imbedded in the name .
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 4:15 PM, u_07 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Made a little more progress. I installed all of the ndis packages and > was able to uninstall then reinstall the blkwgu.inf driver with no > problems (this time using a GUI app that was installed (System > Preferences > Administration > Windows Wireless Drivers). I then > issued the ndiswrapper -l command and it now gives me the following: > > blkwgu : driver installed > device (050D) present (alternate driver: zd1211rw) > > Earlier that same command was giving me: "blkwgu : invalid driver!" > so I feel like I am making some progress. I did steps 7, 8 and 9 > again. 7 and 8 doesn't tell you much, but Step 9 gives me the same > info as earlier so I am stuck at Step 9 now. A couple of things I need > to find out are, when issuing the "sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid WHATEVER" > command do I substitute the name of the wireless router on my network > (in this case Belkin_N_Wireless_A86CEB) in place of the WHATEVER? That > sounds confusing so if it doesn't make sense I'l figure that out on my > own. Also, seeing as have the driver installed correctly I wonder if I > can do this rest without using the terminal and instead do it all from > the gOS menus. I'll post more once I get past this. I think I am close > to getting a connection just need a few more things. > > Thanks again. > > > > On Sep 7, 3:24 pm, wirechief <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > try uninstalling the drivers first then reinstall, I don't use > ndiswrapper > > anymore but the coding to do all this can be found with google. > > > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 2:28 PM, u_07 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, I renamed the file to blkwgu.inf and reissued the ndiswrapper > > > command and it gave me the following reply "driver blkwgu is already > > > installed" so the .inf driver must be installed. But in Step 6 I still > > > get the same message "blkwgu : invalid driver!" So the driver is > > > installed but it's invalid? Not sure what I should do next as that's > > > not good. thanks again! > > > > > On Sep 7, 1:52 pm, wirechief <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You didn't mention if you checked for the captialization problem, > Linux > > > is > > > > case sensitiveI am refering to this .... > > > > I copied the > > > > following files to the inf folder: BLKWGU.inf and BLKWGUXP.sys. I > > > > installed the BLKWGU.inf driver (Step 5), it wouldn't install the > > > > other file so I left it alone (maybe a mistake?). > > > > > > Linux may not like the CAPS. > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 1:42 PM, u_07 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Okay, I needed some sleep so I've only been on this for about an > hour > > > > > today but I've made a little progress, still no connection. Also, > > > > > obviously this is not a gOS problem and more of a Ubuntu 8.04 > (Hardy > > > > > Heron) issue. Actually, in my opinion, I don't think it's even > really > > > > > an Ubuntu problem but more of a the hardware manufactures > > > > > fault...that's just my opinion though. Plus, Linux is fairly new to > me > > > > > as well so that's probably the main issue here...anyways... > > > > > > > I found that I was wrong about the following link not giving me > enough > > > > > info (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=756260) So > definitely > > > > > go and read that first. Anyone that hasn't checked that out first > > > > > should as that's what I am using as a guide for now. > > > > > > > I did finally install the ndiswrapper. I put in my gOS CD and > > > > > navigated to the /media/cdrom0/pool/main/n/ndiswrapper and > installed > > > > > the "ndiswrapper-utils..." .deb package. That installed with no > > > > > problems (Windows users can just double-click on the .deb pagkage > and > > > > > it'll install it for them or use the terminal if you want to). > > > > > > > Fortunately, I had my "Smart Wizard" CD for my Belkin network > adapter > > > > > so I all i had to do is copy the drivers from the folder to a inf > > > > > folder, just like the guide tells you to (Step 3). I copied the > > > > > following files to the inf folder: BLKWGU.inf and BLKWGUXP.sys. I > > > > > installed the BLKWGU.inf driver (Step 5), it wouldn't install the > > > > > other file so I left it alone (maybe a mistake?). > > > > > > > I then followed Step 6 and typed in ndiswrapper -l but I got the > > > > > following: "blkwgu : invalid driver!" so that's not good. I went > back > > > > > to Step 5 and ran the previous command and it tells me the driver > is > > > > > installed so I am pretty sure that it's installed. > > > > > > > I wasn't sure what to do after I got the error message in Step 6 so > I > > > > > went to the next few steps out of curiousity (maybe another > mistake?). > > > > > The next 3 steps (7, 8 and 9) went well, which I thought was > strange. > > > > > Step 9 (iwconfig) was especially interesting because it found the > > > > > following ESSID:"Belkin_N_Wireless_A86CEB", which is not my > wireless > > > > > adpapter but the name of a wireless adapter that I am suppose to > > > > > connect to get an internet connection, actually there's more than > one > > > > > router but I don't think that's really important. > > > > > > > Like I said, I already connected to this internet connection under > > > > > Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) so I know it's not the particular > "network > > > > > set up" that's the problem, even though it is unusual. Regardless, > > > > > here is the output after using the iwconfig command. > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/inf$ iwconfig > > > > > > > lo no wireless extensions. > > > > > > > eth0 no wireless extensions. > > > > > > > eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"Belkin_N_Wireless_A86CEB" > > > > > Nickname:"zd1211" > > > > > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: > > > > > 00:1C:DF:A8:6C:EB > > > > > Bit Rate=24 Mb/s > > > > > Link Quality=47/100 Signal level=12/100 > > > > > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > > > > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/inf$ sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid > > > > > Belkin_N_Wireless_66591E > > > > > Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) : > > > > > SET failed on device wlan0 ; No such device. > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/inf$ sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid > > > > > Belkin_N_Wireless_A86CEB > > > > > Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) : > > > > > SET failed on device wlan0 ; No such device. > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/inf$ sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid > > > > > Belkin_N_Wireless_8B1A > > > > > Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) : > > > > > SET failed on device wlan0 ; No such device. > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/inf$ sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid BELKIN > > > > > Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) : > > > > > SET failed on device wlan0 ; No such device.. > > > > > > > ...This is where I am at the moment (like I said I've made SOME > > > > > progress). If anyone can put me in the right direction I'd > appreciate > > > > > it. Also, once I do figure it out (and I have an internet > connection > > > > > on my gOS machine) I will write step-by-step instructions on how to > > > > > get this particular wireless adapter to work. Then hopefully > someone > > > > > with a lot more knowledge can generalize my steps and make it work > for > > > > > all (or most) USB Wireless Adapters. Thanks again for the replies. > > > > > > > On Sep 7, 3:06 am, gies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Same problem here, but as I am just stepping into the world of > Linux > > > / > > > > > > gOS wouldn't mind a step by step explanation. Your help is highly > > > > > > > > PS like gOS so far > > > > > > > > On Sep 7, 7:31 am, jmolk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Am having basically the same problem only have never had this > USB > > > > > > > Adapter work. Help appreciated. Thanks! > > > > > > > > > On Sep 6, 10:55 pm, u_07 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi. > > > > > > > > > > I am having problems getting my Belkin Wireless G USB Network > > > Adapter > > > > > > > > F5D7050 to work. I do not have internet connection on this > > > machine so > > > > > > > > I can't simply use apt-get. Also, I've read the following > post > > > > > > > > ( > > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux/browse_thread/thread/b4d1ba73. > > > .. > > > > > > > > ) and links it provided as well and they were sort of helpful > but > > > > > it's > > > > > > > > not solving the problem. I am also looking over at the Ubuntu > > > forums > > > > > > > > as well. > > > > > > > > > > Anyways, the wireless network adapter worked without any > problem > > > on > > > > > my > > > > > > > > Ubuntu machine (Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)). But I see now > that > > > with > > > > > > > > the Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) people are having problems with > > > this > > > > > > > > adapter so I need some good resources to get it all working. > I > > > see > > > > > > > > that you need to install ndiswrapper so seeing as I do not > have > > > an > > > > > > > > internet connection I put in my gOS CD, navigated to the > cdrom > > > drive > > > > > > > > and with the terminal I typed out: sudo apt-get install > > > ndiswrapper- > > > > > > > > common* (utils doesn't seem to work and suggests that you use > > > > > > > > ndiswrapper-common instead). From what I saw it seemed to > install > > > the > > > > > > > > package but when I ran the following command sudo ndiswrapper > -i > > > > > > > > BLKWGU.inf I get the following: "Error: no ndiswrapper > utils > > > > > found!" > > > > > > > > > > Any links to resources on this particular Network Adapter > using > > > > > Ubuntu > > > > > > > > 8.04 (Hardy Heron) is welcomed. 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