install ndisgtk then open administration then windows wireless drivers and
install it that way

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 4:32 PM, wirechief <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> 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. Thanks for your help.
>> >
>> > > > --
>> > > > Reach out and share life, care for others,
>> >
>> > --
>> > Reach out and share life, care for others,
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