Many thanks My WiFi card is a WG511 v2 Made in China with Marvel Chip set and I have Windows drivers that appear to work. So do I follow everything up to 10 then substitute my driver files? Will try anyway and let you know
Thanks Nick On Sep 25, 7:46 pm, Darth Chaos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 25, 9:21 am, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There is a bug in the kernel of Hardy Heron 8.04 that produces a > > problem using ndiswrapper with Windows drivers for my WiFi pcmcia > > card. The WPA is broken. > > > I really like GOS Gadgets Beta, and look forward to the Final, however > > if the next version of Ubuntu fixes the problem, and reorts on the > > Alpha 6 are mixed ,then it may not be worth installing GOS. If some > > one can confirm whether I could replace the kernal fron Intrepid Ibex > > simply then thats the route I'll take. > > > Regards and thanks for the help so far. > > > Nick > > I noticed that bug a while back on Xubuntu 8.04.1 using my laptop's > Broadcom 4306 wifi. I had to do the following: > > 1) Remove the b43-fwcutter package > > sudo aptitude remove b43-fwcutter > > (NOTE: If you do not have b43-fwcutter enabled in the Restricted > Drivers Manager, ignore this step.) > > 2) Install ndiswrapper > > sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 > > (NOTE: If ndiswrapper is already installed, ignore this step.) > > 3) Download and install wireless driver. Extract the contents to your > user's home directory. > > Wifi drivers available athttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=LMXHHJQ9 > > 4) Create bash script to fix wireless > > cd /etc/init.d > sudo gedit wirelessfix.sh > > (NOTE: If using Kubuntu, use kwrite in place of gedit. If using > Xubuntu, use mousepad in place of gedit.) > > Paste the following into the empty file: > #!/bin/bash > > modprobe -r b44 > modprobe -r b43 > modprobe -r b43legacy > modprobe -r ssb > modprobe -r ndiswrapper > modprobe ndiswrapper > modprobe b44 > > 5) Save it, and close the text editor. > > 6) Make wirelessfix.sh executable: > > sudo chmod 755 wirelessfix.sh > > 7) Execute the following command: > > sudo update-rc.d wirelessfix.sh defaults > > 8) Go back to your user's home directory. > > cd /home/user (substitute user with your username) > > 9) Go to where the drivers contents were extracted. It should be a > directory named wlan. > > cd wlan > > 10) Install the drivers. > > sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf > > sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5a.inf > > 11) Reboot. > > Wifi should be working upon reboot. Enjoy! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
