Here I downloaded that exe file and I used the following commands along with many commands.I think that is a zip file and i unzipped it. unzip R174291.exe cabextract R174291.exe
and I got the following thing from internet.but it also didn't work. #sudo modprobe -r ndiswrapper #sudo ndiswrapper -r bcmwl5 #sudo apt-get remove ndiswrapper-utils #sudo rm -r /etc/ndiswrapper/ #sudo rm -r /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install build-essential sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` sudo ln -s /usr/src/linux-`uname -r` /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build mkdir -p ~/bcm43xx/ndiswrapper; cd ~/bcm43xx/ndiswrapper sudo wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ndi...er-1.52.tar.gz-Ondiswrapper.tar.gz tar xvzf ndiswrapper.tar.gz cd ndiswrapper* make distclean make sudo make install wget http://myspamb8.googlepages.com/R151517-pruned.zip unzip R151517-pruned.zip cd ~/bcm43xx sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf ndiswrapper -l sudo modprobe ndiswrapper sudo ndiswrapper -m On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 7:45 PM, Robin Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I am new to linux myself, so my advice may not be accurate. But it > seems you r searching for d wrong thing. .exe files are files for windows, > not Linux. You must go to Sytems-> Administration-> Hardware testing. It > will test all the hardware including your wireles , since ur wireless is not > working most probably u r not getting internet connection. U must catch hold > of a wired connection and run the above sequence , when it will show u d > driver u can opt to install it from d internet. If that does not work , u > can note it down and search from it in Synaptic. > > Robin > > 2008/9/17 Sanat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> NAGAMOHAN YENUGANTI wrote: >> > Hi..all, I am using DELL Inspiron 1525 and ubuntu 8.04. I am not >> > able to connect to *Wi-fi or Netgear* .Here,the light for recognising >> > wi-fi is not glowing at all.I searched in internet for some time and >> > from that information I tried downloading and installing drivers >> > something like R174291.exe >> > but it didn't work .Can you help me. >> > >> > -- >> > Y.NagaMohan >> > >> > > >> >> 1. Do you mean you aren't able to connect to a netgear access point over >> Wi-fi (802.11a/b/g/n) ? >> 2. Why are using a .exe file with Ubuntu (Linux)? >> >> Please clarify. >> >> Regards, >> Sanat >> >> >> > > > -- > Robin Paul > > Permanent Address: > 1469, Poorvanchal Complex > J.N.U Campus > New Delhi - 110067 > Phone:011-26741386 > e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mobile No. - 9968047983 > > > > > -- Y.NagaMohan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- group http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
