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Hi Folks Thank you to all took the time out to help me with this one :-) I managed to get the ndiswrapper to compile from source and it is working great. Cheers SuperPlay

I had the same issue under Mandriva 2006 free. If I used "Set-up a new network interface" under netowrk and control panel withing "configure your computer" I managed to get this working by manually configuring this through the konsole. Go to the console and: su to switch to root user ndiswrapper -l this will list installed drivers ndiswrapper -e followed by each driver listed to remove each driver mdiswrapper -l make sure the list is blank Download a driver for your card from http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/List Use a driver from here if posiable as these are verified drivers, extract and save this in a folder Download for example At the console prompt change to the directory where you copied the driver too ndiswrapper -i filename.inf instal driver (Specify your driver .inf file) ndiswrapper -l to ensure your driver is listed Now you should see something like, showing your driver if not we have an issue!: Installed ndis drivers: bcmwl5 driver present, hardware present now at the konsole enter: ndiswrapper -m depmod -a modprobe ndiswrapper You will then need to configure your IP addressing etc. Select the "configure your interface line" http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawi...hp/Installation Hope this helps SuperPlay

Devries you are a superstar! Thanks I have managed to compile and install the latest ndiswrapper. Hey it even works ;-) Cheers SuperPlay

Hi Jaraeez Thank you for you reply. I ran iwpriv eth1 and it returded something like "No Available private ioctl" I am going to attempt to compile the latest ndiswrapper to see if it is Driverloader causing the issue. If not I will buy another wireless nic. Cheers SuperPlay

I am running Mandriva 2006 and uname -r shows 2.6.12-12mdk I have downloaded the following files: NDIS Wrapper 1.7 source http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p...lease_id=376633 kernel-2.6.12.12mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/26/di...-1-1mdk.src.rpm then: copied the source to home/me/download/ndiswrapper-1.7 installed kernel-2.6.12.12mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm installed make log on as root ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.12-12mdk /lib/modules/2.6.12-12mdk/build make distclean make This fails as it can not find the kernel sources, I change directory to /lib/modules/2.6.12-12mdk directory there is a build folder. However I cannot change into this and the word "build" is flashing red with @ afterwards "build@" Capture of build process [root@localhost ndiswrapper-1.7]# make distclean make -C driver clean make[1]: Entering directory `/home/superplay/Download/ndiswrapper-1.7/driver' rm -rf ndiswrapper.ko ndiswrapper.o hal.o iw_ndis.o loader.o misc_funcs.o ndis.o ntoskernel.o ntoskernel_io.o pe_linker.o pnp.o proc.o wrapndis.o wrapper.o divdi3.o usb.o x86_64_stubs.o \ divdi3.o .*.ko.cmd .*.o.cmd ndiswrapper.mod.[oc] *~ .tmp_versions make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/superplay/Download/ndiswrapper-1.7/driver' make -C utils clean make[1]: Entering directory `/home/superplay/Download/ndiswrapper-1.7/utils' rm -f *~ *.o loadndisdriver make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/superplay/Download/ndiswrapper-1.7/utils' rm -f *~ rm -fr ndiswrapper-1.7 ndiswrapper-1.7.tar.gz *.deb patch-stamp make -C driver distclean make[1]: Entering directory `/home/superplay/Download/ndiswrapper-1.7/driver' rm -rf ndiswrapper.ko ndiswrapper.o hal.o iw_ndis.o loader.o misc_funcs.o ndis.o ntoskernel.o ntoskernel_io.o pe_linker.o pnp.o proc.o wrapndis.o wrapper.o divdi3.o usb.o x86_64_stubs.o \ divdi3.o .*.ko.cmd .*.o.cmd ndiswrapper.mod.[oc] *~ .tmp_versions rm -f *_exports.h .\#* x86_64_stubs.h make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/superplay/Download/ndiswrapper-1.7/driver' make -C utils distclean make[1]: Entering directory `/home/superplay/Download/ndiswrapper-1.7/utils' rm -f *~ *.o loadndisdriver rm -f .\#* make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/superplay/Download/ndiswrapper-1.7/utils' rm -f .\#* [root@localhost ndiswrapper-1.7]# make make -C driver make[1]: Entering directory `/home/superplay/Download/ndiswrapper-1.7/driver' Can't find kernel sources in /lib/modules/2.6.12-12mdk/build; give the path to kernel sources with KSRC=<path> argument to make make[1]: *** [prereq_check] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/superplay/Download/ndiswrapper-1.7/driver' make: *** [all] Error 2 [root@localhost ndiswrapper-1.7]# Any help would be appreciated. SuperPlay

Hi chalex20 Thanks for the reply. I have tried minimising the window and it does not show the error and keeps the bar locked. I have to alt+tab to get back to the console window. I saw this same issue when I tried Mandrake 10.x a while ago. Like the idea of the hidden error casing the bar lock. SuperPlay

Can someone confirm if the command "iwconfig eth1 mode monitor" works with Mandriva 2006 Free? I am using PCCARD by the way. SuperPlay I have been working on this for soooooooooo long my hair looks like this

Still going for this! Looking at the issue I am going to attempt to get the driver working using the ndiswapper to see if "driverloader" is the issue with me runnning ifconfig eth1 mode monitor Does anyone have a link to the latest version of the ndiswrapper for Mandriva 2006 free using 2.6.12-mdk I can only find source rpm files. Thanks SuperPlay

I have loaned another card this time a DLINK DWL-650+ installed the drivers etc Guess what! The same bloody error.

Hi I am new to Mandriva 2006 and am not sure if this is the norm. When logged on as a standard user, I have set a "run as different user" for console so it runs under root. When I open the console and enter the password for root the console opens and is operational as expected. However it seems to disable the use of the start bar until the console is closed. If other applications are open I can select these on the desktop just fine. It seems to only lock the bar. When console is closed the following error is shown "KDEInit could not launch 'kdesu'." Is this expected operation?

Hi scarecrow Thanks for the reply, however I still have the issue. I have also set the other nic not to start on boot. SuperPlay

Thanks for the information Just need to work out why iwconfig monitor is failing now! https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=30209

Seems to work with Linuxant installed. SuperPlay

After 12 hours on the task solid, I have managed to install my wireless NIC to Mandriva 2006 using linuxant. The goal is to use airodump to audit wireless points. The tutorial which I have says to put the NIC into monitoring mode using the command iwconfig eth1 mode monitor however when I enter this command as room (my wireless nic is eth1) the following error is shown Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : SET failed on device etch1 ; Invalid argument Help! Cheers SuperPlay

Hi Folks I have just installed Mandriva 2006 onto my laptop and am attempting to get my Buffalo WLI-CB-G54A wireless NIC to work (PCCARD) and failing. Looking here: http://www.linuxcompatible.org/thread30604-1.html It says that the card should work "I use a Buffalo G54 (WLI-CB-G54A) via ndiswrapper 0.12 and the bcmwl5a.inf" AbsoluteValue Systems lists the card http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html.gz However I can not get it to work on my system: I have downloaded the XP drivers directly from Buffalo for the card however bcmwl5a.inf does not exists so I downloaded file R76521 from Dell which did. Each time I select "Use a windows driver (With ndiswrapper version which came with Mandriva) the driver fails with the error "unable to find NDSIwrapper interface" I have so fat tried the following .inf files From the buffalo driver download net2pg54 netcbg54 netbwc2k From the dell download bcmwl5a bcml5 If I look under NICs in hardware the card is shown as aL Broadcom Corp BCM94306 802.11g Vendor: 5348 Device ID: 17184 SubVendor: 4436 Sub device ID: 804 Help! Cheers SuperPlay

Hi The mouse I have is badged Dell, I am sure it is a Microsoft Standard Wheel mouse though. The standard optical one with no extra buttons, and where the when only moves forwards/backwards. Ta SuperPlay

Hi Folks I am using Mandrake 10.1 and a USB wheel mouse. The mouse seems to operate fine, however I would like to change the operation of the wheel. I am used to using a wheel mouse under Windows XP to scroll up and down pages, under mandrake the wheel seems to do random operations, such as in Firefox is moves forwards and backwards through pages. Can the operation of the wheel be change so it controls page scrolling? I have looked in the Mandrake control centre under mouse but can not see any options. Thanks SuperPlay

Hi Folks Please excuse me if this is a simple and dumb query, I have only just started out with Linux. I have noticed that the XMMS audio player is very popular and I would like to give it a go. Which download do I need for Mandrake 10.1? I am unsure what to download http://www.xmms.org/download.php Can you gude me, Ta SuperPlay

I am totaly new to linux and having a nightmare of a time trying to get my Wireless adapter to connect to my internet router. The card is a USB Belkin F5D7050. I have installed the drivers for the card using the wrapper avalable from www.linuxant.com Wrapper installation log: [root@localhost superplay]# ls Desktop/ Linux/ tmp/ [root@localhost superplay]# cd Linux [root@localhost Linux]# ls driverloader-2.24_k2.6.8.1_12mdk-1mdk.i586.rpm* rt2500usb.cat* rt2500usb.sys* LICENSE* rt2500usb.inf* rt25u98.sys* [root@localhost Linux]# rpm -i driverloader-2.24_k2.6.8.1_12mdk-1mdk.i586.rpm warning: driverloader-2.24_k2.6.8.1_12mdk-1mdk.i586.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 5dfbf7dc Linuxant DriverLoader for Wireless LAN devices, version 2.24 Pre-built driver modules that seem compatible with your system were found under /usr/lib/driverloader/modules/binaries/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk. If you need license keys, assistance or more information, please go to: http://www.linuxant.com/ When reporting a problem for the first time, please send us the file generated by "dldrconfig --dumpdiag". To complete the installation, please point your browser to: http://127.0.0.1:18020/ [root@localhost Linux]# I then configured the card though the browser as follows and specified the trial version key.: rt2500usb.inf rt2500usb.sys rt25u98.sys I then used the andrake Control Centre and added the card "eth1:Belkin:Belkin 54g USB network adapter" assigned valid IP/DNS and Gateway (Router) The adpater flashed into life, I can ping the adapter by loop address (127.0.0.1) and by its IP 192.168.1.10 however when I attempt to ping my wireless router I get the error "destination host unreachable" To simplify trouble shooting I enabled SSID broadcast and disables WEP on the router. If I run a iwlist/iwconfig scan it picks up the router and reports its details. I have tried the connection with and without fragmentation and RTU settings (I took the valued from my router) I do not have the firewall enabled. Under windows the adapter works fantastic, so I know that the hardware and the wireless range is good! So far I have been trying for 11hrs and still no joy