jofg Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 OK Kernel 2.6.12-12mdksmp ndiswrapper 1.12 Windows driver is netprism.inf at ndiswrapper -l, the netprism is displayed. I am trying to install ndiswrapper for DLINK AIR DWL 650, which is compatible with Linux Mandriva. at ndiswrapper -m, alias wlan0 ndiswrapper is added to modprobe.conf When I am at root # I type in modprobe ndiswrapper, it gives me an error. Now I read that, the command ..... ndiswrapper needs to be added to modeprobe.preload When I try to save, it asks if I have permission. Which I do. When I right click onto properties to set to Can Read and Wriite, it prevents me from doing so. I am at #, after I use my Admin password. How can I add that line? I think I am almost there. Any help, thanks. [moved from Networking by spinynorman] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Open a konsole/command prompt and type this: su (supply root password) vi /etc/modprobe.preload press i so you can enter text. press esc to exit editing mode press :wq to write and exit cat /etc/modprobe.preload the last command will display the file on screen, so that you can see if your new entry is in there. You should then be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qchem Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 I don't see how loading the module at boot is going to help if you can't do it manually. What's the error message you get when you try to load the module? Have you tried identifying your card via lspci and checking the ndiswrapper database? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 I never noticed that modprobe erroring, good thinking :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jofg Posted April 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 K after trying to save modprobe.preload I am prevented from saving...... The document could not be saved, as it was not possible to write to file:///etc/modprobe.preload Check that you have write access to this file or that there is enough disk space available. I typed in my password to get to # And there is enough disk space and the DLINK DWL 650 is on the list. I am using this tutorial http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawi...hp/Installation I am looking at the last part of the tutorial. ndiswrapper for Mandrake users. Do I need to write ndiswrapper to the modprobe.preload. I think I will restart from beginning, unless you see something wrong. I think I am getting the hang of all of these penguins, thanks for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 If you can't save the file, it means you didn't type "su" to get into root privilege mode. Also, as qchem said, if you can't do modprobe ndiswrapper, then adding to modprobe.preload isn't going to solve your problem either. What is the error message when you type: modprobe ndiswrapper Because we need you to post this here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qchem Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 You may also find something pertinent at the bottom of dmesg just after you try the modprobe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkelve Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Is this the 650+? Here's some discussion about it, but no solution unfortunately. http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=22513 Still, it's nice to know people are working on drivers for both the 650 and 650+ cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jofg Posted April 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 K Wireless card is DLINK DWL 650 ( no +), the Windows CD driver is Ver 1, and in Hardward it is Rev P, netprism.inf is the driver. Error after..... modprobe ndiswrapper FATAL modprobe cannot be found. // how do I install this modprobe ndiswrapper ? when I type in ndiswrapper -l....... netprism driver found It does not state anything about hardware found. And after dmesg r8169:eth0:PHY reset until link up many times over. The card, and kernel are up to date. // I think I got the Real tek from the DLINK site, in the Linux Download section for cards. http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downlo...2&Software=True Also, I am using the neighbors linksys router to connect,. It should be a strong signal. I will again this weekend with my sister's linksys, and be online with her computer and trying to hack into my Mandriva system Thanks, Happy Easter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 (edited) You can only modprobe as root: su modprobe ndiswrapper Plus, that if you do lsmod (always as root) you should see a module "r8169" loaded. You don't need a special driver for the Realtek- its included in the kernel you are using. Edited April 14, 2006 by scarecrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jofg Posted April 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Kyes I am in su root # Do I need to cd to get into where the modprobe is or can I just type it in at #? Thanks 1 Penguin rating, at least I got to dual boot this machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qchem Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 If you do "su -" rather than "su" modprobe should then be in your path and you should be able to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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