installing driver with ndiswrapper

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From: Umarzuki Mochlis <umarzuki@gmail.com>
Date: 2009/1/28
Subject: Re: installing driver with ndiswrapper
To: Stefan Biber <stefan.biber@googlemail.com>

2009/1/28 Stefan Biber <stefan.biber@googlemail.com>

syntax: modprobe <modulname> .....lädt ein modul nach

ndiswrapper ist kein modul

it is a module since after compiling it, I managed to run modprobe ndiswrapper. Check out:
eden:~# modinfo ndiswrapper
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.26-1-amd64/misc/ndiswrapper.ko
license:        GPL
version:        1.53
description:    NDIS wrapper driver
author:         ndiswrapper team <ndiswrapper-general@lists.sourceforge.net>
srcversion:     15EC9D20327F2CF7BC7D049
depends:
vermagic:       2.6.26-1-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions
parm:           if_name:Network interface name or template (default: wlan%d) (charp)
parm:           proc_uid:The uid of the files created in /proc (default: 0). (int)
parm:           proc_gid:The gid of the files created in /proc (default: 0). (int)
parm:           debug:debug level (int)
parm:           hangcheck_interval:The interval, in seconds, for checking if driver is hung. (default: 0) (int)
parm:           utils_version:Compatible version of utils (read only: 1.9) (charp)

I managed to load the driver
eden:~# ndiswrapper -l
bcmwl6 : driver installed
    device (14E4:4315) present (alternate driver: wl)

But no interface shown with iwconfig
eden:~# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

vmnet1    no wireless extensions.

vmnet2    no wireless extensions.

vmnet8    no wireless extensions.

So I checked with dmesg:

[   12.829652] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeIoWorkItem'
[   12.829752] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSetMiniportAttributes'
[   12.829821] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateIoWorkItem'
[   12.829880] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSendNetBufferListsComplete'
[   12.829939] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterMiniportDriver'
[   12.829998] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisQueueIoWorkItem'
[   12.830062] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterScatterGatherDma'
[   12.830121] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterMiniportDriver'
[   12.830180] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateReceiveNetBufferLists'
[   12.830239] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMOidRequestComplete'
[   12.830297] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferListPool'
[   12.830359] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisOpenConfigurationEx'
[   12.830417] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferListPool'
[   12.830475] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterInterruptEx'
[   12.830536] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeMdl'
[   12.830590] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMemoryWithTagPriority'
[   12.830649] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMdl'
[   12.830708] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSetBusData'
[   12.830766] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferAndNetBufferList'
[   12.830826] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMGetBusData'
[   12.830888] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferList'
[   12.830949] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSynchronizeWithInterruptEx'
[   12.831014] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateStatusEx'
[   12.831076] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterInterruptEx'
[   12.831134] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterScatterGatherDma'
[   12.831202] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:206): couldn't prepare driver 'bcmwl6'
[   12.832361] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:108): couldn't load driver bcmwl6; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'

eden:~# cat /var/log/messages | grep loadndis
Jan 28 07:54:08 eden loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: load_driver(358): couldn't load driver bcmwl6

2009/1/27 Umarzuki Mochlis <umarzuki@gmail.com>

I'm trying to install my laptop wireless driver with ndiswrapper

eden:/home/umarzuki/Desktop/Downloads# ndiswrapper -i bcmwl6.inf
installing bcmwl6 ...
eden:/home/umarzuki/Desktop/Downloads# depmod -a
eden:/home/umarzuki/Desktop/Downloads# modprobe ndiswrapper
FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found.

Why did that happened?
eden:/home/umarzuki/Desktop/Downloads# aptitude search ndiswrapper
i   ndiswrapper-common              - Common scripts required to use the utiliti
p   ndiswrapper-source              - Source for the ndiswrapper Linux kernel mo
i A ndiswrapper-utils-1.9           - Userspace utilities for the ndiswrapper Li

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Regards,

Umarzuki Mochlis
http://gameornot.net

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Regards,

Umarzuki Mochlis
http://gameornot.net