usbcore and ndiswrapper for toshiba laptop
Toshiba laptop A215-S7422, debian etch installed
# uname -a: 2.6.22-4-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 10:29:27 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I'm following the instructions here:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-wireless-networking-41/trying-to-load-module-ndiswrapper-with-modprobe-modprobe-ndiswrapper-doesnt-work-322203/?s=16932898c44a3ad09908835b182b666d
if link above broken, look here:
http://tinyurl.com/2a9jcj
I have the ndiswrapper deb installed, ndiswrapper-utils-1.9, deb
version 1.28-1 (stable), but usbcore appears to be missing.
The relevant info:
# modinfo ndiswrapper
modinfo: could not find module ndiswrapper
# modprobe usbcore
FATAL: Module usbcore not found
# modprobe ndiswrapper
FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found
> if you do have usbcore and you don't have ndiswrapper, try "update-modules"
which I did, but usbcore is still missing. Don't know if it is built
directly into kernel, don't know how to check this. If it is, I tried
compiling ndiswrapper with module-assistant, and got an error message:
/usr/src/modules/ndiswrapper/ndis.c:1862: warning:
> unused variable 'radio_status
which is referenced as a debian bug:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=419057
I'm using the kernel (listed above) from debian-backports and don't
want to use the stock etch kernel, I'll be updating the kernel as
backports updates its kernel as I'm trying to solve other problems
with the laptop as well (getting logged out of X, laptop going to
screensaver, then blank screen, then after a while I can't get back
into laptop, it seems to be in a frozen hibernation mode, etc., no
sound, other issues.
# locate usbcore.ko returns nothing
# modprobe -n -v --first-time usbcore
FATAL: Module usbcore not found.
# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (Internal gfx)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 7914
00:05.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 7915
00:06.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI
Express Port 2)
00:12.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI0)
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI1)
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI2)
00:13.3 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI3)
00:13.4 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI4)
00:13.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB Controller (EHCI)
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 14)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 IDE
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
[Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
[Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
[Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
[Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS690M [Radeon
X1200 Series]
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E
PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 01)
14:06.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
14:06.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro
Host Adapter (rev 22)
14:06.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 12)
14:06.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host
Adapter (rev 12)
14:06.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 12)
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# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 104
model name : AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-58
stepping : 1
cpu MHz : 800.000
cache size : 512 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext
fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm
extapic cr8_legacy misalignsse
bogomips : 1628.77
TLB size : 1024 4K pages
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps
processor : 1
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 104
model name : AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-58
stepping : 1
cpu MHz : 800.000
cache size : 512 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 1
cpu cores : 2
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext
fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm
extapic cr8_legacy misalignsse
bogomips : 1628.77
TLB size : 1024 4K pages
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps
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I appreciate any help anyone can provide, let me know if you need any
additional info and what command to use to get it if possible.
d.m.
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