Comments on: BCM43xx Ndiswrapper in Hardy http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/bcm43xx-ndiswrapper-in-hardy/ Salatiga Linux Community Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:54:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: weromemuero http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/bcm43xx-ndiswrapper-in-hardy/#comment-82 weromemuero Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:43:42 +0000 http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-82 hey man thx for the help the only prob is that when i reboot i have to rmmod ssd rmmod ndiswrapper modprobe ndiswrapper always and i've already added those lines into /etc/rc.local do i have to add the lines before exit 0 or after hey man thx for the help the only prob is that when i reboot i have to rmmod ssd rmmod ndiswrapper modprobe ndiswrapper always and i’ve already added those lines into /etc/rc.local do i have to add the lines before exit 0 or after

]]> By: kunde http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/bcm43xx-ndiswrapper-in-hardy/#comment-32 kunde Tue, 13 May 2008 22:08:10 +0000 http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-32 thanks man!!! thanks man!!!

]]> By: anom http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/bcm43xx-ndiswrapper-in-hardy/#comment-31 anom Tue, 13 May 2008 08:39:52 +0000 http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-31 Maybe the problem is on the ndiswrapper. It should find the file because you are in the directory of the file. I'd just done a fresh install of Hardy and add ndiswrapper. then do the following: anom@anom-laptop:~/Public/bcm$ ls bcmwl5.inf bcmwl5.sys anom@anom-laptop:~/Public/bcm$ sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf installing bcmwl5 ... anom@anom-laptop:~/Public/bcm$ sudo ndiswrapper -ma module configuration information is stored in /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper No problem with it. List the file in the directory to make sure it's there. Maybe the problem is on the ndiswrapper. It should find the file because you are in the directory of the file.
I’d just done a fresh install of Hardy and add ndiswrapper.
then do the following:
anom@anom-laptop:~/Public/bcm$ ls
bcmwl5.inf bcmwl5.sys
anom@anom-laptop:~/Public/bcm$ sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
installing bcmwl5 …
anom@anom-laptop:~/Public/bcm$ sudo ndiswrapper -ma
module configuration information is stored in /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper

No problem with it. List the file in the directory to make sure it’s there.

]]> By: Shrek http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/bcm43xx-ndiswrapper-in-hardy/#comment-30 Shrek Tue, 13 May 2008 03:05:36 +0000 http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-30 I am running into trouble with : change to the directory where you put the two files: $ cd bcm43 $ sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf I did copy the two files to my home folder, but I get this error message: couldn't open bcmwl5.inf: No such file or directory at /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper-1.9 line 219. I am running into trouble with :

change to the directory where you put the two files:
$ cd bcm43
$ sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf

I did copy the two files to my home folder, but I get this error message:

couldn’t open bcmwl5.inf: No such file or directory at /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper-1.9 line 219.

]]> By: anom http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/bcm43xx-ndiswrapper-in-hardy/#comment-29 anom Mon, 12 May 2008 02:39:35 +0000 http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-29 I'd just uploaded bcmwl5.inf and bcmwl5.inf here: http://www.4shared.com/file/47265887/bdef588b/bcm43xx.html Try and inform me the result. I’d just uploaded bcmwl5.inf and bcmwl5.inf here:
http://www.4shared.com/file/47265887/bdef588b/bcm43xx.html

Try and inform me the result.

]]> By: anom http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/bcm43xx-ndiswrapper-in-hardy/#comment-28 anom Mon, 12 May 2008 02:20:25 +0000 http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-28 Your problem is in [ 22.757100] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:210): couldn’t prepare driver ‘bcmwl6′ [ 22.757720] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:112): couldn’t load driver bcmwl6; check system log for messages from ‘loadndisdriver’ Probably the driver is not suitable for the card. Try to find bcmwl5. as far as I'm concerned that's the perfect Windows driver for BCM43xx Hope this help. Your problem is in
[ 22.757100] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:210): couldn’t prepare driver ‘bcmwl6′
[ 22.757720] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:112): couldn’t load driver bcmwl6; check system log for messages from ‘loadndisdriver’

Probably the driver is not suitable for the card. Try to find bcmwl5.
as far as I’m concerned that’s the perfect Windows driver for BCM43xx

Hope this help.

]]> By: Controlador Wireless BCM43XX + NDISwrapper en Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 « Matando tigres http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/bcm43xx-ndiswrapper-in-hardy/#comment-26 Controlador Wireless BCM43XX + NDISwrapper en Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 « Matando tigres Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:56 +0000 http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-26 [...] Ver también: RaulSlacker Wiki Fedora Venezuela Salatiga Linux [...] [...] Ver también: RaulSlacker Wiki Fedora Venezuela Salatiga Linux [...]

]]> By: S V http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/bcm43xx-ndiswrapper-in-hardy/#comment-25 S V Fri, 09 May 2008 12:40:41 +0000 http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-25 (continued,,,) Here's the output of lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile GME965/GLE960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GME965/GLE960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c) 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GME965/GLE960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c) 00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82562GT 10/100 Network Connection (rev 03) 00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03) 00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03) 00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA IDE Controller (rev 03) 10:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02) And the output of iwconfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. (continued,,,)

Here’s the output of lspci:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile GME965/GLE960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GME965/GLE960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GME965/GLE960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82562GT 10/100 Network Connection (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)
10:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02)

And the output of iwconfig:

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

]]> By: S V http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/bcm43xx-ndiswrapper-in-hardy/#comment-24 S V Fri, 09 May 2008 12:37:53 +0000 http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-24 Hi I followed your guide to install drivers on my HP 6720s laptop running Ubuntu 8.04. The driver I downloaded (from the HP site) has bcmwl6.inf instead of bcmwl5.inf - so I continued to install following your instructions. I added the lines you mentioned in the rc.local file. But WLAN is not working and here's part of the output of dmesg: [ 22.697128] usbcore: deregistering interface driver ndiswrapper [ 22.741040] ndiswrapper version 1.52 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no) [ 22.756853] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterInterruptEx' [ 22.756866] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateStatusEx' [ 22.756873] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferList' [ 22.756881] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMdl' [ 22.756894] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeMdl' [ 22.756919] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterScatterGatherDma' [ 22.756929] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterInterruptEx' [ 22.756940] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSynchronizeWithInterruptEx' [ 22.756948] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterMiniportDriver' [ 22.756955] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSetMiniportAttributes' [ 22.756965] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMGetBusData' [ 22.756973] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterScatterGatherDma' [ 22.756983] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferListPool' [ 22.756994] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMOidRequestComplete' [ 22.757002] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateIoWorkItem' [ 22.757009] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSetBusData' [ 22.757016] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferAndNetBufferList' [ 22.757031] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterMiniportDriver' [ 22.757044] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferListPool' [ 22.757053] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisOpenConfigurationEx' [ 22.757060] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeIoWorkItem' [ 22.757068] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSendNetBufferListsComplete' [ 22.757075] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateReceiveNetBufferLists' [ 22.757086] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMemoryWithTagPriority' [ 22.757097] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisQueueIoWorkItem' [ 22.757100] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:210): couldn't prepare driver 'bcmwl6' [ 22.757720] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:112): couldn't load driver bcmwl6; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver' [ 22.757773] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper Could you interpret the problem from this output? Please help... Thanks Hi

I followed your guide to install drivers on my HP 6720s laptop running Ubuntu 8.04.

The driver I downloaded (from the HP site) has bcmwl6.inf instead of bcmwl5.inf – so I continued to install following your instructions.

I added the lines you mentioned in the rc.local file.

But WLAN is not working and here’s part of the output of dmesg:

[ 22.697128] usbcore: deregistering interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 22.741040] ndiswrapper version 1.52 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 22.756853] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMRegisterInterruptEx’
[ 22.756866] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMIndicateStatusEx’
[ 22.756873] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisFreeNetBufferList’
[ 22.756881] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisAllocateMdl’
[ 22.756894] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisFreeMdl’
[ 22.756919] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMDeregisterScatterGatherDma’
[ 22.756929] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMDeregisterInterruptEx’
[ 22.756940] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMSynchronizeWithInterruptEx’
[ 22.756948] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMRegisterMiniportDriver’
[ 22.756955] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMSetMiniportAttributes’
[ 22.756965] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMGetBusData’
[ 22.756973] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMRegisterScatterGatherDma’
[ 22.756983] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisAllocateNetBufferListPool’
[ 22.756994] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMOidRequestComplete’
[ 22.757002] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisAllocateIoWorkItem’
[ 22.757009] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMSetBusData’
[ 22.757016] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisAllocateNetBufferAndNetBufferList’
[ 22.757031] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMDeregisterMiniportDriver’
[ 22.757044] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisFreeNetBufferListPool’
[ 22.757053] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisOpenConfigurationEx’
[ 22.757060] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisFreeIoWorkItem’
[ 22.757068] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMSendNetBufferListsComplete’
[ 22.757075] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisMIndicateReceiveNetBufferLists’
[ 22.757086] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisAllocateMemoryWithTagPriority’
[ 22.757097] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:’NdisQueueIoWorkItem’
[ 22.757100] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:210): couldn’t prepare driver ‘bcmwl6′
[ 22.757720] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:112): couldn’t load driver bcmwl6; check system log for messages from ‘loadndisdriver’
[ 22.757773] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper

Could you interpret the problem from this output? Please help…

Thanks

]]> By: gf4e http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/bcm43xx-ndiswrapper-in-hardy/#comment-7 gf4e Mon, 05 May 2008 04:01:57 +0000 http://linuxsalatiga.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-7 If you really want to try, then first thing you have to do is download the desired kernel from kernel.org, and simply follow one of the millions of tutorials on how to compile a kernel. Google gives many and many links. I have a release version, but it still does not work, although it had been announced that it was fixed in an even earlier kernel version. If you really want to try, then first thing you have to do is download the desired kernel from kernel.org, and simply follow one of the millions of tutorials on how to compile a kernel. Google gives many and many links.

I have a release version, but it still does not work, although it had been announced that it was fixed in an even earlier kernel version.

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