[gentoo-user] ndiswrapper

[gentoo-user] ndiswrapper

[Matthew Daubenspeck]

I am trying to get wireless working on an x86 install using ndiswrapper.
It worked for about 2 days, then stopped for no reason.

modprobe works:
net5416 : driver installed
        device (168C:0024) present

Although running a standard iwconfig command fails:
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
    SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.

iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed key hexkey essid local_wireless_wap channel
11 rate 54M

Here is dmesg:

ndiswrapper version 1.42 loaded (smp=yes)
ndiswrapper: driver net5416 (,12/13/2006,6.0.2.75) loaded
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:02:00.0 to 64
ndiswrapper: using IRQ 16
wlan0: ethernet device 00:19:e3:08:97:ae using serialized NDIS driver:
net5416, version: 0x60000, NDIS version: 0x501, vendor: '',
168C:0024.5.conf
ndiswrapper (NdisWriteErrorLogEntry:191): log: C0001389, count: 4,
return_address: f8a99780
ndiswrapper (NdisWriteErrorLogEntry:194): code: 0xf54906c0
ndiswrapper (NdisWriteErrorLogEntry:194): code: 0xa
ndiswrapper (NdisWriteErrorLogEntry:194): code: 0xf8981004
ndiswrapper (NdisWriteErrorLogEntry:194): code: 0xf8981004
ndiswrapper (set_encr_mode:692): setting encryption mode to 0 failed
(C000009A)
ndiswrapper (set_auth_mode:661): setting auth mode to 3 failed
(C000009A)
wlan0: encryption modes supported: none
ndiswrapper (set_infra_mode:197): getting operating mode to failed
(C000009A)
ndiswrapper (set_scan:1177): scanning failed (C000009A)
ndiswrapper (set_auth_mode:661): setting auth mode to 0 failed
(C000009A)
ndiswrapper (set_encr_mode:692): setting encryption mode to 1 failed
(C000009A)
ndiswrapper (set_essid:59): setting essid failed (C000009A)

I've googled and I can't seem to come up with anything. Any suggestions?
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Re: [gentoo-user] ndiswrapper

[Mick]

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On Friday 20 April 2007 18:48, Matthew Daubenspeck wrote:
> I am trying to get wireless working on an x86 install using ndiswrapper.
> It worked for about 2 days, then stopped for no reason.
>
> modprobe works:
> net5416 : driver installed
>         device (168C:0024) present
>
> Although running a standard iwconfig command fails:
> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
>     SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
>
> iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed key hexkey essid local_wireless_wap channel
> 11 rate 54M

Try managed in lower case - may make a difference.

Also, I assume that where you have "key hexkey" you specify a hexadecimal 
number?  Also, have you set up your /etc/conf.d/net correctly with regards to 
using the correct module for wep/wap (wap_supplicant)?

> Here is dmesg:
[snip...]
> wlan0: encryption modes supported: none

You need to define the encryption mode and module as suggested above.
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Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] ndiswrapper

[Mick]

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On Saturday 21 April 2007 17:07, Matthew Daubenspeck wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 11:30:47PM +0100, Mick wrote:

> > > wlan0: encryption modes supported: none
> >
> > You need to define the encryption mode and module as suggested above.
>
> I have tried that as well and have copied settings and iwconfig lines
> from other systems that are working perfectly, so I don't believe that
> is the problem. I think it's something with the module itself, I just
> have no idea what.

All I can think is to remerge ndiswrapper (can't recall if you have already 
done this).  BTW, this is definitely required if you have just compiled a new 
kernel.

Other than that I'm out of ideas.  :-(

Good luck!
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Mick

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RE: [gentoo-user] NDISWRAPPER

[Timothy A. Holmes]

 
> On 7/18/06, Timothy A. Holmes <tholmes@mcaschool.net> wrote:
> > Hi folks:
> >
> > I rebuilt my kernel the other day and my wireless nick suddenly
stopped
> > operating, I re-emerged NDISWRAPPER and followed the howto on the
forum
> > to re-install it
> 
> Which kernel?  As I recall, ndiswrapper requires a kernel with a 16k
> stack, so the standard vanilla-sources would not work...
> 
> -Richard
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[Timothy A. Holmes] 

I am using gentoo sources

Timothy A. Holmes
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[gentoo-user] NDISWRAPPER

[Timothy A. Holmes]

Hi folks:

I rebuilt my kernel the other day and my wireless nick suddenly stopped
operating, I re-emerged NDISWRAPPER and followed the howto on the forum
to re-install it

Every time I do Modprobe ndiswrapper I get a fatal error saying that the
module is not found

I need to know were to go from here

Thanks

TIM


Timothy A. Holmes
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Medina Christian Academy
A Higher Standard...
 
Jeremiah 33:3
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Re: [gentoo-user] NDISWRAPPER

[Richard Fish]

On 7/18/06, Timothy A. Holmes <tholmes@mcaschool.net> wrote:
> Hi folks:
>
> I rebuilt my kernel the other day and my wireless nick suddenly stopped
> operating, I re-emerged NDISWRAPPER and followed the howto on the forum
> to re-install it

Which kernel?  As I recall, ndiswrapper requires a kernel with a 16k
stack, so the standard vanilla-sources would not work...

-Richard
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Re: [gentoo-user] NDISWRAPPER

[Mark Knecht]

On 7/18/06, Timothy A. Holmes <tholmes@mcaschool.net> wrote:
> Hi folks:
>
> I rebuilt my kernel the other day and my wireless nick suddenly stopped
> operating, I re-emerged NDISWRAPPER and followed the howto on the forum
> to re-install it
>
> Every time I do Modprobe ndiswrapper I get a fatal error saying that the
> module is not found
>
> I need to know were to go from here
>
> Thanks
>
> TIM
>

Hi Tim,
   I had this same problem the other day. In the end I think (I THINK)
that what I did to get it working was:

1) Compile, install and reboot into the new kernel 2.6.17-rt5 in my case
2) re-emerge ndiswrapper
3) Reinstall the Windows driver (ndiswrapper -i *.INF)
4) Check that the driver and hardware were present. (ndiswrapper -l)

IIRC at that point I could modprobe it again. I was confused as to why
I had to do all of that but it seemed to work for me.

HTH,
Mark
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