had to blog this. every single time i format. i gotta search the internet for working instructions of this thing.. sick and tire of that so here it is

Code: sudo make
Code: sudo make install

If all goes well ndiswrapper will compile and install ndiswrapper.ko into /lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic/misc/ with no errors.

7.)NOW run:

Code: sudo ndiswrapper -i /home/frog/windowsdriverfolder/bcmwl5.inf

8.)Verify installation:

Code: ndiswrapper -l

This will return:

Code: bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware (14E4:4324(this numbering may vary) present (alternate driver: bcm43xx)

This is OK.

9.)Now do the following step by step:

A.) sudo depmod -a

B.) sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

C.) sudo ndiswrapper -m

D.) sudo kate /etc/modules (use your chosen text editor here with root access of course.)

E.) add “ndiswrapper” at the end of file followed by a carriage return.

F.) After this it varies depending on Ubuntu variant, but for Kubuntu do:
if your a linux person you’ll know what commands to substitute to get that working in gnome ubuntu