ndiswrappered wifi on ubuntu linux

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

2 Responses

  1. Leon

    Wha?

  2. Taylor

    basically the native linux drivers that acompany ubuntu do not work well with broadcom chipset wireless devices. this is commonly used with dell laptops. therefore we have to use ndiswrapper which wraps the windows drivers into the kernel and makes it understandable to linux native language. so you have wifi.

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