[SMS]

CiccioPasticcio · Member Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 26

Would like to install ndiswrapper 1.54 to make the wi-fi card work... but it keeps telling me...

"Cannot find kernel version in /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7 is it configured?"

I tried unpacking the kernel source there (/usr/src/...). Nothing changes.

I tried unpacking the package in the download area of this website in the root... same as before.

To re-compile the kernel I think I need gcc... is there any shorter/faster way to solve this problem?

By the way, I have Live version installed on hdd and the card is a Netgear wg511 v2 (no Prism54... made in China version... needs ndiswrapper to work under linux).

Thanks for the help.

Bye,
Max

PS On this post... at the end... there seems to be the solution:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-wireless-networking-41/ndiswrapper-cant-find-kernel-sources-while-installing-kernel-2.6.11-321274/

But where to find the missing "version.h" file?

gerasimos_h · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:10 am Post subject:

You will need the development packages to compile programs.
If ndiswrapper it's the only package you want to build, just download a precompiled version from slacky.eu here

I think I'll add ndiswrapper package to SMS since you are not the first that want to use it.

gerasimos_h

CiccioPasticcio · Member Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 26

Wow... that's a speedy answer!
Thank you!

Infact, I tried using:

make -n -i

to check for other possible problems... and found another line requiring gcc.
I will think about those development packages.

Thank you again.

Bye,
Max

CiccioPasticcio · Member Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 26

Was not lucky this time...

ndiswrapper ok... driver installed... device present... BUT!

modprobe ndiswrapper

FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found.

On another forum, they say:
You have the ndiswrapper driver, but are missing the ndiswrapper kernel module.

Is there any workaround for this or do I need to compile the kernel?

Thanks,
Max

gerasimos_h · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:04 am Post subject:

No need to compile kernel, only ndiswrapper.
Just install development packages from SMS.Native.CD-1.4.2-Extra.iso and compile ndiswapper.
I'll make a package for SMS during the day or tomorrow.

gerasimos_h

CiccioPasticcio · Member Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 26

Will do it tonight and will tell you how it finishes.

The wiki says:

extra/develpkgs/*.tgz

But inside the CD iso I found only:

extra/packages/*.tgz

or

slackware/devel/*.tgz

I suppose it is the second one (with gcc, kernel sources and so on).
Am I right?

Thank you,
Max

gerasimos_h · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:47 pm Post subject:

It's slackware/devel I'll update the info in wiki, for not confusing others.

gerasimos_h

CiccioPasticcio · Member Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 26

You're great!

Going to do it now on the server.
By the way, now 512MB and it runs as a lightning. Very Happy

Bye,
Max

gerasimos_h · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:03 pm Post subject:

ndiswrapper added to extra/packages/ it's available for download here

gerasimos_h

baboo · Senior Member Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 676

Just thought I would put in my two cents Smile

I never could get vanilla ndiswrapper form sourceforge to compile correctly. So I went to slackbuilds.org and downloaded the build and it installed without a problem.

Also, had same problem with wine. Used slackbuilds.org and the OPENGL=NO option and it installed without problems.

thanks for adding it BTW.

gerasimos_h · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:33 am Post subject:

CiccioPasticcio · Member Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 26

No way to make it work...

Clean installation... from live sms-text-installer.
Installed also extra packages plus the ndiswrapper additional one.

Driver Installed and Device Present... but:

gerasimos_h · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:16 am Post subject:

I see the problem...
You have done nothing wrong, it's working with 2.6.27.7-smp kernel, I'll fix that.

gerasimos_h

CiccioPasticcio · Member Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 26

If I can do something to help, just let me know.

I'm not very much used to kernel stuffs, but I like to learn if someone points me in the right direction to start.

Bye,
Max

PS I saw a new version of the package in the download area... does it mean that you already fixed it?

gerasimos_h · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:37 pm Post subject:

I've uploaded ndiswrapper again here you can try to see if it's working for you, if you haven't compile your own version already.

gerasimos_h