Ndiswrapper 1.5

Hello I been using Arch for about 2 months now, and I love it. I think is the only linux distribution that I been excited about.
BUT, I have a problem... remember those October 1 updates, well they make my ndiswrapper stop working in my laptop, my laptop completly stop working as I did a
modprobe ndiswrapper
well i follow what I found here and in other forums, uninstall ndiswrapper and install new version. So, I follow the uninstall procedures from the ndiswrapper page with no luck.
So i need help uninstalling the whole thing (ndiswrapper version 1.4 something) and installing the 1.5 to see if i can fix my problem
Thank you for your time

creatorx wrote:phrakture --- can u detail a little more, because am very much a newbie to linux too.
The package is in the [community] repo. If you don't have this available, edit /etc/pacman.conf and uncomment the community lines near the bottom.
After that, run "pacman -Sy" to refresh your repo db and then run "pacman -Ss ndiswrapper" to search for the ndiswrapper packages (the -bin package is a dependancy of the others, so I can provide multiple modules, when I get a chance)

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I have installed Arch on a Surface Pro and most things work well.
The biggest problem so far is wifi - it comes with a 88w8797 Marvell Avastar chipset. I managed to find the drivers and used ndiswrapper to install them.
$ ndiswrapper -l
mwlu97w8 : driver installed
device (1286:2043) present (alternate driver: mwifiex_usb)
The ndiswrapper help page says that one should get rid of alternate drivers before enabling ndiswrapper but I have no clue where to start - that seems to be a kernel loaded module (link) but it really doesn't do much apparently.
I did 'modprobe ndiswrapper' but as you can see below, nothing seems to be really happening
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enp0s20u2u3 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
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$ dmesg | grep ndiswrapper
[ 2.996565] ndiswrapper version 1.58 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=yes)
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The gnome network manager, just like iwconfig, shows no able wireless.
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Last edited by OttoRobba (2013-02-21 10:26:50)

The blacklisting was a good call as I had completely forgot to do so. Made a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf with 'install mwifiex_usb /bin/false' - nothing changed though, the wireless network still won't show.
# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 058f:6254 Alcor Micro Corp. USB Hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 1286:2043 Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 045e:0795 Microsoft Corp.
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:079c Microsoft Corp.
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 03eb:8209 Atmel Corp.
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 045e:0794 Microsoft Corp.
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 04e8:6863 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM77 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
It seems ndiswrapper is failing to load - I wonder if there is another module claiming the device?
#dmesg
[ 4.191249] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:'__chkstk'
[ 4.191274] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:'MmGetSystemRoutineAddress'
[ 4.191295] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeIoWorkItem'
[ 4.191305] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisQueueIoWorkItem'
[ 4.191326] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeMdl'
[ 4.191336] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMdl'
[ 4.191346] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferAndNetBufferList'
[ 4.191356] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferList'
[ 4.191366] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferListPool'
[ 4.191376] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferListPool'
[ 4.191386] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMAllocatePort'
[ 4.191403] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIdleNotificationComplete'
[ 4.191413] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIdleNotificationConfirm'
[ 4.191423] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMFreePort'
[ 4.191432] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMNetPnPEvent'
[ 4.191443] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateReceiveNetBufferLists'
[ 4.191453] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSendNetBufferListsComplete'
[ 4.191463] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMOidRequestComplete'
[ 4.191473] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateStatusEx'
[ 4.191483] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSetMiniportAttributes'
[ 4.191493] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisSetOptionalHandlers'
[ 4.191504] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMemoryWithTagPriority'
[ 4.191514] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisOpenConfigurationEx'
[ 4.191523] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeTimerObject'
[ 4.191533] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisCancelTimerObject'
[ 4.191543] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisSetTimerObject'
[ 4.191599] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateIoWorkItem'
[ 4.191613] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterMiniportDriver'
[ 4.191623] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterMiniportDriver'
[ 4.191648] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateTimerObject'
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Ndiswrapper and kde problem

hi!!
i have arch with all the newst updates i use ndiswrapper and when i boot my arch i write this in the root tty1 console iwconfig wlan0 essid osv and connect to my network with dhcpcd but wen i write startx the kde is startting very slowly no i mean it wont start but wen i write dhcpcd -k wlan0 and turn of the network then it starts good
i dont know if this is in use to know but i cannot ping 127.0.0.1 or myhost localhost osv.

glad: You can make this much easier on yourself by using the 'network' daemon on the DAEMONS array in rc.conf. The comments in that file describe exactly how to properly configure it.
I use the folowing settings:
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
wlan0="dhcp"
wlan_wlan0="wlan0 essid MyESSID"
INTERFACES=(lo wlan0)

[SOLVED] Ndiswrapper, NetworkManager 0.7 and 64-bit Arch Linux

Hi there!
I am having problems configuring my wireless card. I know I have to use Ndiswrapper, and this is what I have tried to do; however, it didn't go quite well.
This is rather odd because it worked perfectly in the 32-bit version of Arch Linux, but now it doesn't work.
So, here comes the code.
valandil ~ $ lspci | grep Network
0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)
I really use ndiswrapper and have already installed what I think is the proper driver (it seems that the list the official ndiswrapper site had has somehow disappeared.
sudo ndiswrapper -l
Password:
bcmwl5 : driver installed
device (14E4:4311) present (alternate driver: ssb)
Here's iwconfig:
valandil ~ $ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wmaster0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=0 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
I use NetworkManager 0.7 and have configured properly:
rc.conf:
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
# LOCALIZATION
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# USEDIRECTISA: use direct I/O requests instead of /dev/rtc for hwclock
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
LOCALE="en_US.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
USEDIRECTISA="no"
TIMEZONE="America/Vancouver"
KEYMAP="cf"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
# HARDWARE
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(fuse ndiswrapper fglrx !b44 !mii bcm43xx !snd_pcsp snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore !pcspkr)
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
# NETWORKING
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
HOSTNAME="cipher"
# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
# - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
# - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# DHCP: Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo !eth0 !wlan0)
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up. These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
# This now requires the netcfg package
#NETWORKS=(main)
# DAEMONS
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
DAEMONS=(@stbd httpd !network syslog-ng netfs crond alsa hal dhcdbd networkmanager fam gdm)
hosts file :
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#<ip-address> <hostname.domain.org> <hostname>
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost cipher
# End of file
/etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf:
GNU nano 2.0.9 File: /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf
[main]
plugins=keyfile
[keyfile]
hostname=cipher
I hope you can solve this problem; wireless is really crucial.
Thanks for any help,
Last edited by valandil (2012-05-02 18:27:09)

Alleluia!!!
I think I will write a new rule for myself to follow :
Thou shalt never use ndiswrapper again.
Thanks a lot, wonder, and thanks to you too, Xyne.
FYI, I tried to use something else than ndiswrapper before, but it didn't yield satisfying results. Anyway, thanks.

Alfa AWUS036H, rtl8187 and ndiswrapper

I have a 64 bit system. I try ndiswrapper with WinXp and WinVista 64 bit driver for my rtl8187 chipset and i obtained a kernel panic.
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[ 510.408151] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
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[ 510.571503] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMFreePort'
[ 510.571507] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateReceiveNetBufferLists'
[ 510.571511] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterMiniportDriver'
[ 510.571515] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMdl'
[ 510.571518] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferListPool'
[ 510.571522] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferListPool'
[ 510.571526] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferList'
[ 510.571530] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeMdl'
[ 510.571533] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferAndNetBufferList'
[ 510.571537] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateStatusEx'
[ 510.571548] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSetMiniportAttributes'
[ 510.571553] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMOidRequestComplete'
[ 510.571557] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisOpenConfigurationEx'
[ 510.571564] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMNetPnPEvent'
[ 510.571574] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateIoWorkItem'
[ 510.571577] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeIoWorkItem'
[ 510.571581] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisQueueIoWorkItem'
[ 510.571585] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMemoryWithTagPriority'
[ 510.571590] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMAllocatePort'
[ 510.571594] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSendNetBufferListsComplete'
[ 510.571597] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: WDFLDR.SYS:'WdfVersionBind'
[ 510.571600] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: WDFLDR.SYS:'WdfVersionBindClass'
[ 510.571604] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: WDFLDR.SYS:'WdfVersionUnbindClass'
[ 510.571607] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: WDFLDR.SYS:'WdfVersionUnbind'
[ 510.571609] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:199): couldn't prepare driver 'netrtuw'
[ 510.571823] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:102): couldn't load driver netrtuw; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
[ 510.571847] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
I need to try ndiswrapper because i have a high number of "invalid misc" package that limit my download bandwith to 50kb/s.
I notice that each time i "rmmod rtl8187" and then "modprobe rtl8187" the download bandwith grows up to 600-700 kb/s and the "invalid misc" package are few. After 10-15 minutes the number of "invalid misc package" increase every second and the bandwith return to 50kb/s.
I already try to set different values for rts and frag with iwconfig but i can't resolve this issue.
Thanks in advance to anyone who want to help me.

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04/13/2004 10:01 AM 7,870 BCM43XX.CAT
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Please select "OS X Mavericks v10.9" using the drop-down menu on the page. You have to pick the previous version of Mac OS, because the options for OS X 10.10 Yosemite have not yet been populated. I sincerely apologize for any confusion this may cause. After selecting OS X 10.9, please click on the red triangle next to the word "Software" to see the software updates available for your computer. I would recommend updating all of your software including EOS Utility and Digital Photo Professional."
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Ndiswrapper and the 2.6.13 kernel

The current ndiswrapper package 1.4-1 (Last Updated: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 00:32:51 -0400) does not work with the new 2.6.13 stock kernel. You should use the 1.4@051015 found here:
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/snap … per.tar.gz
if you wish ndiswrapper to work with the new 2.6.13 arch stock kernel. I just upgraded everything on my laptop and the current stable version does not work, as it makes the kernel crash. Until the package is updated, just compile this version.
log in as root (su)
first uninstall the one you have
pacman -R ndiswrapper ndiswrapper-bin
the remove the config files
rm -R /ect/ndiswrapper
untar the archive and compile
tar xzvf ndiswrapper.tar.gz
cd ndiswrapper
make distclean
make
make install
reinstall your wireless drivers
ndiswrapper -i driver_file.inf
and check if they're installed
ndiswrapper -l
update the module dependencies
depmod -a
finally modprobe it
modprobe ndiswrapper
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Yeah the snapshot isn't versioned, so I had no choice. I'm hoping 1.5 (or 1.4.X) is released soon, as I don't like running the snapshot like that.

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I am trying to get one of my old computers running with Arch, and have been having some issues.
I have been trying to use ndiswrapper to use my Trendnet TEW423PI wireless card. There should be no problems with that, as I have used it in the past with other computers and ndiswrapper and it worked perfect.
I installed all the packages on the core CD (base, base-devel), which I downloaded yesterday. Then I downloaded the ndiswrapper package and moved it to the computer, but when I tried to install it, it complained that it requires kernel 2.6-36 or newer, whereas the CD installed 2.6.33. I tried installing it with the --nodeps option and it still doesnt work. It installs, but with a "line 4: ndiswrapper command not found" error before it finishes. There is no ndiswrapper in /bin or /usr/bin or anywhere else it ought to be.
I downloaded the source files and compiled it myself with makepkg, and it gives the exact same error when I try to install.
I want to avoid, if at all possible, upgrading the kernel because the computer has no internet, and moving all the required files there manually would be a headache. I just need to get this installed once, so I can get the wireless connection running and upgrade, then I should have no issues whatsoever.
What should I do now?
-- I think this would be the right forum for this, if it isnt and someone wants to move it to installation or networking or wherever, feel free. But it seemed more like an upgrade issue than anything else.
Thanks

Use a cable and -Syu, or download the packages on another box and move them over using a usb stick or similar? Or install from archboot which has .36?

Ndiswrapper help! [SOLVED]

Because of the unstable rt61pci module (i lose my connection sometimes), i tried to install the wireless card with ndiswrapper.
I follow the wiki:
- put ndiswrapper on the modules section of the rc.conf file and blacklist the rt61pci with !
- did ndiswrapper -i driver.inf
- ndiswrapper -l shows the driver installed
- ndiswrapper -m
- depmod -a
my dmesg shows:
ndiswrapper version 1.54 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=yes)
usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
but i can't get a recognize device on ifconfig
What am i missing?! Thanks in advance
Last edited by lmsguerr (2009-09-02 19:36:14)

I've downloaded a x64 driver but i get errors in dmesg:
ndiswrapper version 1.55 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=yes)
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateReceiveNetBufferLists'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMFreeNetBufferSGList'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSetBusData'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisCopySendNetBufferListInfo'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMemoryWithTagPriority'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMAllocateNetBufferSGList'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSendNetBufferListsComplete'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSynchronizeWithInterruptEx'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterInterruptEx'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterMiniportDriver'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMResetComplete'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSetMiniportAttributes'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterInterruptEx'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterMiniportDriver'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisOpenConfigurationEx'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateStatusEx'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBuffer'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterScatterGatherDma'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferAndNetBufferList'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferPool'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMGetBusData'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterScatterGatherDma'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBuffer'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferList'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMdl'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferListPool'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferListPool'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferPool'
ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeMdl'
ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:206): couldn't prepare driver 'netr6164'
ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:108): couldn't load driver netr6164; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
usbcore: deregistering interface driver ndiswrapper
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kjon, could you mail me your driver?! ([email protected])
Last edited by lmsguerr (2009-09-01 21:41:27)

Ndiswrapper problems.

Hi,
I installed Arch Linux 4 or 5 days ago and I am currently having a problem that is giving me headaches. I have searched the web over and over for a solution and I can't seem to find one.
I have a wireless card which is a DLink DWL-G510. I got this card working using the ndiswrapper and the WL138 Asus 64 bit drivers and everything was fine.
Then my system had a crash. Actually, I was stuck in a situation where 2 problems prevented me from rebooting in a nice way. I tried to shut down KDE and for reasons I have now fixed it would hang with a completely black screen. At the same time I was having a keyboard problem where I couldn't use the shift or control keys. Therefore I couldn't switch to a vc and reboot. I had to use the reset button on the computer.
Ever since that time I have been unable to get my card to work. I tried it with a Knoppix boot disc and it was able to detect and see the card using iwconfig on that, so I know its not the fault of the card. I think I must have corrupted something when I rebooted.
Currently I get one of two problems when I try to install. I go through ndiswrapper -i and it installs and ndiswrapper -l says the card has been detected. When I try to run modprobe ndiswrapper I get one of two situation.
1) I check dmesg and I see
ndiswrapper version 1.52 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=yes)
ndiswrapper (link_pe_images:576): fixing KI_USER_SHARED_DATA address in the driver
ndiswrapper: driver mrv8k64 (Marvell,06/08/2005,2.7.1.19) loaded
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC2] enabled at IRQ 17
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:07.0[A] -> Link [APC2] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
ndiswrapper: using IRQ 17
ndiswrapper (mp_init:216): couldn't initialize device: C0000001
ndiswrapper (pnp_start_device:439): Windows driver couldn't initialize the device (C0000001)
ndiswrapper (mp_halt:259): device ffff810119f96700 is not initialized - not halting
ndiswrapper: device eth%d removed
ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:03:07.0 disabled
ndiswrapper: probe of 0000:03:07.0 failed with error -22
usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
NET: Registered protocol family 10
lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
vmnet1: no IPv6 routers present
vmnet8: no IPv6 routers present
2) Sometimes immediately and sometimes using dmesg I will see the following message and I will be unable to remove ndiswrapper, so further testing requires a reboot, which is very annoying. The message in the system log is different from what I get, but it is something to do with a
windows driver cannot initialize device.
I have tried reloading the ndiswrapper and ndiswrapper-utils packages but that didn't seem to do much. I'm having trouble remembering some of the other things I've tried with this. Oh yeah, I tried the sources from the ndiswrapper sourceforge site but that didn't seem to do anything either.
Any ideas?
Daniel

Its funny, but in the process of doing this I was playing around with all kinds of things and reinstalling components to see if anything had been corrupted. In the process of doing this I tried the unstable kernel and then for some reason I lost ethernet. I couldn't get it to function in the regular kernel (I think it was still working for the new kernel), the arch install cd 2007.08.2, or the Knoppix 3.5.1 dvd. The cure was to reboot into windows and then reboot back into Linux. I wonder if the same thing would work for my wireless driver. Unfortunately the only windows I have install is 64 bit Vista and I don't have a functioning wireless driver for it so I cannot get it to work anywhere right now. Yes, I am aware that I am using the 64 bit ASUS driver in Linux but it says it is unable to start the device in Windows. This is not new, it has always happened.

Unable modprobe ndiswrapper on 2.6.12.5 kernel

Greetings everyone,
As my username implies, long time slackware user. Got bored one day and installed Arch and am very impressed.
One small problem. I have using a 2.6.12.5 kernel with a custom .config file that has reiser4 support patched in.
I have the ndiswrapper 1.2.tar.gz source that I compile and install. Sets up the ndiswrapper.ko module under /lib/modules/2.6.12.5/misc.
When I try to modprobe ndiswrapper I get the error:
FATAL: error inserting ndiswrapper (/lib/modules/2.6.12.5/misc/ndiswrapper.ko): Invalid module format
If I try ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf I get errors pointing to line 17 of /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper which is "use strict"
There are various other errors relating to /usr/perl/5.8.7, etc.
I use the same kernel with the same .config file in slackware with no problems installing the ndiswrapper module or modprobing it. Works fine.
I've been using Arch for a few months now, using 2.6.12.3 on. I know at one point I could modprobe ndiswrapper 1.2 with the previous kernels, so I don't know if there is something specific to 2.6.12.5 that is the problem.
I would use the Arch ndiswrapper, but it installs to the module that 2.6.12-ARCH uses, not my vanilla kernel.
Any suggestions??
Thanks in advance for any assistance and a very well put together distro.
Gary

phrakture,
Just finished recompiling 2.6.12.4 & 2.6.12.5 with and w/o the Arch logo. Am now able to load ndiswrapper module w/o any problems.
Previously, and I apologize if my first post was a little comfusing, was that
1: ndiswrapper.ko module would not load using modprobe without giving the invalid module format error.
2: if i tried ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf, thst's when I got the various perl errors which a reinstall did not fix.
I think maybe my 2.6.12.5 kernel source may have been corrupt.
When I installed Arch with reiser3.6, using the default ARCh 2.6 kernel, I then installed libaal-1.0.4-1 & reiser4progs-1.0.4.1, compiled a 2.6.12.5 kernel patched with the namesys R4 patch. Copied everything to another partition. Booted into slackware setup identically. Formatted hda6 for reiser4 and copied the data back. Use 0.96 Reiser4 patched Grub to boot into either Slackware, Arch or Windows XP.
So maybe the copy somehow corrupted something. Have never had a problem with this before, but live and learn.
I would still like to learn how to use pkgbuild as I am really impressed with the responsiveness of Arch, not that Slackware is a slouch by any means, but I think the 686 optimization works better with my 2.4ghz P4.
So any tips of pkgbuild would be most appreciated.
Gary

Help with ndiswrapper

I just installed Arch, and the first thing I am attempting to do is get some WiFi. I have no access to ethernet, and of course my wireless card needs ndiswrapper. I grabbed it from sourceforge and attempted to install it, which was a no go. It could not find the versions from the headers and such. I checked /lib/modules/3.0-ARCH and there was no build directory like there should be, mentioned in ndiswrapper's INSTALL file.
I checked a mirror site, noticed ndiswrapper-1.5.7-5, prebuilt, but that seemed to be for 3.2 kernel.
I also notced some sort of 3.0.22 headers in a package mirror site, and I ln'd a build directory into /lib/modules/3.0-ARCH but modprobe doesn't like that, noticing it wasn't from 3.0-ARCH.
The only way to get files to this computer is through a USB thumb drive with internet access on other computers.
So how can I get ndiswrapper to work?

Gusar wrote:
karol wrote:I'm not sure, what about their dependencies?
The only packages directly depending on the server version are xf86-video-* and xf86-input-*. We're not interested in the video drivers (we'll be using nvidia-96xx), so that leaves xf86-input-evdev and, on a laptop, xf86-input-synaptic. Together with the server, that's the three packages I spoke of.
karol wrote:Also, IIRC mesa is picky about the xorg version so you would have to take care of it too.
I'm not aware of mesa and X having a tight connection. Doesn't matter anyway, we'll be using nvidia's GL, not mesa.
We already had this conversation once and now I failed again https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 76#p998776
Sorry, I'll shut up now.

How to use ndiswrapper for a D-Link DWA-160?

I'm trying to get ndiswrapper working on my D-Link DWA-160 wireless USB dongle. The current driver, carl9170, is horrible - it's slow, unstable, and overheats the adapter. (The old driver, ar9170, worked like a dream - but got discontinued.)
I got ndiswrapper working on this back in Ubuntu, but I can't seem to get it working here. (I'm curretly just using a different adapter, but when using ndiswrapper, this adapter is my most powerful one.)
It seems that ndiswrapper hasn't been updated for the most recent kernel? The AUR looks like it's just been updated for the 3.10 kernel, but I'm on the 3.11 one. However, since I'm conpiling it from source, wouldn't tha take care of all issues?
Anyway, do I need to just give up this battle until ndiswrapper gets updated? Or is there something I can do in the meantime?
Last edited by ThePacman (2013-10-12 16:43:55)

journalctl -xn gives:
-- Logs begin at Fri 2013-10-11 14:17:23 CDT, end at Sun 2013-10-13 12:53:10 CDT. --
Oct 13 12:53:03 james-OptiPlex-GX620 systemd[1]: Starting Networking for netctl profile enp0s29f7u8-Zorakistan...
-- Subject: Unit netctl@enp0s29f7u8\x2dZorakistan.service has begun with start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
-- Unit netctl@enp0s29f7u8\x2dZorakistan.service has begun starting up.
Oct 13 12:53:03 james-OptiPlex-GX620 network[22716]: Starting network profile 'enp0s29f7u8-Zorakistan'...
Oct 13 12:53:03 james-OptiPlex-GX620 network[22716]: The interface of network profile 'enp0s29f7u8-Zorakistan' is already up
Oct 13 12:53:03 james-OptiPlex-GX620 systemd[1]: netctl@enp0s29f7u8\x2dZorakistan.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Oct 13 12:53:03 james-OptiPlex-GX620 systemd[1]: Failed to start Networking for netctl profile enp0s29f7u8-Zorakistan.
-- Subject: Unit netctl@enp0s29f7u8\x2dZorakistan.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
-- Documentation: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/catalog/be02cf6855d2428ba40df7e9d022f03d
-- Unit netctl@enp0s29f7u8\x2dZorakistan.service has failed.
-- The result is failed.
Oct 13 12:53:03 james-OptiPlex-GX620 systemd[1]: Unit netctl@enp0s29f7u8\x2dZorakistan.service entered failed state.
Oct 13 12:53:03 james-OptiPlex-GX620 sudo[22290]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Oct 13 12:53:10 james-OptiPlex-GX620 sudo[22767]: james : TTY=pts/2 ; PWD=/home/james ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/journalctl -xn
Oct 13 12:53:10 james-OptiPlex-GX620 sudo[22767]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by james(uid=0)
Oct 13 12:53:10 james-OptiPlex-GX620 sudo[22767]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
I've made sure to modprobe -r carl9170, modprobe ndiswrapper, and ndiswrapper -l says everything's fine.
I've even tried ndiswrapper -a 07D1:3A09 dwarusb_xp, but to no avail.
Concerning the part where it sayn the interface is "already up", I've tried ip link set down dev enp0s29f7u8, but that didn't fix it (although the command seemed to succeed.)
Sometimes, when trying to use wifi-mine to start the connection, I get a few errors about "ioctl[SIOCSIWPMKSA]: Invalid argument". What does this mean?
EDIT: just tried unplugging the adapter and I got a kernel panic.
Last edited by ThePacman (2013-10-13 18:08:55)

Ndiswrapper/iwlist scan not showing ESSID

I just installed Arch-64 on my HP dv6000 laptop. Working from the command line still to get wireless working, I compiled and installed ndiswrapper-1.43. It compiled and installed perfectly for my Broadcom 4311 wireless. I've used this same ndiswrapper for both Ubuntu Feisty-64 and Sabayon-64 with no issues.
When I type 'iwlist scan', I get the long list of networks we can see from our house, but none of them display the essid (which they normally do from this laptop) and all say 'Mode: Unknown/bug'. When I load the ndiswrapper module, the essid is automatically set to the only unencrypted network available. I tried to connect to my home WPA network, but it wouldn't connect w/ wpa_supplicant (which also normally works fine).
Any ideas what to check? I've looked through these forums and the ndiswrapper forums and didn't see anything similar.
I'd really love to keep on going here...my first day w/ Arch!
Thanks, Scott

Hi, firecat53, and welcome aboard!
In fact there already is a forum topic which covers at least one of your problems (the iwlist scan one), although they might be connected and we simply haven't tested WPA yet. Unfortunately we don't have found a satisfying solution to this problem yet.

KDE 3.4 with ndiswrapper

When I installed KDE 3.4 in March, it seemed to acquire a lot of problems related to ndiswrapper that 3.3 didn't have. Many internet applications freeze, and a few multimedia apps freeze too. The applications that freeze most often are gaim, amaroK, and firefox (only when you try to access the save or open dialogs, or open a page with a Java applet). Also, using Konqueror to look at anything on the local disk makes Konqueror freeze, but you can use it fine as an Internet browser, with the same constraints as firefox. Does anybody else have these kinds of problems, or know how to fix them?

Ok, first the version of ndiswrapper. I'm using version 1.1, with a Ralink Rt2500 built-in card. As I said, it worked fine with KDE 3.3, using the same version of ndiswrapper.
I will try removing the ~/.mozilla directory to see if that helps. As far as the Java applet issue goes, I do know that it can take applets a while to load, but the little spinning dots graphic in the upper right corner of firefox stops, and the browser stops responding. I've let it sit for as much as 10 minutes, with no result.
Gaim freezes in one of two cases: either after it's been running for about 2 or 3 minutes, or if you switch desktops for a few seconds, whichever comes first. Amarok freezes only once you enably a network connection and then try to use it. If it's already open before the network is brought up, then it stops responding once you go back to it, although it will open fine. If the network is up first, then it will take about 3 minutes for it to open, and it will immediately freeze once it does finally open.
I've narrowed the issue down to a network problem, but I haven't really tested to see if it happens when I use ethernet instead. However, my system functions completely normally until I bring up the network.

BCM4328 - broadcom-wl vs ndiswrapper

I'm using Arch linux on my Macbook, and I have almost everything set up the way I want. But there is one thing that's bugging me a little bit. I know that it has Broadcom BCM4328, from lspci:
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03)
But there are two ways of getting it to work:
- using broadcom-wl (available from AUR, but I got it straight from http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php and compiled myself)
- using ndiswrapper and using driver from (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiD … y_No-Fluff)
I've tested both ways, and they both work, but with a couple of caveats:
- with broadcom-wl, the ESSID and Link quality information can only be seen as root (as described here
- I've noticed that broadcom-wl doesn't like waking up after suspend (using wicd, but networkmanager works fine. I thought it was dhcpcd problem, but it works fine with ndiswrapper)
- using ndiswrapper feels hotter than broadcom-wl
I guess my main question is which one should I be using? Could anyone recreate the above observations (the first one is verified, I think, but not sure about the other two).

Daniel_F wrote:Have you tried using dhclient instead of dhcpcd ?
Tried that, without success. It fails at the same place where dhcpcd did.
BurntSushi wrote:Have you heard of cnetworkmanager? It's a command line interface to nm :-) (It's in community.)
I tried that as well :-P. I was looking for something that is curse based (like wicd-client), so that I can see the list and scroll through the selection. There is also nmcli which I find better than cnetworkmanager, but nm-applet is working for me
Also, the temperature has been very stable and at normal temperature since I moved to broadcom-wl, so I guess there's the conclusion

Ndiswrapper 1.5

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