[tlinux-users:08815] Re: TOSHIBA L40 REALTEK 8187B WLAN USB2 problem
Ekim Maurer-Engin <[email protected]> Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:51:56 +0200
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regarding ndiswrapper website - you need to have 1.48 at least... where is the problem with isntalling it via tar.gz ? On Fr, 2008-01-25 at 21:22 +0000, Christopher George wrote: > guys it doesn`t want to work at all. :( tried everything stil no > positive result >=20 > On Jan 24, 2008 5:04 PM, Christopher George <[email protected]> > wrote: > hi > =20 > i am using WEP 64bit encryption. > =20 > my ssid is broadcasted. > =20 > just installed the driver with ndiswrapper for the rtl8187b > and apart from that I cannot connect to my network everything > seems to be fine. network manager can see my ssid, iwconfig > can as well but the laptop doesn`t connect.=20 > =20 > but for a reason I cannot install any newer versions of > ndiswrapper than 1.45 :( > =20 > any ideas? > =20 > =20 > =20 > On Jan 24, 2008 4:55 PM, Helio Miguel Silveira Filho > <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, I'm not exactly an experienced user, but I think > that we should check if the problem is anywhere else, > different than ndiswrapper.=20 > =20 > Maybe more details about the wireless network > configuration should help. So, how is it configured? > Is it by any chance hidden? It's known that > network-manager has problems with hidden networks (or > at least it had recently). In this case, maybe > changing NM to Wicd or Wifi-Radar could help.=20 > =20 > What is the security protocol that you're using? WEP, > WPA, none? > =20 > =20 > =20 > On Jan 24, 2008 9:11 AM, Christopher George > <[email protected]> wrote:=20 > okay problem is I can`t install ndiswrapper > from other source than the package manager > which only gives me v1.45. > =20 > anyway just have a fresh installation of the > cd version of ubuntu v7.10 and will try to fix > the wlan again.=20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > On Jan 23, 2008 7:36 PM, Ekim Maurer-Engin > <[email protected]> wrote: > you definatly need ndiswrapper 1.49 at > least - 1.5x suggested > =20 > I have no knowledge about ubuntu - but > with me there are only the 3 > lines in /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper i > wrote in previous mail > =20 > On Mi, 2008-01-23 at 17:34 +0000, > Christopher George wrote: > > guys i still have problems :( > > > > i did everything as ekim said and > got a few error messages. > > > > e.g. > > tom@tom-laptop:~$ ndiswrapper -l > > WARNING: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper > line 3: ignoring bad line > > starting with 'original' > > WARNING: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper > line 6: ignoring bad line > > starting with 'modified'=20 > > net8187b : driver installed > > device (0BDA:8197) present > > net8187b.net : invalid driver! > > tom@tom-laptop:~$ > > > > plus the version of ndiswrapper i > can get through package manager is=20 > > 1.45 > > > > tom@tom-laptop:~$ ndiswrapper -v > > utils version: 1.9 > > driver > > filename: > /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/ubuntu/m= isc/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko > > version: 1.45 > > vermagic: 2.6.22-14-generic > SMP mod_unload 586 > > tom@tom-laptop:~$ > > > > this is my lsusb: > > > > tom@tom-laptop:~$ lsusb > > Bus 007 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 > > Bus 006 Device 002: ID 0bda:8197 > Realtek Semiconductor Corp.=20 > > Bus 006 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 > > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 > > Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 > > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 > > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 > > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000=20 > > tom@tom-laptop:~$ > > > > > > so i cannot understand what can be > wrong. i used the win98 driver for > > the rtl8187b wlan stick and still > nothing. > > > > network manager shows that i can > connect to my network but it doesn`t=20 > > hand out any ip to the > laptop :( although my wlan is assigned > to > > wlan0 > > > > wireless roaming mode is enabled. > > > > help please. :) > > > > > > On Jan 23, 2008 5:14 PM, Thomas > Lopes < [email protected]> wrote: > > In Ubuntu you won't need to > download and make a ndiswrapper. > > You can download it with > synaptic. But you need to configure=20 > > it to use your driver, and > blacklist the old ones (if > > there's). > > > > > > 2008/1/23, Ekim Maurer-Engin > < [email protected]>: > > > > I am not sure how > ubuntu handles it - therefore here a > > more global > > instruction. I made > my card work with this (actually i > > am using it right=20 > > now :P). > > > > you need ndiswrapper > 1.50 or higher (I use 1.51) - > > obtainable via > > > http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/joomla= / > > or the direct link > to the tar.gz: > =20 > > > http://sourceforge.net/project/downloadin= g.php?group_id=3D93482&amp;use_mirror=3Dkent&amp;filename=3Dndiswra= pper-1.51.tar.gz&amp;67160862 > =20 > > > > untar - configure - > make - make install (or use the=20 > > package manager of > > your choice if this > packages are present for your > > Linux distribution. > > > > get the realtek > 8187B drivers only=20 > > > ftp://202.65.194.212/cn/wlan/RTL8187B_dri= ver_only.zip > > > > unzip this > > > > erease all > ndiswrapper entries regarding card=20 > > root@camelot:~> > ndiswrapper -l > > net8187b : > [somemassage] > > root@camelot:~> > ndiswrapper -r net8187b > > > > reboot for a clean > system (yes it can be done without=20 > > - but no risk is > > better) > > > > talesin@camelot :~> > lsusb > > > > search for the > devicenumber of your WLAN card, most > > probably this will > > show so: > > > > Bus 003 Device 002: > ID 0bda:8197 Realtek Semiconductor > > Corp. > > > > then get root and=20 > > > > root@camelot:~> > ndiswrapper -i > > > <path_to_win98_drivers>/net8187b.inf > > > > root@camelot:~> > ndiswrapper -a <device_id> net8187b=20 > > In my case it was: > > root@camelot:~> > ndiswrapper -a 0bda:8197 net8187b > > > > root@camelot:~> > ndiswrapper -m > > root@camelot :~> > modprobe ndiswrapper > > > > reboot (maybe it is > possible without - but am just > > typing how i did it) > > > > during boot you > should see this:=20 > > ndiswrapper: driver > net8187b (Realtek Semiconductor > > > Corp.,07/18/2007,5.1097.0718.2007) > loaded > > wlan0: ethernet > device 00:16:44:1d:39:84 using NDIS > > driver: net8187b, > > version: 0x1, NDIS > version: 0x500, vendor: 'NDIS > > Network Adapter', > > 0BDA:8197.F.conf > > wlan0: encryption > modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA,=20 > > WPA2, WPA2PSK; > > AES/CCMP with WPA, > WPA2, WPA2PSK > > usbcore: registered > new interface driver ndiswrapper > > > > when logged in > again=20 > > > > talesin@camelot:~> > ndiswrapper -l > > net8187b : driver > installed > > device > (0BDA:8197) present (alternate driver: > > r8187)=20 > > > > do the foloowing > only if this does not show up: > > > > Look at > your /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper > > > > you will see a > single line, > > clone this line and > modify the structre as follows:=20 > > > > > original /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper: > > alias > usb:v0BDAp8187d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* > ndiswrapper > > > > > modified /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper: > > alias > usb:v0BDAp8187d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* > ndiswrapper > > alias > usb:v0BDAp8189d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* > > ndiswrapper > > alias > usb:v0BDAp8197d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* > ndiswrapper=20 > > > > mainly you just > clone and add the other known ids of > > the card which > > are 8187,8189,8197 > > > > now reboot again > >=20 > > now you will see the > ndismod -l output as it should > > be. > > > > With my experiance > NetworkManager can handle the card > > (at least under=20 > > KDE). > > > > Thereis a minor > stability bug i encounter - the > > connection breaks up > after a while of inactivity - I > > plainly run a ping > <mygatewayip> >/dev/null in=20 > > background > > system up for 24h > without connectivity loss. > > > > if any further > questions feel free to ask again ;-) > > > > Cheers=20 > > Ekim > > -- > > Ekim Engin > <mailto:[email protected] > > > > > Cell: +90 (532) 602 > 59 41=20 > > MSN: > [email protected] | ICQ#: 198501695 > > > > QOTD: San Francisco > isn't what it used to be, and it > > never was.=20 > > -- > Herb Caen > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Thomas Lopes - 1171110247 > > http://www.TRC-Design.com - > "Sua presen=C3=A7a na web =C3=A9 da nossa > > conta" > > http://www.THLopes.com - ">> > Escrever =3D Ociosidade_Atarefada;"=20 > > MSN: [email protected] > > > -- > Ekim Engin > <mailto:[email protected] > > =20 > Cell: +90 (532) 602 59 41=20 > MSN: [email protected] | ICQ#: > 198501695 > =20 > =20 > QOTD: "I've seen better heads on half > a pint of beer." > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 >=20 -- Ekim Engin <mailto:[email protected]> Cell: +90 (532) 602 59 41 MSN: [email protected] | ICQ#: 198501695 QOTD: Court, n.: A place where they dispense with justice. -- Arthur Train