[tlinux-users:08820] Re: TOSHIBA L40 REALTEK 8187B WLAN USB2 problem
"Christopher George" <[email protected]> Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:23:28 +0000
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------=_Part_4006_28303568.1201361008550 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline cheers bill, trouble is i do want to use encryption so even if the built-in rtl8187b thingy would work without it i wouldn`t use my network like that. as an alternative solution i am using a netgear ma111 v1 usb stick and that works fine. i just hope that realtek will release a driver for rtl8187b soon under linu= x or the new version of ubuntu will support it. On Jan 26, 2008 1:55 PM, Bill Nickels <[email protected]> wrote: > You might try it without encryption. I went through ndiswrapper on a > different card/PC and could connect without encryption but, could never > connect with encryption. > > Good Luck, > Billl > > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:59:00 +0000 > From: [email protected] > Subject: [tlinux-users:08818] Re: TOSHIBA L40 REALTEK 8187B WLAN USB2 > problem > To: [email protected] > > > hi rex, > > thanks for the idea. i will give this puppylinux a go and let you know ho= w > i got on. > > cheers, > > chris > > On Jan 25, 2008 11:38 PM, Rex Buddenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Interested in an alternative strategy? Try this: > > Go to puppylinux.org and download a copy of puppy. The most recent > version is 3.01 and you want one of the last couple. Fry the .iso on a > CD. > > Then boot the CD. It should come up into puppy (and leave your hard driv= e > entirely undisturbed -- so you haven't lost anything. There's a 'setup' > icon on the top row (wrench) and in there is a menu button which executes > the ethernet / and wifi setup. Try it out: if it sees both your wired > ethernet and your wifi card, it will give you configuration options for b= oth > eth0 and eth1. And it will tell you what drivers it loaded to accomodate > each (which is a clue to your ubuntu needs). I've found that the config > script is pretty good -- it finds the wifi drivers accurately for several > different (including a couple old PCMCIA) pieces of hardware ... and it > finds my neighbor's AP and gets an IP address assignment from his DHCP > server pretty reliably too;-) > > If that works (and puppy doesn't seduce you) you know 1) that the wifi > hardware is ticking and 2) what driver you need. Both of which should be= of > some value when you pop the Puppy CD and reboot to whatever was on your h= ard > drive before. > > > > On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:22:14 +0000 > "Christopher George" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > guys it doesn`t want to work at all. :( tried everything stil no > positive > > result > > > > On Jan 24, 2008 5:04 PM, Christopher George <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > hi > > > > > > i am using WEP 64bit encryption. > > > > > > my ssid is broadcasted. > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > but for a reason I cannot install any newer versions of ndiswrapper > than > > > 1.45 :( > > > > > > any ideas? > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > What is the security protocol that you're using? WEP, WPA, none? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 2008 9:11 AM, Christopher George < [email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > okay problem is I can`t install ndiswrapper from other source tha= n > the > > > > > package manager which only gives me v1.45. > > > > > > > > > > anyway just have a fresh installation of the cd version of ubuntu > > > > > v7.10 and will try to fix the wlan again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 23, 2008 7:36 PM, Ekim Maurer-Engin <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > you definatly need ndiswrapper 1.49 at least - 1.5x suggested > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > 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 lin= e > > > > > > > starting with 'original' > > > > > > > WARNING: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper line 6: ignoring bad lin= e > > > > > > > starting with 'modified' > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > 1.45 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > tom@tom-laptop:~$ ndiswrapper -v > > > > > > > utils version: 1.9 > > > > > > > driver > > > > > > > filename: > > > > > > > /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/ubuntu/misc/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. > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > 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: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=3D93482&use_m= irror=3Dkent&filename=3Dndiswrapper-1.51.tar.gz&67160862<http://sou= rceforge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=3D93482&use_mirror=3Dkent&fil= ename=3Dndiswrapper-1.51.tar.gz&67160862> > < > http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=3D93482&use_mirro= r=3Dkent&filename=3Dndiswrapper-1.51.tar.gz&67160862 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > untar - configure - make - make install (or > use > > > > > > the > > > > > > > package manager of > > > > > > > your choice if this packages are present for > your > > > > > > > Linux distribution. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > get the realtek 8187B drivers only > > > > > > > > > > > > > ftp://202.65.194.212/cn/wlan/RTL8187B_driver_only.zip > > > > > > > > > > > > > > unzip this > > > > > > > > > > > > > > erease all ndiswrapper entries regarding card > > > > > > > root@camelot:~> ndiswrapper -l > > > > > > > net8187b : [somemassage] > > > > > > > root@camelot:~> ndiswrapper -r net8187b > > > > > > > > > > > > > > reboot for a clean system (yes it can be done > > > > > > without > > > > > > > - 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > root@camelot:~> ndiswrapper -i > > > > > > > <path_to_win98_drivers>/net8187b.inf > > > > > > > > > > > > > > root@camelot:~> ndiswrapper -a <device_id> > > > > > > net8187b > > > > > > > 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 a= m > > > > > > just > > > > > > > typing how i did it) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > during boot you should see this: > > > > > > > ndiswrapper: driver net8187b (Realtek > > > > > > Semiconductor > > > > > > > Corp.,07/18/2007,5.1097.0718.2007) loaded > > > > > > > wlan0: ethernet device 00:16:44:1d:39:84 usin= g > > > > > > NDIS > > > > > > > driver: net8187b, > > > > > > > version: 0x1, NDIS version: 0x500, vendor: > 'NDIS > > > > > > > Network Adapter', > > > > > > > 0BDA:8197.F.conf > > > > > > > wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP > with > > > > > > WPA, > > > > > > > WPA2, WPA2PSK; > > > > > > > AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK > > > > > > > usbcore: registered new interface driver > > > > > > ndiswrapper > > > > > > > > > > > > > > when logged in again > > > > > > > > > > > > > > talesin@camelot:~> ndiswrapper -l > > > > > > > net8187b : driver installed > > > > > > > device (0BDA:8197) present (alternate > > > > > > driver: > > > > > > > r8187) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mainly you just clone and add the other known > ids > > > > > > of > > > > > > > the card which > > > > > > > are 8187,8189,8197 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > now reboot again > > > > > > > > > > > > > > now you will see the ndismod -l output as it > > > > > > should > > > > > > > be. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With my experiance NetworkManager can handle > the > > > > > > card > > > > > > > (at least under > > > > > > > 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 i= n > > > > > > > background > > > > > > > system up for 24h without connectivity loss. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > if any further questions feel free to ask > again > > > > > > ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > Ekim > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Ekim Engin <mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cell: +90 (532) 602 59 41 > > > > > > > MSN: [email protected] | ICQ#: 198501695 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > QOTD: San Francisco isn't what it used to be, > and > > > > > > it > > > > > > > never was. > > > > > > > -- Herb Caen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thomas Lopes - 1171110247 > > > > > > > http://www.TRC-Design.com - "Sua presen=E7a na web = =E9 da > > > > > > nossa > > > > > > > conta" > > > > > > > http://www.THLopes.com - ">> Escrever =3D > > > > > > Ociosidade_Atarefada;" > > > > > > > MSN: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Ekim Engin <mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cell: +90 (532) 602 59 41 > > > > > > MSN: [email protected] | ICQ#: 198501695 > > > > > > > > > > > > QOTD: "I've seen better heads on half a pint of beer." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > b > > > > > ------------------------------ > Climb to the top of the charts! 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Play now!<http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=3Dstarshuffl= e_wlmailtextlink_jan> > ------=_Part_4006_28303568.1201361008550 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline cheers bill,<br><br>trouble is i do want to use encryption so even if the b= uilt-in rtl8187b thingy would work without it i wouldn`t use my network lik= e that. <br><br>as an alternative solution i am using a netgear ma111 v1 us= b stick and that works fine.<br> <br>i just hope that realtek will release a driver for rtl8187b soon under = linux or the new version of ubuntu will support it.<br><br><div class=3D"gm= ail_quote">On Jan 26, 2008 1:55 PM, Bill Nickels <<a href=3D"mailto:bill= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, = 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div style=3D"text-align: left;">You might try it without encryption. = I went through ndiswrapper on a different card/PC and could connect without= encryption but, could never connect with encryption.<br><br>Good Luck,<br> Billl<br></div><br><br><br><blockquote><hr>Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:59:00 = +0000<br>From: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">chri= [email protected]</a><br>Subject: [tlinux-users:08818] Re: TOSHIBA L40 REALTEK= 8187B WLAN USB2 problem<br> To: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blan= k">[email protected]</a><div><div></div><div class=3D"Wj= 3C7c"><br><br>hi rex,<br><br>thanks for the idea. i will give this puppylin= ux a go and let you know how i got on.<br> <br>cheers,<br><br>chris<br><br><div>On Jan 25, 2008 11:38 PM, Rex Buddenbe= rg <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">buddenr21= @comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote style=3D"padding-left: 1ex;">Interested in an alternative strat= egy? Try this:<br><br>Go to <a href=3D"http://puppylinux.org" target= =3D"_blank">puppylinux.org</a> and download a copy of puppy. The most= recent version is 3.01 and you want one of the last couple. Fry the = .iso on a CD.<br> <br>Then boot the CD. It should come up into puppy (and leave your ha= rd drive entirely undisturbed -- so you haven't lost anything. Th= ere's a 'setup' icon on the top row (wrench) and in there is a = menu button which executes the ethernet / and wifi setup. Try it out:= if it sees both your wired ethernet and your wifi card, it will give you c= onfiguration options for both eth0 and eth1. And it will tell you wha= t drivers it loaded to accomodate each (which is a clue to your ubuntu need= s). I've found that the config script is pretty good -- it finds = the wifi drivers accurately for several different (including a couple old P= CMCIA) pieces of hardware ... and it finds my neighbor's AP and gets an= IP address assignment from his DHCP server pretty reliably too;-)<br> <br>If that works (and puppy doesn't seduce you) you know 1) that the w= ifi hardware is ticking and 2) what driver you need. Both of which sh= ould be of some value when you pop the Puppy CD and reboot to whatever was = on your hard drive before.<br> <br><br><br>On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:22:14 +0000<br><div><div></div><div>&quo= t;Christopher George" <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target= =3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br><br>> guys it doesn`t w= ant to work at all. :( tried everything stil no positive<br> > result<br>><br>> On Jan 24, 2008 5:04 PM, Christopher George <= ;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]= </a>> wrote:<br>><br>> > hi<br>> ><br>> > i am usin= g WEP 64bit encryption.<br> > ><br>> > my ssid is broadcasted.<br>> ><br>> > ju= st installed the driver with ndiswrapper for the rtl8187b and apart from<br= >> > that I cannot connect to my network everything seems to be fine.= network<br> > > manager can see my ssid, iwconfig can as well but the laptop does= n`t<br>> > connect.<br>> ><br>> > but for a reason I cann= ot install any newer versions of ndiswrapper than<br>> > 1.45 :(<br> > ><br>> > any ideas?<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On= Jan 24, 2008 4:55 PM, Helio Miguel Silveira Filho < <a href=3D"mailto:h= [email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>><br>> >= ; wrote:<br> > ><br> > > > OK, I'm not exactly an experienced user, but I think tha= t we should<br>> > > check if the problem is anywhere else, differ= ent than ndiswrapper.<br>> > ><br>> > > Maybe more detail= s about the wireless network configuration should help.<br> > > > So, how is it configured? Is it by any chance hidden? It'= ;s known that<br>> > > network-manager has problems with hidden ne= tworks (or at least it had<br>> > > recently). In this case, maybe= changing NM to Wicd or Wifi-Radar could help.<br> > > ><br>> > ><br>> > > What is the security pro= tocol that you're using? WEP, WPA, none?<br>> > ><br>> >= ><br>> > > On Jan 24, 2008 9:11 AM, Christopher George < <a= href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a= >> wrote:<br> > > ><br>> > ><br>> > > > okay problem is I c= an`t install ndiswrapper from other source than the<br>> > > > = package manager which only gives me v1.45.<br>> > > ><br>> &= gt; > > anyway just have a fresh installation of the cd version of ub= untu<br> > > > > v7.10 and will try to fix the wlan again.<br>> > = > ><br>> > > ><br>> > > > On Jan 23, 2008 7:3= 6 PM, Ekim Maurer-Engin <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target= =3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>><br> > > > > wrote:<br>> > > ><br>> > > > &g= t; you definatly need ndiswrapper 1.49 at least - 1.5x suggested<br>> &g= t; > > ><br>> > > > > I have no knowledge about ubu= ntu - but with me there are only the 3<br> > > > > > lines in /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper i wrote in pr= evious mail<br>> > > > > On Mi, 2008-01-23 at 17:34 +0000, C= hristopher George wrote:<br>> > > > > > guys i still have= problems :(<br> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > > i did everyt= hing as ekim said and got a few error messages.<br>> > > > >= ><br>> > > > > > e.g.<br>> > > > > >= ; tom@tom-laptop:~$ ndiswrapper -l<br> > > > > > > WARNING: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper line 3: = ignoring bad line<br>> > > > > > starting with 'origi= nal'<br>> > > > > > WARNING: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrap= per line 6: ignoring bad line<br> > > > > > > starting with 'modified'<br>> >= > > > > net8187b : driver installed<br>> > > > >= ; > device (0BDA:8197) present<br>> > = > > > > <a href=3D"http://net8187b.net" target=3D"_blank">net81= 87b.net</a> : invalid driver!<br> > > > > > > tom@tom-laptop:~$<br>> > > > >= ><br>> > > > > > plus the version of ndiswrapper i ca= n get through package manager<br>> > > > > is<br>> > &= gt; > > > 1.45<br> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > > tom@tom-lapt= op:~$ ndiswrapper -v<br>> > > > > > utils version: 1.9<br= >> > > > > > driver<br>> > > > > > file= name:<br> > > > > > /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/ubuntu/misc/ndiswra= pper/ndiswrapper.ko<br>> > > > > > version: = 1.45<br>> > > > > > vermagic:  = ; 2.6.22-14-generic SMP mod_unload 586<br> > > > > > > tom@tom-laptop:~$<br>> > > > >= ><br>> > > > > > this is my lsusb:<br>> > > = > > ><br>> > > > > > tom@tom-laptop:~$ lsusb<br> > > > > > > Bus 007 Device 001: ID 0000:0000<br>> >= > > > > Bus 006 Device 002: ID 0bda:8197 Realtek Semiconductor= Corp.<br>> > > > > > Bus 006 Device 001: ID 0000:0000<br= > > > > > > > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000<br>> >= > > > > Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000<br>> > > >= ; > > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000<br>> > > > > &g= t; Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000<br> > > > > > > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000<br>> >= > > > > tom@tom-laptop:~$<br>> > > > > ><br>= > > > > > ><br>> > > > > > so i cannot = understand what can be wrong. i used the win98 driver<br> > > > > > for<br>> > > > > > the rtl8187b = wlan stick and still nothing.<br>> > > > > ><br>> >= > > > > network manager shows that i can connect to my network= but it<br> > > > > > doesn`t<br>> > > > > > hand out = any ip to the laptop :( although my wlan is assigned to<br>> > > &= gt; > > wlan0<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > >= > > wireless roaming mode is enabled.<br> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > > help please.= :)<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > ><br>&g= t; > > > > > On Jan 23, 2008 5:14 PM, Thomas Lopes < <a h= ref=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&= gt; wrote:<br> > > > > > > In Ubuntu you won= 't need to download and make a<br>> > > > > ndiswrapper.= <br>> > > > > > You can downl= oad it with synaptic. But you need to<br> > > > > > configure<br>> > > > > > = it to use your driver, and blacklist the old ones (if<= br>> > > > > > there's).<= br>> > > > > ><br> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > >  = ; 2008/1/23, Ekim Maurer-Engin < <a href=3D"mailto:talesin= @talesoft.net" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> >:<br>> >= ; > > > ><br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; I am not sure how ubuntu handles it - therefore<br> > > > > > here a<br>> > > > > > &nb= sp; more global<br>> > >= > > > ins= truction. I made my card work with this<br>> > > > > (actual= ly i<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; am using it right<br>> > > > > > = now :P).<br>> > > > = > ><br>> > > > > > &nbs= p; you need ndiswrapper 1.50 or higher (I use 1.51) -<= br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; obtainable via<br>> > > > > > &n= bsp; <a href=3D"http://ndiswrapper.sourc= eforge.net/joomla/" target=3D"_blank">http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/jo= omla/</a><br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; or the direct link to the tar.gz:<br>> > > > > &g= t;<br></div></div>> > > > > <a href=3D"http://sourceforge.ne= t/project/downloading.php?group_id=3D93482&use_mirror=3Dkent&filena= me=3Dndiswrapper-1.51.tar.gz&67160862" target=3D"_blank">http://sourcef= orge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=3D93482&amp;use_mirror=3Dkent= &amp;filename=3Dndiswrapper-1.51.tar.gz&amp;67160862</a><<a href= =3D"http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=3D93482&use= _mirror=3Dkent&filename=3Dndiswrapper-1.51.tar.gz&67160862" target= =3D"_blank">http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=3D93482= &use_mirror=3Dkent&filename=3Dndiswrapper-1.51.tar.gz&67160862<= /a>><br> <div><div></div><div>> > > > > ><br>> > > > &= gt; > untar - co= nfigure - make - make install (or use<br>> > > > > the<br>&g= t; > > > > >  = ; package manager of<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; your choice if this packages are present for your<br>> > &= gt; > > > = Linux distribution.<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > >= > > get the = realtek 8187B drivers only<br> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > <a href=3D"ftp://= 202.65.194.212/cn/wlan/RTL8187B_driver_only.zip" target=3D"_blank">ftp://20= 2.65.194.212/cn/wlan/RTL8187B_driver_only.zip</a><br>> > > > &g= t; ><br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; unzip this<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > &g= t; > > erease= all ndiswrapper entries regarding card<br>> > > > > > &n= bsp; root@camelot:~> &n= bsp;ndiswrapper -l<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; net8187b : [somemassage]<br>> > > > > > = root@camelot:~> = ndiswrapper -r net8187b<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > = > > > rebo= ot for a clean system (yes it can be done<br> > > > > > without<br>> > > > > > &n= bsp; - but no risk is<br>> >= ; > > > > &nbs= p; better)<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > >= ; talesin@camelot := ~> lsusb<br> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > >  = ; search for the devicenumber of = your WLAN card,<br>> > > > > most<br>> > > > >= ; > probably thi= s will<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; show so:<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > >= > > Bus 003 = Device 002: ID 0bda:8197 Realtek<br>> > > > > Semiconductor<= br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; Corp.<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > &g= t; > then get ro= ot and<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > &n= bsp; root@camelot:~> nd= iswrapper -i<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; <path_to_win98_drivers>/net8187b.inf<br>> > > >= ; > ><br>> > > > > > &n= bsp; root@camelot:~> ndiswrapper -a <device_id&g= t;<br> > > > > > net8187b<br>> > > > > > &n= bsp; In my case it was:<br= >> > > > > > &n= bsp; root@camelot:~> ndiswrapper -a 0bda:8197 net8187b<br>> &g= t; > > > ><br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; root@camelot:~> ndiswrapper -m<br>> > > > > &g= t; root@camelot :~&= gt; modprobe ndiswrapper<br>> > > > > ><br>> > >= > > > reb= oot (maybe it is possible without - but am<br> > > > > > just<br>> > > > > >  = ; typing how i did it)<br>> &g= t; > > > ><br>> > > > > >  = ; during boot you should see this:<br>&g= t; > > > > >  = ; ndiswrapper: driver net8187b (Realtek<br> > > > > > Semiconductor<br>> > > > > > &nb= sp; Corp.,07/18/2007,5.109= 7.0718.2007) loaded<br>> > > > > > &= nbsp; wlan0: ethernet device 00:16:44:1d:39:84 = using<br> > > > > > NDIS<br>> > > > > >  = ; driver: net8187b,<br>> > = > > > > = version: 0x1, NDIS version: 0x500, vendor: 'NDIS<br>> > > >= ; > > Network= Adapter',<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; 0BDA:8197.F.conf<br>> > > > > > = wlan0: encryption modes supported= : WEP; TKIP with<br>> > > > > WPA,<br>> > > > &g= t; > WPA2, WPA2P= SK;<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK<br>> > > > > >= ; usbcore: register= ed new interface driver<br>> > > > > ndiswrapper<br>> >= ; > > > ><br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; when logged in again<br>> > > > > ><br>> &g= t; > > > > &nb= sp; talesin@camelot:~> ndiswrapper -l<br>> > > > > > &= nbsp; net8187b : driver in= stalled<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; device (0BDA:8197) present (alternat= e<br>> > > > > driver:<br>> > > > > > &nbs= p; r8187)<br>> > >= ; > > ><br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; do the foloowing only if this does not show up:<br> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > >  = ; Look at your /etc/modprobe.d/nd= iswrapper<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > >= you will see a sin= gle line,<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; clone this line and modify the structre as<br>> > > >= ; > follows:<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > >= ; > original /et= c/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper:<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; alias usb:v0BDAp8187d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*<br>> > > >= ; > ndiswrapper<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > = > > modified = /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper:<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; alias usb:v0BDAp8187d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*<br>> > > >= ; > ndiswrapper<br>> > > > > > &n= bsp; alias usb:v0BDAp8189d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*= <br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; ndiswrapper<br>> > > > > >  = ; alias usb:v0BDAp8197d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc= *ip*<br>> > > > > ndiswrapper<br>> > > > > &g= t;<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; mainly you just clone and add the other known ids<br>> > &= gt; > > of<br>> > > > > > &nbs= p; the card which<br>> > > > > &= gt; are 8187,8189,8= 197<br> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > >  = ; now reboot again<br>> > &= gt; > > ><br>> > > > > > &n= bsp; now you will see the ndismod -l output as = it<br> > > > > > should<br>> > > > > > &nb= sp; be.<br>> > > > &g= t; ><br>> > > > > > = With my experiance NetworkManager can handle the<br>&= gt; > > > > card<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; (at least under<br>> > > > > > &= nbsp; KDE).<br>> > > > > = ><br>> > > > > > &n= bsp; Thereis a minor stability bug i encounter - the<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; connection breaks up after a while of inactivity -<br>> > = > > > I<br>> > > > > > &nbs= p; plainly run a ping <mygatewayip> >/= dev/null in<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; background<br>> > > > > > = system up for 24h without connectivity = loss.<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > &nb= sp; if any further questio= ns feel free to ask again<br> > > > > > ;-)<br>> > > > > ><br>> > = > > > > = Cheers<br>> > > > > > = Ekim<br>> > > > > > &= nbsp; --<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; Ekim Engin <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" ta= rget=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> ><br>> > > > > &= gt;<br>> > > > > > &nb= sp; Cell: +90 (532) 602 59 41<br> > > > > > > &nb= sp; MSN: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">t= [email protected]</a> | ICQ#: 198501695<br>> > > > > ><= br>> > > > > > = QOTD: San Francisco isn't what it used to be, and<br> > > > > > it<br>> > > > > > = never was.<br>> > > >= > > &= nbsp; -- Herb Caen<br>> > &= gt; > > ><br>> > > > > ><br> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > ><br>> >= > > > ><br>> > > > > > = --<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > >= <br>> > > > > > Thomas Lopes = - 1171110247<br> > > > > > > <a href=3D"http:/= /www.TRC-Design.com" target=3D"_blank">http://www.TRC-Design.com</a> - &quo= t;Sua presen=E7a na web =E9 da<br>> > > > > nossa<br>> &g= t; > > > > conta"<br> > > > > > > <a href=3D"http:/= /www.THLopes.com" target=3D"_blank">http://www.THLopes.com</a> - ">= > Escrever =3D<br>> > > > > Ociosidade_Atarefada;"<b= r>> > > > > > MSN: <a href=3D= "mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><= br> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > --<br>> > &= gt; 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