[tlinux-users:08825] Take off mailing list please

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Christopher George" <[email protected]>
>
> just installed the 98 driver everything went fine as far as i know but the
> device is not present :(
> i will probably try it with a brand new ubuntu installation.
> 
> could you please give me a detailed instruction on how to install the driver
> including ndiwsrapper as well?
> 
> cheers
> 
> On Jan 23, 2008 2:53 PM, Ekim Maurer-Engin <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > I did work alot with this stuff to get my L400 to work. It is indeed
> > that the XP drivers use some undocumented win API which is not yet
> > compatible with ndiswrapper.
> >
> > There is a kernelsolution using a realy dirty hack. But after trying a
> > bit forth and back I decided to use the 98 drivers with ndiswrapper. I
> > don't have any problems with it - currently using it in fact.
> > Under Gnome I experianced it does not shouw in Networkmanager but in KDE
> > it does. under gnome i just went forward using if-up/if-down config in
> > conjunction with wpa_supplicant.
> >
> > For the installation i discovered that you need to add the explicit
> > hardware-id to modprobe.d
> >
> > here is mine:
> >
> > talesin@camelot:~> cat /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
> > talesin@camelot:~>
> >
> > talesin@camelot:~> ndiswrapper -l
> > net8187b : driver installed
> >        device (0BDA:8197) present (alternate driver: r8187)
> > talesin@camelot:~>
> >
> >
> > talesin@camelot:~> dmesg | grep ndis
> > ndiswrapper version 1.51 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
> > ndiswrapper: driver net8187b (Realtek Semiconductor
> > Corp.,07/18/2007,5.1097.0718.2007) loaded
> > usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
> >
> >
> > On Mi, 2008-01-23 at 12:05 -0200, Thomas Lopes wrote:
> > > With Win98 Drivers? Sounds so weird,but if it works, it's validated!
> > >
> > > Has anybody tested with Win2000 / WinXP drivers?
> > >
> > > I hope you solve your problem buddy.
> > >
> > > 2008/1/23, Ekim Maurer-Engin < [email protected]>:
> > >         Hi Christopher,
> > >
> > >         ndiswrapper with Win98 (!!) drivers solve the problem.
> > >         This is documented on ndiswrapper page also.
> > >
> > >         If you need further information or example config files (I use
> > >         SuSE 10.3
> > >         though) I will galdly help.
> > >
> > >         Cheers
> > >         Ekim Maurer-Engin
> > >
> > >         On Mi, 2008-01-23 at 10:04 +0000, Christopher George wrote:
> > >         > Hi,
> > >         >
> > >         > I turn to you in the hope of you can help my problem. We
> > >         have a
> > >         > Toshiba L40 laptop in the family on which I installed Ubuntu
> > >         v7.10. My
> > >         > biggest problem is that I am unable to connect to the
> > >         wireless network
> > >         > with the laptop in Ubuntu although everything works fine in
> > >         Windows.
> > >         >
> > >         > Unfortunately I couldn`t find any drivers for the RTL8187B
> > >         WLAN device
> > >         > on your site for Linux therefore had to use ndiswrapper and
> > >         the XP
> > >         > driver. So far I have managed to tell Ubuntu to detect my
> > >         WLAN card
> > >         > but cannot connect to my router.
> > >         >
> > >         > Any help is much appreciated!
> > >         >
> > >         > Regards,
> > >         >
> > >         > Chris
> > >         >
> > >         --
> > >         Ekim Engin <mailto:[email protected]>
> > >
> > >         Cell: +90 (532) 602 59 41
> > >         MSN: [email protected] | ICQ#: 198501695
> > >
> > >         QOTD: Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.
> > >                         -- Ogden Nash
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thomas Lopes - 1171110247
> > > http://www.TRC-Design.com - "Sua presença na web é da nossa conta"
> > > http://www.THLopes.com - ">> Escrever = Ociosidade_Atarefada;"
> > > MSN: [email protected]
> > --
> > Ekim Engin <mailto:[email protected]>
> >
> > Cell: +90 (532) 602 59 41
> > MSN: [email protected] | ICQ#: 198501695
> >
> > QOTD: If you explain so clearly that nobody can misunderstand, somebody
> > will.
> >
> >
> >
>