Trouble using ndiswrapper with broadcom chipset wireless card

I just installed suse10 on a Dell Inspiron 8500 notebook. The wireless card
is the intergrated Dell Truemobile 1300. I have read that this runs off of
a Broadcom 4306 chip. I am using the latest ndiswrapper package off of
yast, and I get this string of errors off of the console:

linux:~ # ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
Installing bcmw15
Forcing parameter IBSSGMODE|0 to IBSSGMode|2
<<this repeats 22 times>>

linux:~ # ndiswrapper -l
bcmwl5 invalid driver!

that error is copied as best as I can tell from the font displayed in the
console -- particularly the "|" before 0 and 2.

that same driver came out of two dell different driver packages:
R115321.exe and R76521na.exe, I tried finding broadcom original drivers,
but I everywhere that I tried getting them from wanted me to sign up for
accounts, and all kinds of other madness. Has anyone ever seen this, and
might know of a solution?
If anyone would like to help me and needs any additional information, just
reply with what you need or email me at climberjc@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Jere

climberjc@gmail.com adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:

> I just installed suse10 on a Dell Inspiron 8500 notebook. The wireless
> card is the intergrated Dell Truemobile 1300. I have read that this
> runs off of a Broadcom 4306 chip. I am using the latest ndiswrapper
> package off of yast, and I get this string of errors off of the
> console:
>
> linux:~ # ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
> Installing bcmw15
> Forcing parameter IBSSGMODE|0 to IBSSGMode|2
> <<this repeats 22 times>>
>
> linux:~ # ndiswrapper -l
> bcmwl5 invalid driver!
>
> that error is copied as best as I can tell from the font displayed in
> the console -- particularly the "|" before 0 and 2.
>

Not sure if this page will help but that is where I originally got my
64bit broadcom driver from for my card, there are specific one for you
model as well on that page.


http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/drivers.php

HTH
--
Mark
Twixt hill and high water
N. Wales, UK
Novell Support Forums SysOp

climberjc@gmail.com wrote:

> I just installed suse10 on a Dell Inspiron 8500 notebook. The wireless
> card is the intergrated Dell Truemobile 1300. I have read that this runs
> off of a Broadcom 4306 chip. I am using the latest ndiswrapper package off
> of yast, and I get this string of errors off of the console:
>
> linux:~ # ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
> Installing bcmw15
> Forcing parameter IBSSGMODE|0 to IBSSGMode|2
> <<this repeats 22 times>>
>
> linux:~ # ndiswrapper -l
> bcmwl5 invalid driver!
>
> that error is copied as best as I can tell from the font displayed in the
> console -- particularly the "|" before 0 and 2.
>
> that same driver came out of two dell different driver packages:
> R115321.exe and R76521na.exe, I tried finding broadcom original drivers,
> but I everywhere that I tried getting them from wanted me to sign up for
> accounts, and all kinds of other madness. Has anyone ever seen this, and
> might know of a solution?
> If anyone would like to help me and needs any additional information, just
> reply with what you need or email me at climberjc@gmail.com.
> Thanks,
> Jere

Jere,

I have the same card and just set it up yesterday you need the bcmwl5a.inf
file to use with ndiswrapper ... I sent email to the above addy ... If you
need to contact me use the email address from the email ... not the one
here ....

--

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Hey, I appreciate the help from both of you! I tried the file at the link
posted above, and it worked beautifully.
Thanks again!
-Jere

> climberjc@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > I just installed suse10 on a Dell Inspiron 8500 notebook. The
wireless
> > card is the intergrated Dell Truemobile 1300. I have read that this
runs
> > off of a Broadcom 4306 chip. I am using the latest ndiswrapper
package off
> > of yast, and I get this string of errors off of the console:
> >
> > linux:~ # ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
> > Installing bcmw15
> > Forcing parameter IBSSGMODE|0 to IBSSGMode|2
> > <<this repeats 22 times>>
> >
> > linux:~ # ndiswrapper -l
> > bcmwl5 invalid driver!
> >
> > that error is copied as best as I can tell from the font displayed in
the
> > console -- particularly the "|" before 0 and 2.
> >
> > that same driver came out of two dell different driver packages:
> > R115321.exe and R76521na.exe, I tried finding broadcom original
drivers,
> > but I everywhere that I tried getting them from wanted me to sign up
for
> > accounts, and all kinds of other madness. Has anyone ever seen this,
and
> > might know of a solution?
> > If anyone would like to help me and needs any additional information,
just
> > reply with what you need or email me at climberjc@gmail.com.
> > Thanks,
> > Jere
>
> Jere,
>
> I have the same card and just set it up yesterday you need the
bcmwl5a.inf
> file to use with ndiswrapper ... I sent email to the above addy ... If
you
> need to contact me use the email address from the email ... not the one
> here ....
>
> --
>
> In a world without walls or fences ... who needs Windows or Gates ??
>
> --unknown--
>
> Registered Linux User #403007
>
> https://counter.li.org
>