Ndiswrapper still wont work

Hi

I have installed ndiswrapper on a new dell 1525 using suse 11.0, I had to upgrade as the network card was not recognised in 10.3

ndiswrapper -l shows both bcmwl6 (downloaded from dell using the service tag) installed and device present.

lsmod shows ndiswrapper loaded

However when I go into Yast network devices, the card is not recognised. When I add a wireless network no module is shown in hardware.

Using KWifiManager and WiFiRadar there is no network connection and no networks found. I seem to have done everything right but without success. (Oh BTW I have also tried installing the firmware /usr/sin/install_bcm43xx_firmware with no effect.

I am at the end of my tether what do you suggest, (Linux only solutions or tests as I single boot)

Thanks in advance

Read here:
Madwifi or Ndiswrapper Wireless Network Drivers - Suse/openSUSE 10, 11 - LAN & Internet access

it may offer some help

@norton22: I have a nagging thought about the word “bcmwl6”: did you use vista drivers when loading drivers into ndiswrapper?

When adding (or editing) your wireless card in YaST, take heed not to enter “bcmwl6” as driver; the driver must be “ndiswrapper”. But you already know that of course.

Thanks I am at work. When I get home I’ll go through that. I have seen a lot of pages so far on this subject but thats a new one.

Hi Yes I did, is that an issue?

I haven’t posted on here in years - sorry my last reply should have referred to the posting question -
1 I did use Vista divers
2 Yes thanks but the module/driver in Yast was ndiswrapper (I tried typing it as the drop down box had no options - I assume it was not sticky)
3 Thanks for the link I will look at it tonight
BTW dmesg|grep ndiswrapper throws up errors a bunch of
ndiswrapper (import:242) unknownsymbol:NDI.SYS…
Couldn’t load driver bcmwl6…
ndiswrapper -l still reports back fine \lsmod reports back fine!!

Does that give a clue

norton22 wrote:
> I haven’t posted on here in years - sorry my last reply should have
> referred to the posting question -
> 1 I did use Vista divers
> 2 Yes thanks but the module/driver in Yast was ndiswrapper (I tried
> typing it as the drop down box had no options - I assume it was not
> sticky)
> 3 Thanks for the link I will look at it tonight
> BTW dmesg|grep ndiswrapper throws up errors a bunch of
> ndiswrapper (import:242) unknownsymbol:NDI.SYS…
> Couldn’t load driver bcmwl6…
> ndiswrapper -l still reports back fine \lsmod reports back fine!!
>
> Does that give a clue

Yes - it is because you used a Vista driver. Use the driver for XP.

Larry

Amazing!, it was the difference between a vista and xp driver. Hours of tinkering and searching through the web yet so simple. i salute you as I type on my wireless connection. Cheers