On feisty with ndiswrapper 1.38, I get the error "windows driver not 32-bit" and wlan0 is not created.
I'm running feisty 2.6.20-11-generic and have been unable to get my dell 1500n wireless working under ndiswrapper. But, the wifi works under edgy with ndiswrapper 1.3.1. On feisty, the latest update to ndiswrapper 1.38 should have fixed it, but now I get a strange error about 32-bit. golfbuf :~$ modinfo ndiswrapper filename: /lib/modules/2.6.20-11-generic/kernel/ubuntu/misc/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko license: GPL version: 1.38 description: NDIS wrapper driver author: ndiswrapper team <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> srcversion: BAC0B2B6ECA821BB17E1CCA depends: usbcore vermagic: 2.6.20-11-generic SMP mod_unload 586 parm: if_name:Network interface name or template (default: wlan%d) (charp) parm: proc_uid:The uid of the files created in /proc (default: 0). (int) parm: proc_gid:The gid of the files created in /proc (default: 0). (int) parm: debug:debug level (int) parm: hangcheck_interval:The interval, in seconds, for checking if driver is hung. (default: 0) (int) I'm using the same dell driver that I have use before, and the one recommended on the ndiswrapper wiki: 63. Card: Dell Wireless 1500 (802.11draft-n/a/g) WLAN MiniCard * Chipset: Broadcom BCM4321(?) (rev 01) * pciid: 14e4:4328 * Driver: http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R129083.EXE * Other: ndiswrapper v1.22-rc1, Ubuntu kernel 2.6.15-26-386 golfbuf :~$ ndiswrapper -l installed drivers: bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware (14E4:4328) present When I modprobe, it does not activate it. The dmesg errors are: golfbuf :~$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper golfbuf :~$ sudo iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. golfbuf :~$ dmesg [ 184.324000] ndiswrapper version 1.38 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes) [ 184.484000] ndiswrapper (check_nt_hdr:159): kernel is 32-bit, but Windows driver is not 32-bit;bad magic: 020B [ 184.484000] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:216): couldn't prepare driver 'bcmwl5' [ 184.484000] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:118): couldn't load driver bcmwl5; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver' The system log has the same messages. -- [herd-5] no wlan0 device after loading ndiswrapper https://launchpad.net/bugs/89896 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
