okies to get it working with dependancies:<br><br>sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 ndiswrapper-common<br><br>the command you tried before should work with no problem after that.<br><br clear="all">You can do anything you set your mind to when you have vision, determination, and and endless supply of expendable labor.<br> <br><No tree's were harmed during this transmission. However, a great number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced><br> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Lisa Milne <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lisa@ltmnet.com">lisa@ltmnet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> download ndiswrapper-common and install it too, I just checked and that<br> should be all you need... but if you get the dependency error again just<br> download the package it says and install it... keep going till no more<br> are needed.<br> <br> Once you are connected to the net dependency checking will be taken care<br> of by the package manager. It's just fiddly having to do it manually<br> till then.<br> <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br> On Sun, 2009-01-11 at 22:01 +1000, Michael Harold wrote:<br> > Hi The List,<br> ><br> > Lisa: Thanks for the reply 6 minutes after I posted!  Unfortunately<br> > still got the Dependency not satisfiable: ndiswrapper-common error<br> > after the download and transfer.<br> ><br> > Matt: Thanks for your suggestion as well. All I saw for our efforts<br> > was "E: Couldn't find package." Not unreasonable - No modem - No web -<br> > No package! Unless there is a means of pointing to where it is - say a<br> > specific folder?<br> ><br> > So the problem remains; In fact two: I have to download any required<br> > files via XP, so the list has to be complete and executably correct<br> > prior to transfer to Ubuntu via memory stick, (That part seems to<br> > work, by the way.) and I still require a means of getting the Optus<br> > modem to switch on with Ubuntu 8.10.<br> ><br> > Thanks again for the help offered, it is very much appreciated.<br> ><br> > Regards<br> ><br> > Mike H<br> </div></div><div class="Ih2E3d">--<br> WebLinux - Linux live on the web!<br> <a href="http://www.weblinux-live.org" target="_blank">http://www.weblinux-live.org</a><br> <br> <br> --<br> </div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">ubuntu-au mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br>