[ubuntu-uk] Netgear PCI adapter

[Matthew Daubney]

davisjo wrote:
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> Hi to the group.
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> I posted to the group a couple of weeks ago about wi-fi and Ubuntu 
> installation.
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> I have an AMD 1100 mhz K7 Athlon  processor
> 60 hard drive Maxtor  Dual boot with Windows
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> The board is Amercan Mega trends  
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> NVIDIA Gforce 4mx4000 graphics card
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> I am using Gutsy Gibbon and  trying to install Netgear WG311 v3 pci 
> adapter.
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> I install ndiswrapper through the package manager and it shows it is 
> installed, I have tried various ways of installing the WG311 v3.ini 
> file Ubuntu says it is installed but says it is the wrong driver.
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> If I drag ndiswrapper from a cd onto the desktop and then extract it, 
> what do I type to install it ?
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> my problem is wrapping ndiswrapper round the .ini file.I have 
> installed ndiswrapper.  I then do not know the syntax for installing 
> the WGv3.ini file into the driver folder. Everything I type is wrong 
> or not found even when I verify installation with ndiswrapper - the 
> driver is not shown.
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> I have then done lshw -C network
> it the responsds with
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> *-network UNCLAIMED
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> description: ethernet controller
> product: 88w 8335 [LIBERTAS] 802.11b/g Wireless
> Vendor:Marvell Technology group Ltd
> Physical ID: 11
> Bus info pci at 0000:00:11.0
> Version 03
> Width: 32 bits
> Clock: 66 mhz
> Capabilities: Bus master cap_list
> Configuration: latency =64
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> I am comfortable installing packages, the problem is installing from 
> the cd drive and the path required to install.
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> Ndiswrapper is on a cd with the latest drivers for the pci adapter.
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> All help gratefully received
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> John Davis
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Having played with ndiswrapper last night..... the install file of 
ndiswrapper you have, was it a .deb or a .tar.gz file?

There is a very fine piece of software called ndisgtk which will give 
you a nice gui to install the drivers with.

You might need a .sys file with the .ini. When you install the driver 
with ndiswrapper, do ndiswrapper -l l and let us know what it says :-)

-Matt Daubney