[ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

[Alan Pope]

On 04/02/13 04:03, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> In my unending search for ways to implement the wireless driver on my
> converted Compaq machine, I have found the recommended driver on HP's
> website, and it comes in an MS-DOS .exe package which ndiswrapper cannot
> use because the latter needs to access certain component files in the
> package.
>

It's probably just a self extracting zip file. You can find out what it 
is with the "file" command:-

file <thing.exe>

You'll probably be able to unpack it with unzip:-

unzip <thing.exe>

Cheers,
-- 
Alan Pope
Engineering Manager

Canonical - Product Strategy
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