Would like help setting up ndiswrapper with Atheros AR5B91 (identified as "AR928X")

[Marcus Wanner]

On Sunday 10 January 2010 07:25:23 am Markus Schönhaber wrote:
> 10.01.2010 03:15, Marcus Wanner:
> > Here's what I did:
> > sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils
> > cd Liteon\ Atheros\ AR5B91/Vista\ Driver/Vista64bit
> > 	(stupid windows pathnames)
> > sudo ndiswrapper -i netathrx.inf
> > sudo modprobe -r ath9k
> > sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
> > dmesg
> > 	that last one produced this:
> > [   82.092758] ndiswrapper version 1.55 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
> > [   82.225025] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol:
> > ntoskrnl.exe:'RtlIsServicePackVersionInstalled'
> > [   82.225051] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol:
> > ntoskrnl.exe:'KeInitializeGuardedMutex'
> > <snip>
> > [   82.225737] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol:
> > NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterScatterGatherDma'
> > [   82.225753] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol:
> > NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterScatterGatherDma'
> > [   82.225768] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol:
> > NDIS.SYS:'NdisMFreeNetBufferSGList'
> > [   82.225784] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:206): couldn't prepare driver
> > 'netathrx'
> > [   82.227520] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:108): couldn't load driver
> > netathrx; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
> > [   82.227660] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
> 
> Hm, when I first tried to use the 64bit Windows driver for my FRITZ!WLAN
> USB Stick N 2.4 I saw
> ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:'NlsMbCodePageTag'
> I checked the SVN of ndiswrapper and found a change that should make
> this symbol resolvable. And indeed, the SVN trunk version of ndiswrapper
> worked for me.
> But I don't see anything similar for the unknown symbols you get
> reported. So I doubt that building ndiswrapper from SVN will help you.
> 
> > What did I do wrong? Used the 64bit driver when I should have used the
> > 32bit one?
> 
> I don't think that you can use the 32bit driver on a 64bit system.
> 
> > Or is vista not the right version?
> 
> Don't know. If there's a 64bit XP driver available, I'd try this one.
> 
> Nevertheless, it could be that you are simply out of luck wrt the
> combination Windows driver/ndiswrapper.
> 
> But maybe one of the tips found here
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/414560?comments=all
> esp.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/414560/comments/20
> and
> http://fostergrant.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8604043
> comment 5
> will work for you and you get a stable WLAN connection without using a
> Windows driver.
> 

That sounds like just what I'm looking for. Thank you very much for your help, 
I will install the backports from 2.6.32 and tell you how it works out.

Marcus