NDISWrapper?

[fisho]

hi all any 1 give me shome help on this i get this error
using ndiswrapper-1.7, fedora c4 Netgear USB WG111

*** WARNING: Kernel is compiled with 4K stack size option (CONFIG_4KSTACKS); many Windows drivers will not work with this option enabled. Disable CONFIG_4KSTACKS option, recompile and install kernel

what do i need to do to get it to install?.

only new to fedora.


thanks in advance....

[mndar]

I didn't know Fedora kernels gave this problem. Are you not using FC3 or FC4 ? Are you sure that you are using the latest kernel?
If the above things don't solve your problem, you'll have to re-compile the kernel. In the kernel configurator, go into Kernel Hacking . Press Y for Kernel Debugging and make sure Use 4Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb is N. I don't think this will be required if you se the latest kernel

[Etanisla]

The 4k stack warning is just that... a warning. It may work, it may not. I got the same warning when loading drivers for my RT2500 chipset, and I am currently at full speed on my 802.11g network.

Continue with the instructions at ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net. Don't give up yet.

[fisho]

yeh i did continue and when i got to
[root@localhost WG111_SW1.2Beta13]# ndiswrapper -i netwg111.inf
Installing netwg111

and [root@localhost WG111_SW1.2Beta13]# ndiswrapper -i wg111nd5.sys
Installing wg111nd5.sys
[root@localhost WG111_SW1.2Beta13]# ndiswrapper -m
Adding "alias wlan0 ndiswrapper" to /etc/modprobe.conf
[root@localhost WG111_SW1.2Beta13]# modprobe ndiswrapper
it worked.....


now to try it on my home system.........

[fisho]

hi
any 1 know this error when 1 activate in network configuration

error for wireless request "set encode" (8B 2A)
set failed on device wlan0; invalid argument

[mndar]

If you see the messages displayed while/after you compile ndiswrapper, you'll find that they do not give guarantee that ndiswrapper will work with 4K stacks. It is displayed right after the error message that you mentioned

[tresslyn]

try this site for info.

http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Installation

[panama]

you can also added livna repo http://rpm.livna.org/configuration.html#Core4 to either your /etc/yum.conf or /etc/yum.r.repo directory and then can do a yum install ndiswrapper.

[fisho]

I didn't know Fedora kernels gave this problem. Are you not using FC3 or FC4 ? Are you sure that you are using the latest kernel?
If the above things don't solve your problem, you'll have to re-compile the kernel. In the kernel configurator, go into Kernel Hacking . Press Y for Kernel Debugging and make sure Use 4Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb is N. I don't think this will be required if you se the latest kernel


any hint where i can find this or how to?, only a newby at this

[mndar]

I don't think you'll need to recompile the kernel. Try the latest kernel first. If you are using the ndiswrapper source, then you should re-compile it for the new kernel.
Anyway, if you have to recompile the kernel, refer any recompile fedora kernel tutorial like this on the fedora-list (https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-July/msg02967.html) or this one (http://www.mndar.linux-fan.com/)

[fisho]

hi
any 1 know this error when 1 activate in network configuration

error for wireless request "set encode" (8B 2A)
set failed on device wlan0; invalid argument


Hi again, after weeks of install uninstall with this ndiswrapper i finally worked out what the invalid argument was, well i think is was, it was the channel my USB Wireless card was using, 11, 13 channel wouldn't login to my router. changed to 7 bingo settings are Managed , channel 7, transmit rate auto
now to install the xsupplicant....