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odyn01
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 Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:59 am Post subject: Dell Inspiron 700m and Ndiswrapper |
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Hey guys i got a bit of an issue here, i just got the Linux to work on this laptop from dell thanks to my buddy but im having problems getting the wireless to work.
when i run LSPCI i find that my card is
| Quote: | | 0000:02:01.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG (rev 05)" |
so i go to dell site and download the windows drivers after installing them with ndiswrapper and checking if they work prperly by typing ndiswrapper -l and i get
| Quote: | localhost seba # ndiswrapper -l
Installed ndis drivers:
intel_wireless_exe invalid driver!
r104002.exe invalid driver!
w29n51 invalid driver!
wireless invalid driver!
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I also tried the 2 drivers that they had there on the list for that card which produced the above messages.
Please if anyone knows how to get this running i would really apreciate the help
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klarnox
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Skip the ndiswrapper and emerge ipw2200
It is the open source driver for the 2200BG card. I've been using them on my 700m for 6-8 months now. They're quite stable. |
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stickboy2642
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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You are trying to load the executable file, which is not actually the driver, but a windows setup utility to install the driver. I am not sure if this was the only file that you got, but if not, then look for files with a .inf and .sys extension. These will be the actual driver files. If you only have the .exe file, then you will have to run them on a windows machine (or in wine) to extract the needed driver files.
Best bet though is to use the open source drivers mentioned above and not use ndis-wrapper if at all possible.
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odyn01
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:22 am Post subject: ipw2200 |
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How can i go about installing it after emerging it ?
Im not too familiar with it
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odyn01
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:26 am Post subject: ipw2200 |
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its the IPW2200 after emerging it i dont know what to do next
Please let me know where i can find help on the installation process |
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klarnox
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odyn01
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Klarnox
Thanks so much for the info, i got that baby up and running and its working great.
Thanks again  |
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