(lack of)Wireless Ubuntu 12.4

[Slacker]

Unable to figure out wireless driver.. there are lots of posts out there on the ubuntu support site, but they get confusing to say the least.

I only need wireless for my printer that is on the other side of the earth. I also am stuck with using a usb stick..

when I run lsusb this is what returns
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0846:9020 NetGear, Inc. WNA3100(v1) Wireless-N 300 [Broadcom BCM43231]
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 058f:6366 Alcor Micro Corp. Multi Flash Reader
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 046d:c517 Logitech, Inc. LX710 Cordless Desktop Laser
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 04ca:004b Lite-On Technology Corp.
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

iwconfig
eth0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.

worked from this thread, [all variants] Comprehensive ndiswrapper troubleshooting guide

 

[iFargle]

Let me see the output of "ndiswrapper -l"
Did you install the .inf for the right wireless card?

Oh, make sure ndiswrapper is installed...

sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-* ndisgtk

 

[Slacker]

someguy@SMHO:~$ ndiswrapper -l.
install/manage Windows drivers for ndiswrapper

usage: ndiswrapper OPTION
-i inffile install driver described by 'inffile'
-a devid driver use installed 'driver' for 'devid' (dangerous)
-r driver remove 'driver'
-l list installed drivers
-m write configuration for modprobe
-ma write module alias configuration for all devices
-mi write module install configuration for all devices
-v report version information

where 'devid' is either PCIID or USBID of the form XXXX:XXXX,
as reported by 'lspci -n' or 'lsusb' for the card


as for the .inf I want think I did.. but not really sure

this is the error I am getting when I attempt to install the .inf
Module could not be loaded. Error was:

FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found.

Is the ndiswrapper module installed?

inf file name bcmn43xx64

 

[iFargle]

There's another thread going on right now with this exact problem... Give me one minute to get to a computer and ill look for a .inf for your adapter

 

[Slacker]

ok... so... after the fatal error I rebooted..

as it booted I got a crash report that ndiswrapper could not install
here is the error report... anybody wanna

(Reading database ... 204422 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ndiswrapper-dkms 1.57-1ubuntu1 (using .../ndiswrapper-dkms_1.57-1ubuntu1_all.deb) ...

------------------------------
Deleting module version: 1.57
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.
Unpacking replacement ndiswrapper-dkms ...
Setting up ndiswrapper-dkms (1.57-1ubuntu1) ...
Loading new ndiswrapper-1.57 DKMS files...
Building only for 3.5.0-27-generic
Building initial module for 3.5.0-27-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.5.0-27-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.57/build/make.log for more information.


it appeared that is was installed..reading the log makes it even seem like it was installed...what does this mean?

 

[Slacker]

someguy@SMHO:~$ sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-* ndisgtk
[sudo] password for someguy:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-modules-1.9' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-utils' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-common' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-source' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-utils-1.9' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-dkms' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
ndisgtk is already the newest version.
ndiswrapper-common is already the newest version.
ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 is already the newest version.
ndiswrapper-dkms is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
diffstat quilt broadcom-sta-source
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
kernel-package
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ndiswrapper-source
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/cache/apt/archives/

 

[iFargle]

Uhhhm... I believe the latest version is 1.9 (I could be wrong)

Try removing, rebooting, and reinstalling

sudo apt-get purge ndiswrapper-* ndisgtk

Reboot
Install

sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-* ndisgtk

Then, boot up the GUI version:

sudo ndisgtk

And use that to install the .inf

Before we do that though, I'll need your USB sticks model number. Apparently there are multiple models of "N-300" wireless USB sticks.

 

[Slacker]

wna 3100 will uninstall and reboot and wait

 

[Slacker]

ok uninstall
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } someguy@SMHO:~$ sudo apt-get purge ndiswrapper-* ndisgtk
[sudo] password for someguy:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-modules-1.9' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-utils' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-common' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-source' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-utils-1.9' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-dkms' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Package ndiswrapper-source is not installed, so not removed
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
diffstat quilt module-assistant broadcom-sta-source
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
ndisgtk* ndiswrapper-common* ndiswrapper-dkms* ndiswrapper-utils-1.9*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 1,845 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 204421 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing ndisgtk ...
Purging configuration files for ndisgtk ...
Removing ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 ...
Removing ndiswrapper-common ...
dpkg: warning: while removing ndiswrapper-common, directory '/etc/ndiswrapper' not empty so not removed.
Removing ndiswrapper-dkms ...


------------------------------
Deleting module version: 1.57
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...


install
someguy@SMHO:~$ sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-* ndisgtk
[sudo] password for someguy:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-modules-1.9' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-utils' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-common' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-source' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-utils-1.9' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-dkms' for regex 'ndiswrapper-*'
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
diffstat quilt broadcom-sta-source
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
kernel-package
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ndisgtk ndiswrapper-common ndiswrapper-dkms ndiswrapper-source
ndiswrapper-utils-1.9
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 148 kB/372 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,039 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 Index of /ubuntu precise/universe ndiswrapper-source all 1.57-1ubuntu1 [148 kB]
Fetched 148 kB in 0s (272 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package ndiswrapper-common.
(Reading database ... 204348 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking ndiswrapper-common (from .../ndiswrapper-common_1.57-1ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ndiswrapper-utils-1.9.
Unpacking ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 (from .../ndiswrapper-utils-1.9_1.57-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ndisgtk.
Unpacking ndisgtk (from .../ndisgtk_0.8.5-1_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ndiswrapper-dkms.
Unpacking ndiswrapper-dkms (from .../ndiswrapper-dkms_1.57-1ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ndiswrapper-source.
Unpacking ndiswrapper-source (from .../ndiswrapper-source_1.57-1ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Setting up ndiswrapper-common (1.57-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 (1.57-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up ndisgtk (0.8.5-1) ...
Setting up ndiswrapper-dkms (1.57-1ubuntu1) ...
Loading new ndiswrapper-1.57 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.5.0-27-generic
Building initial module for 3.5.0-27-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.5.0-27-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.57/build/make.log for more information.
Setting up ndiswrapper-source (1.57-1ubuntu1) ...

 

[iFargle]

Let's see if this works...
Put this file on your Desktop (~/Desktop)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6723871/SCMNdisP.inf
(If you don't trust the link, I understand. I can provide instructions on how to obtain this file)

We're going to try through the terminal first.

Type in

sudo ndiswrapper -i ~/Desktop/SCMNdisP.inf

Paste the results here if it doesn't work.