I'm trying to install ndiswrapper to get my wireless Netgear to work. I did the following:
apt-get install ndiswrapper-source
Which completes successfully.
Then:
apt-get install ndiswrapper-dkms
Which returns: Setting up dkms (2.2.0.3-1ubuntu3.2) ... Setting up ndiswrapper-dkms (1.57-1ubuntu1) ... Loading new ndiswrapper-1.57 DKMS files... First Installation: checking all kernels... Building only for 3.11.0-19-generic Building initial module for 3.11.0-19-generic Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.11.0-19-generic (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.57/build/make.log for more information.
When I look at /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.57/build/make.log I see:
Cannot find kernel build files in /usr/src/linux-headers-3.11.0-19-generic
Please give the path to kernel build directory with
the KBUILD=<path> argument to make
Upon closed examination the makefile expects to find:
$(KBUILD)/include/linux/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.11.0-19-generic/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.11.0-19-generic/include/config/evm/hmac/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.11.0-19-generic/include/config/arch/want/compat/ipc/parse/version.h
What's going wrong? Looks like an incompatibility between the ndiswrapper and the kernel. But I'm using the latest version of both.
Update: I downloaded The driver compiled fine and I was able to install my driver:
ndiswrapper -l
bcmwlhigh6 : driver installed
device (0846:9011) present
However, I still have no wireless, iwconfig does not show anything. I noticed that:
modprobe ndiswrapper
Returns nothing.
Then I did: dmesg|grep ndis
And voila. Seems like even though the driver compiled and installed successfully it's all broken, possibly due to the kernel mismatch or something...
[ 495.031481] ndiswrapper: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[ 495.032287] ndiswrapper version 1.59 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 495.295718] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisQueueIoWorkItem'
[ 495.295725] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeIoWorkItem'
[ 495.295729] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSetMiniportAttributes'
[ 495.295734] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMResetComplete'
[ 495.295737] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMAllocatePort'
[ 495.295741] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateIoWorkItem'
[ 495.295744] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSendNetBufferListsComplete'
[ 495.295748] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterMiniportDriver'
[ 495.295751] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferListPool'
[ 495.295756] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMNetPnPEvent'
[ 495.295761] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterMiniportDriver'
[ 495.295765] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMFreePort'
[ 495.295768] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateReceiveNetBufferLists'
[ 495.295772] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMPauseComplete'
[ 495.295776] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferListPool'
[ 495.295779] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisCancelTimerObject'
[ 495.295783] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisOpenConfigurationEx'
[ 495.295786] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisSetTimerObject'
[ 495.295790] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeTimerObject'
[ 495.295794] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateTimerObject'
[ 495.295797] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateStatusEx'
[ 495.295801] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferList'
[ 495.295808] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMGetBusData'
[ 495.295812] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisGetSystemUpTimeEx'
[ 495.295815] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferAndNetBufferList'
[ 495.295819] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMdl'
[ 495.295822] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeMdl'
[ 495.295828] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMOidRequestComplete'
[ 495.295832] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMemoryWithTagPriority'
[ 495.295839] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: WDFLDR.SYS:'WdfVersionBind'
[ 495.295841] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: WDFLDR.SYS:'WdfVersionBindClass'
[ 495.295844] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: WDFLDR.SYS:'WdfVersionUnbindClass'
[ 495.295847] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: WDFLDR.SYS:'WdfVersionUnbind'
[ 495.295849] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:200): couldn't prepare driver 'bcmwlhigh6'
[ 495.296262] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:103): couldn't load driver bcmwlhigh6; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
[ 495.296300] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper