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NDISwrapper, is a free software driver wrapper that enables the use of Windows drivers

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how to use ndiswrapper to install wnda3100 v2 adaptor driver

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr and I am a newbie. I am using an older desktop Dell Dimension E520 and WNDA3100 v2 adaptor for the WIFI. I have tried using the WINE program to install the "...
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NDISwrapper fix or alternative for Windows drivers under Ubuntu 20.04

I'm looking for an alternative to ndiswrapper. I have an old laptop and I want to use my T-Mobile Web'n'Walk PCMCIA card and I can't find a linux driver for it. The chip is a Marvell 88W8335-Chipset ...
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getting Netgear WNDA3100 USB adapter working on Ubuntu 15.10

I have been struggling with this problem for about 2 days now... Here is where I am: When I run ndiswrapper -l: bcmn43xx64 : driver installed device (0846:9011) present When I run ndiswrapper -...
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Ubuntu 16.04.5 USB wifi Adapter: 0bda:b812 not working

Just build my own computer and installed ubuntu 16.04. But I can't seem to get my wifi usb adapter working. It's an iptimeA3000UA. Although the packaging said it only works for windows, I thought it ...
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Ubuntu 20.04: I cannot compile latest ndiswrapper [duplicate]

I have installed an Ubuntu 20.04 and I cannot found any working driver for 0bda:d723 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 802.11n WLAN Adapter. So I decided to use a windows driver, but when I install ...
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Install NDiSWrapper in Ubuntu 20.04

I have Ubuntu 20.04 and want to install NDISWrapper in it. I have ndiswrapper-1.63.tar.gz downloaded and extracted and gone through the install file in it but I am unable to understand it as there is ...
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cant connect to wifi on ubuntu 16.04 with a wireless card [duplicate]

im a new linux user and i recently installed ubuntu 16.04 LTS on my 32 bit hp pavilion dv4000 laptop along with windows xp (dual boot). on windows xp, i have internet access using a wireless card, the ...
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Edimax AC1750 Wi-fi Recognition Issue

For the last few days, I've been trying to set up a Edimax AC1750 USB Wi-Fi Adapter, with no success. I started with the drivers they give you here, and found that I got a make error: /home/ben/...
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How do I compile ndiswrapper?

I have been working for a good 2 days now trying every forum post I could find when it comes to ndiswrapper. I can get it installed but get the error module ndiswrapper not found keeps coming up. In ...
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ndiswrapper windows drivers uninstall issue

What can I do to uninstall this program? It was done in an attempt in vain to fix my WLAN. Now it is not serving any purpose to search for Windows drivers, even if not really needed to remove. I ...
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How do I install ndiswrapper support for an unsupported RTL8723DE wireless module? [duplicate]

I have not much experience with ndiswrapper but some vague memory of using it with some broadcom module long back. Now, here is the problem. Realtek RTL8723DE wireless module is used in my new HP 15-...
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Can not uninstall "ndiswrapper-dkms"

I keep getting the same thing while removing it or updating. It doesn't move. I done remove,purge,reinstall and nothing seems to get past this point. jimbow@ShitToaster ~ $ sudo apt-get purge --auto-...
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How to fix “Module ndiswrapper not found"

I have Ubuntu 12.10 and whenever I run sudo modprobe ndiswrapper, I get the following error. FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found. The command dkms status returns with... ndiswrapper, 1.57, 3.2.0-32-...
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ndiswrapper won't build

I am trying to fix my broken packages, one of them is ndiswrapper. It won't build due to an error in $ sudo apt install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state ...
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Need to run a .sh as root on boot or login

Still new with linux and running ubuntu 12.10 I have a wireless stick (ae2500) which has known issues that has been partially solved using ndiswrapper. However, to use it I must run the same scripts ...
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Cant install/update anything unmet dependencies & error:brokencount>0

So I just dual booted my Windows 10 with ubuntu via usb (which was a bit of a struggle in of itself) and I realized my usb wifi adapter wasn't connected. So I did some digging and people said get ...
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How do I get a Winbond Wireless Card to work?

I own a technology blog and I received a question via e-mail asking how to get a Winbond wireless card to work on Linux (preferably Ubuntu). I don't personally have any experience getting Winbond ...
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How do I install the driver for my Linksys AE1200 Wireless-N USB Adapter?

I recently downloaded Ubuntu from the main website with the hopes of dual booting it with Windows. While the operating system works, it says that I need to install a driver for my graphics card. When ...
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How to fix "ndiswrapper not found"?

I've been using ndiswrapper to make work some wireless cards using its Windows drivers, because they are not yet supported by free Linux drivers. Until Ubuntu 12.04. Now, I can install Windows ...
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How do you actually install ndiswrappers without internet connection?

How do you install ndiswrappers without internet connection because the link for that in the following link doesn't work: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper and I need to ...
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linksys ae2500 n600 dual-band wireless-n usb adapter for Ubuntu 14 - 64 bit doesn't work at all

I have Ubuntu 14.04 lts 64 bit and have installed ndiswrapper and ndisgtk and when I load the *.inf file from xp driver It says "Invalid Driver" that is crossed out with a red X. Now I've read around ...
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Is there any ndiswrapper alternative for audio drivers

Asus X205A have a working audio driver in Windows. I was wondering Is there any ndiswrapper alternative for audio drivers? so that i can wrap the windows driver and use that in ubuntu. Life without ...
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I can't install NDISWRAPPER

I built a computer and installed Ubuntu 13.10. I've never used Linux before. I have installed in it a wireless network card, Broadcom BCM4318, chip 14e4:4318. I'm told that to use it I need to ...
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module ndiswrapper not found

So, just installed 14.04 on dual boot with Windows 10. Pleasantly surprised that installation went without a hitch but when I first booted there were no drivers for my USB wifi adaptor (NetGear ...
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Can't get my Linksys USB wifi adapter to work

I have installed Ubuntu 14.04, but I can't get an Internet Connection. The only means I have of connecting to the Internet is my Linksys USB wifi adapter (model AE-1200). The lsusb command shows me ...
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TL-WN8200ND wireless adapter is sopported on linux?

I try alot of methods, buts any work. The wireless adapter work fine in windows, right now i have a VM with WindowsXP 32bits working with the adapter and i have a second boot option with windows 10 ...
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How to run ndiswrapper on ubuntu 14.04

I have a Netgear WNDA3100 wireless card and a Dell Dimension 4700 with Ubuntu 14.04 34bit. I'm trying to install and run ndiswrapper so i can use its proper driver to get the Internet. It says it is ...
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installing ndiswrapper on machine w/o internet

Running 32bit 14.04 on a old Dell desktop. The pci wifi card was destroyed so now I've got a old links usb model wusb11v4 that I'm trying to use. After much googling I've learned I need to install a ...
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Intel N6300 wireless card doesn't support AP mode

I couldn't get my intel N6300 wireless card to work in AP mode. $lspci|grep 6300 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35) It is uploading the latest firmware ...
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Can install my wireless adapter and can't install ndiswrapper

I have read multiple help threads already and they don't seem to work for me. Can someone walk me through it to fix this problem? Ubuntu 14.04 LTS I'm posting this from my ipad I'm sorry. I'm ...
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Linksys AE3000 How to work around?

I have a Linksys AE3000 Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Adapter. I need it to work for my Ubuntu 12.04. I have looked up how to work around the fact that Cisco didn't supply a Linux driver but I'm quite new ...
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Netgear WiFi Adapter not picking up wifi on channel 12 or 13

I changed OS from Windows 8 to Ubuntu and was using a Netgear WIFI adapter for my windows machine. I is a WNDA3100 v2 adapter supporting 802.11b/g/n and 5GHz. I used ndiswrapper and Wine to install ...
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No wireless access from Ubuntu, but do get wireles access with XP on the same machine

Got a desktop with XP and Ubuntu. New to linux, have some knowledge of vi and unix. The XP wireless works, Ubuntu wireless does not, get - hardblocked:yes. Its an old Medion desktop, motherboard MS-...
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Broadcom bcm4323 with ubuntu 12.04 having ndiswrapper problem

I can't seem to get this wireless usb to work. I have connected with a huge cable to my brothers-in-law internet upstairs, but I can't find it working. I have no idea what I need to do with the ...
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Kubuntu 14.10 freezes when connecting to wifi - Netgear wg311v3

I have an old Dell Desktop that I am finally getting around to replacing Windows on it. The current location for the desktop has no wired location. I have an old Netgear wg311v3 card and have jumped ...
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Cofiguring a Netgear WNDA3100 USB adapter

I recently just installed Ubuntu 12.10. Everything was going well and I really enjoyed it, so much that I installed it on my desktop, however my desktop does not have a built-in wireless card, so ...
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netgear a6200 error on modprobe ndiswrapper

I'm trying to get a Netgear A6200 wireless card working through USB and I'm getting an error I don't understand. I'm using 14.04 64-bit. I've scoured the net trying to find stuff, and there's ...
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wlan0 No such device on ubuntu server

I've been following a tutorial to install ndiswrapper and have successfully installed that and the drivers for my wireless usb card. As soon as I get to the ifconfig wlan0 up part the terminal writes ...
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FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found

I tried all fixes on How to fix "ndiswrapper not found"? On answer 3 Fix suggestion #2 : when sudo make I get Cannot find kernel build files in /usr/src/linux-headers-3.7.0-7-generic ...
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issues connecting MSI wind u123 via wireless

Hello I own an MSI Wind u123 lspci output: 02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22) lspci -nn | grep 0280 02:00.0 Network controller [...
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Unable to install windows driver for Belkin n600 DB

I put together a linux computer from an old ATX desktop. It is an MB ASROCK|B85M PRO4 LGA1150 board with an Intel i5 4460 3.2G 6M R chip (i686). Forgive me, I am not the most tech savvy, but I'm ...
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Modprobe ndiswrapper error

I'm trying to get my wusb300n card working on my desktop. I've downloaded ndiswrapper-1.59 and when I run make, everything goes fine except for a warning WARNING: "mcount" [~/Downloads/ndiswrapper-...
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ndiswrapper locks system when disconnecting from wifi network

After some hours of fiddling with ndiswrapper I have successfully managed to connect to my wireless network with my network card which sports a Realtek RTL8190 chipset. I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 and the ...
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unable to compile ndiswrapper

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 ...
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How to Install NDIS Driver for Huawei mobile broadband devices?

My 3G dongal requires the proprietary driver to properly work with Ubuntu. It comes along with Huawei Mobile Partner installer. I was able to install Huawei Mobile Partner and the corresponding driver ...
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Wireless not working in spite of following every locatable work-around

I have a Broadcom 802.11 wireless pci card in my laptop, chipset 4318. I have followed all the instructions to replace the delivered driver with ndiswrapper with the appropriate Windows driver bcmwl5. ...
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Installing Wireless Card no GUI: Failed

I installed Ubunutu 12.04 no GUI. The release info is as follows: No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise ...
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ndiswrapper error

I am trying to install ndiswrapper with the command sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper and I get the "unable to locate package" error. I run Ubuntu 12.10 and I do not have an internet connection atm on ...
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Constantly prompted to enter wifi password with a Broadcom BCM4323

Our last router worked just fine, I stayed connected to it wirelessly flawlessly (using Ubuntu 12.04 and Ndiswrapper). I installed our new router and now I can't connect to it at all. All 4 mobile ...
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Dlink DWA -111 USB Wifi card on Ubuntu 12.10 in Vmware workstation

I am trying to make my Dlink DWA-111 work on Ubuntu 12.10 in vmware workstation. since Vmware doesn't recognize my integrated wifi card as a wifi card, I changed to a USB one. This one is recognized ...