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whaevr

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Registered: 2008-03-17

Posts: 182

I don't have a wlan0....?

I installed the correct driver for my card with ndiswrapper. I've done this a dozen times. I did

ndiswrapper -i mrv8335.inf

Then I loaded ndiswrapper with modprobe ndiswrapper, also set it to load at boot.

then when I type ndiswrapper -l I get

mrv8335 : driver installed
        device (11AB:1FAA) present

So the drivers installed and its detected my card, but when I type iwconfig I get:

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

Wheres wlan0?

dyscoria

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Registered: 2008-01-10

Posts: 1,007

Re: I don't have a wlan0....?

Try netcfg, though I have a feeling it's just to do with /etc/rc.conf

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whaevr

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Registered: 2008-03-17

Posts: 182

Re: I don't have a wlan0....?

same problem, I set up a profile, I try and start it with netcfg2 <profile> and it tells me wlan0 is not a wireless interface.

dyscoria

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Registered: 2008-01-10

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Re: I don't have a wlan0....?

I think you might have to add this to /etc/rc.conf followed by a restart:

wlan0="dhcp"
WLAN_INTERFACES=(wlan0)

I'm no wireless guru though, unfortunately...

Last edited by dyscoria (2008-03-18 14:15:46)

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whaevr

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Registered: 2008-03-17

Posts: 182

Re: I don't have a wlan0....?

Tried adding it...doesn't work >.<

Someone here has to have the proper lines for this in their rc.conf...

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: I don't have a wlan0....?

No, if iwconfig doesnt show a wireless interface, it's a driver issue.

* Check dmesg after loading the driver.
* Check the ndiswrapper wiki for an alternate windows driver
* Check again if there's a linux driver

nucleuswizard

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2007-10-07

Posts: 79

Re: I don't have a wlan0....?

I installed the correct driver for my card with ndiswrapper. I've done this a dozen times. I did

ndiswrapper -i mrv8335.inf

Then I loaded ndiswrapper with modprobe ndiswrapper, also set it to load at boot.

then when I type ndiswrapper -l I get

mrv8335 : driver installed
        device (11AB:1FAA) present

So the drivers installed and its detected my card, but when I type iwconfig I get:

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

Wheres wlan0?

You did all steps from Arch wiki

Once the installation has completed, follow the steps to configure ndiswrapper.

ndiswrapper -i filename.inf
ndiswrapper -l
ndiswrapper -m
depmod -a

Now the ndiswrapper install is almost finished; you just have to update /etc/rc.conf to load the module at boot (below is a sample of my config; yours might look slightly different):

MODULES=(ndiswrapper snd-intel8x0 !usbserial)

The important part is making sure that ndiswrapper exists on this line, so just add it alongside the other modules. It would be best to test that ndiswrapper will load now, so:

modprobe ndiswrapper
iwconfig

whaevr

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Registered: 2008-03-17

Posts: 182

Re: I don't have a wlan0....?

I'll try looking for a Linux driver I suppose, I've used this driver for Ubuntu and Kubuntu many times, but maybe it has something to do with arch being x64...

I never really checked for a Linux driver, I suppose there is one..

whaevr

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Registered: 2008-03-17

Posts: 182

Re: I don't have a wlan0....?

Update! Heres what I get from dmesg after typing "sudo modprobe ndiswrapper"

ndiswrapper version 1.52 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=yes)
ndiswrapper (check_nt_hdr:150): kernel is 64-bit, but Windows driver is not 64-bit;bad magic: 010B
ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:210): couldn't prepare driver 'mrv8335'
ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:112): couldn't load driver mrv8335; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper

So I need to find a x64 windows driver...?

Edit:
Seems a lot of people are having this problem and I found a x64 windows driver for my card..but I try and load it  and nothing happens,then if I try and reboot system crashes on loading ndiswrapper...*sigh* off to find a linux driver I suppose.

Last edited by whaevr (2008-03-20 03:01:54)