[SOLVED] Ndiswrapper, NetworkManager 0.7 and 64-bit Arch Linux

valandil · 2009-01-03 01:45:17

Hi there!

I am having problems configuring my wireless card. I know I have to use Ndiswrapper, and this is what I have tried to do; however, it didn't go quite well.

This is rather odd because it worked perfectly in the 32-bit version of Arch Linux, but now it doesn't work.

So, here comes the code.

valandil ~ $  lspci | grep Network
0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)

I really use ndiswrapper and have already installed what I think is the proper driver (it seems that the list the official ndiswrapper site had has somehow disappeared.

 sudo ndiswrapper -l
Password: 
bcmwl5 : driver installed
    device (14E4:4311) present (alternate driver: ssb)

Here's iwconfig:

valandil ~ $  iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wmaster0  no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:""  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry min limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr=2352 B   
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

I use NetworkManager 0.7 and have configured properly:

rc.conf:

#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# USEDIRECTISA: use direct I/O requests instead of /dev/rtc for hwclock
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="en_US.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
USEDIRECTISA="no"
TIMEZONE="America/Vancouver"
KEYMAP="cf"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
#
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
#
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(fuse ndiswrapper fglrx !b44 !mii bcm43xx !snd_pcsp snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore !pcspkr)

# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="cipher"

# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
#   - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
#   - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# 
# DHCP:     Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo !eth0 !wlan0)

# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
#   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
 
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
#   - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
#   - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
#
# This now requires the netcfg package
#
#NETWORKS=(main)

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
#   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
#   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(@stbd httpd !network syslog-ng netfs crond alsa hal dhcdbd networkmanager fam gdm)

hosts file :

#
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#

#<ip-address>    <hostname.domain.org>    <hostname>
127.0.0.1        localhost.localdomain    localhost cipher
# End of file

/etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf:

  GNU nano 2.0.9   File: /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf             

[main]
plugins=keyfile

[keyfile]
hostname=cipher

I hope you can solve this problem; wireless is really crucial.

Thanks for any help,

Last edited by valandil (2012-05-02 18:27:09)

Xyne · 2009-01-03 03:18:01

Are you using a 64-bit driver? I think you need a WinXP 64-bit driver for ndiswrapper if you're running 64-bit Arch. I remember reading that this is usually a problem because most 64-bit drivers are for Vista and ndiswrapper doesn't support them (yet?).

wonder · 2009-01-03 12:14:57

why do you want to use that crap instead of b43?
i have a card like you and is working flawless with b43
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/B43#b43

valandil · 2009-01-03 17:02:41

Alleluia!!!

I think I will write a new rule for myself to follow :

Thou shalt never use ndiswrapper again.

Thanks a lot, wonder, and thanks to you too, Xyne.

FYI, I tried to use something else than ndiswrapper before, but it didn't yield satisfying results. Anyway, thanks.

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#1 2009-01-03 01:45:17

[SOLVED] Ndiswrapper, NetworkManager 0.7 and 64-bit Arch Linux

#2 2009-01-03 03:18:01

Re: [SOLVED] Ndiswrapper, NetworkManager 0.7 and 64-bit Arch Linux

#3 2009-01-03 12:14:57

Re: [SOLVED] Ndiswrapper, NetworkManager 0.7 and 64-bit Arch Linux

#4 2009-01-03 17:02:41

Re: [SOLVED] Ndiswrapper, NetworkManager 0.7 and 64-bit Arch Linux

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