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wantamad

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Registered: 2007-01-18

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installing TrendNet USB TEW-424UB

hi guys!

im having trouble installing TrendNet USB TEW-424UB wireless adapter. i was able to install this and get this to work with ubuntu so i know this works. here is what i have dont so far...

1. install ndiswrapper and ndiswrapper-utils
2. plugged in my TEW-424UB wireless adapter and did lsusb:

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0457:0163 Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.     <---- TEW-424UB
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002  
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c041 Logitech, Inc. 
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:00db Microsoft Corp. Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 V1.0
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0557:7000 ATEN International Co., Ltd Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001

3. sudo ndiswrapper -i SiS163u.INF ---> i got: "driver sis163u is already installed" (this is because i have tried this a number of times)
4. cat /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper shows ---> alias wlan0 ndiswrapper
5.sudo modprobe ndiswrapper ---> FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found

This is where im stuck... i dont know if this has anything to do but im currently running 2.6.25.4 and i have another older kernel 2.6.24.7. not sure how pacman works or how ndiswrapper works; but is it safe to assume that ndiswrapper built ndiswrapper module in my current kernel 2.6.25.4 and not on my older 2.6.24.7. i dont know if im making any sense but i know that this wireless adapter worked in ubuntu so i know it works with linux its just that im missing or doing something wrong... help? thanks for your time!

wonder

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Re: installing TrendNet USB TEW-424UB

maybe ndiswrapper wasn't update because your mirror hasn't finish sync.
ndiswrapper 1.52-4 is for 2.6.25.4

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wantamad

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Re: installing TrendNet USB TEW-424UB

thanks for your reply wonder. i ran pacman -S ndiswrapper and here is what i got:

pacman -S ndiswrapper

warning: ndiswrapper-1.52-2 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets: ndiswrapper-1.52-2  

Total Download Size:    0.00 MB
Total Installed Size:   0.22 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n]

so it seems that my ndiswrapper is 1.52-2, does that mean i need to use kernel 2.6.24.7?

wonder

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Re: installing TrendNet USB TEW-424UB

wait your mirror to sync to use that version.
you sync your pacman database before trying to install ndiswrapper no?

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wantamad

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Re: installing TrendNet USB TEW-424UB

yes; i forgot to tell you that i usually issue pacman -Sy when ever i start my pc. how long does it usually take to sync?

wonder

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Re: installing TrendNet USB TEW-424UB

if you don't have patiece you can download from here:
i686
ftp://ftp.gigabit.nu/core/os/i686/ndisw … pkg.tar.gz
x86_64
ftp://ftp.gigabit.nu/core/os/x86_64/ndi … pkg.tar.gz
then pacman -U ....

Last edited by wonder (2008-05-24 16:31:15)

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wantamad

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Re: installing TrendNet USB TEW-424UB

right! i forgot about that! hehe... well i tried downloading the package manually and here is what i got:

pacman -U ndiswrapper-1.52-4-i686.pkg.tar.gz 
loading package data...
checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: ndiswrapper: requires kernel26>=2.6.25.3-1

what does this mean? i currently use 2.6.25.4. does that mean pacman thinks im useing an older kernel? perhaps pacman thinks ive booted up my old 2.6.24.7?

wonder

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Re: installing TrendNet USB TEW-424UB

pacman -Qi kernel26 | grep Version

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wantamad

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Re: installing TrendNet USB TEW-424UB

pacman -Qi kernel26| grep Version
Version        : 2.6.24.4-1

ow-ow doesnt look good... how to i make it point to my new kernel? any idea how i managed to screw this up hehe:lol:

wonder

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Re: installing TrendNet USB TEW-424UB

don't know. but it will be ok when you will next update your system.
pacman -Syu

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wantamad

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Re: installing TrendNet USB TEW-424UB

here's what i get when i do another update

:sudo pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: ntfs-3g: local (1.2412-1) is newer than core (1.2310-1)
warning: pinentry: local (0.7.3-2) is newer than extra (0.7.3-1)
warning: qt: local (4.3.4-1) is newer than extra (4.3.3-4)
warning: sudo: local (1.6.9p15-1) is newer than core (1.6.9p12-1)
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets: sonata-1.5-2  

Total Download Size:    0.37 MB
Total Installed Size:   1.24 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] Y
:: Retrieving packages from extra...
 sonata-1.5-2-i686        375.2K  262.7K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
checking package integrity...
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                   [#####################] 100%
(1/1) upgrading sonata                              [#####################] 100%
Sonata optional deps:
gnome-python-extras for enhanced system tray support
tagpy for tag editing functionality
zsi for lyric fetching functionality

the reason for th warning might be because i tried enabling the testing repos before than disabled them.