ndiswrapper struggle

5nk · 2008-11-21 16:01:26

Hello,

I'm trying to setup Arch, and since it's effectively my first linux system I've bumped onto several problems. The latest issue involves getting my network driver to work with ndiswrapper, and I'm afraid they might be incompatible It's some kind of chinese Marvell 8335 chipset-based junk. I had no luck finding proper linux drivers. Not that I would know how to install them, anyway.

Ndiswrapper lists the device present, but ifconfig and iwconfig doesn't display the interface. I've been trying to setup the network since yesterday and it's systematically driving me mad. I've grabbed this, I wonder if it helps.

Nov 21 15:59:25 mateusz ndiswrapper version 1.52 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=yes)
Nov 21 15:59:25 mateusz ndiswrapper (link_pe_images:576): fixing KI_USER_SHARED_DATA address in the driver
Nov 21 15:59:25 mateusz ndiswrapper: driver netmw126 (Customer,12/30/2005,3.2.3.2) loaded
Nov 21 15:59:25 mateusz ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:00.0[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
Nov 21 15:59:25 mateusz ndiswrapper: using IRQ 20
Nov 21 15:59:25 mateusz ndiswrapper (mp_init:216): couldn't initialize device: C0000001
Nov 21 15:59:25 mateusz ndiswrapper (pnp_start_device:439): Windows driver couldn't initialize the device (C0000001)
Nov 21 15:59:25 mateusz ndiswrapper (mp_halt:259): device ffff81011fe3b700 is not initialized - not halting
Nov 21 15:59:25 mateusz ndiswrapper: device eth%d removed
Nov 21 15:59:25 mateusz ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:05:00.0 disabled
Nov 21 15:59:25 mateusz ndiswrapper: probe of 0000:05:00.0 failed with error -22
Nov 21 15:59:25 mateusz usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper

Last edited by 5nk (2008-11-22 23:37:27)

5nk · 2008-11-22 23:35:06

how do i bumped topic?

melojo · 2008-11-23 00:29:15

I had a problem with ndiswrapper and my drivers. It turned out that linux already loaded a module and it didn't work. I had to disable and blacklist the one linux was using and install the one for ndiswrapper.

if you type

lsmod

do you see a module that is present for the marvell?

Last edited by melojo (2008-11-23 00:30:07)

phunkedelik · 2008-11-23 05:03:05

prolly got the wrong driver bud Windows driver couldn't initialize the device (C0000001)

5nk · 2008-11-23 11:43:06

Module                  Size  Used by
nvidiafb               49408  0 
ppdev                  10504  0 
usb_storage           106560  0 
fb_ddc                  4352  1 nvidiafb
serio_raw               8324  0 
parport_pc             41544  1 
lp                     13636  0 
ohci1394               33588  0 
ppp_generic            28584  0 
ieee1394               91776  1 ohci1394
i2c_algo_bit            8452  1 nvidiafb
parport                39216  3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
iTCO_wdt               14416  0 
vgastate               12544  1 nvidiafb
psmouse                44700  0 
i2c_i801               12316  0 
iTCO_vendor_support     5636  1 iTCO_wdt
intel_agp              32752  0 
i2c_core               25760  4 nvidiafb,fb_ddc,i2c_algo_bit,i2c_i801
sg                     34528  0 
thermal                20640  0 
processor              40760  1 thermal
fan                     7304  0 
evdev                  13984  0 
button                  9504  0 
battery                14600  0 
ac                      7176  0 
snd_hda_intel         474672  0 
snd_seq_oss            35584  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      9344  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                58336  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
ndiswrapper           249216  0 
snd_seq_device          9364  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_hwdep              10632  1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm_oss            45568  0 
snd_pcm                82440  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer              24720  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc         10640  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_mixer_oss          18944  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd                    64840  9 snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss
soundcore               9632  1 snd
slhc                    7936  1 ppp_generic
r8169                  32772  0 
mii                     7296  1 r8169
rtc_cmos               13112  0 
rtc_core               21060  1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib                 4992  1 rtc_core
ext3                  140560  1 
jbd                    56104  1 ext3
mbcache                10244  1 ext3
usbhid                 51552  0 
hid                    50496  1 usbhid
ff_memless              7688  1 usbhid
sd_mod                 29224  3 
sr_mod                 18756  0 
cdrom                  39080  1 sr_mod
ehci_hcd               40332  0 
uhci_hcd               27040  0 
usbcore               156816  6 usb_storage,ndiswrapper,usbhid,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
ata_piix               23044  2 
ahci                   36364  0 
ata_generic             8196  0 
pata_jmicron            6144  0 
pata_acpi               7296  0 
libata                171360  5 ata_piix,ahci,ata_generic,pata_jmicron,pata_acpi
scsi_mod              113144  5 usb_storage,sg,sd_mod,sr_mod,libata
dock                   11168  1 libata

I had to use win64 drivers because it's arch64. Any chance that switching to arch32 might help?

xdeusx · 2008-11-28 19:08:39

Apparently there are some windows drivers that are not compatible with ndiswrapper.
I had a similar issue with a netw33 driver for a winbond card.

mythus · 2008-12-02 02:34:27

Hi,

Are you sure the wireless card is a marvel card? Reason I ask is because my wife's laptop, a Toshiba Satelite A205 uses a Marvel ethernet card yet a Realtek 8187b integrated wireless card (that is listed as a usb device).

I had to use the Win98 driver for that card, and had to run a code to get the driver to work for the laptop. If it is the same card as you have, I can get you that code.

Arch Linux

#1 2008-11-21 16:01:26

ndiswrapper struggle

#2 2008-11-22 23:35:06

Re: ndiswrapper struggle

#3 2008-11-23 00:29:15

Re: ndiswrapper struggle

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Re: ndiswrapper struggle

#5 2008-11-23 11:43:06

Re: ndiswrapper struggle

#6 2008-11-28 19:08:39

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#7 2008-12-02 02:34:27

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