[Bug 89896] Re: [herd-5] no wlan0 device after loading ndiswrapper

[golfbuf]

On feisty with ndiswrapper 1.38, I get the error "windows driver not
32-bit" and wlan0 is not created.

I'm running feisty 2.6.20-11-generic and have been  unable to get my
dell 1500n wireless working under ndiswrapper.  But, the wifi works
under edgy with ndiswrapper 1.3.1.  On feisty, the latest update to
ndiswrapper 1.38 should have fixed it, but now I get a strange error
about 32-bit.

golfbuf :~$ modinfo ndiswrapper
filename:
/lib/modules/2.6.20-11-generic/kernel/ubuntu/misc/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko
license:        GPL
version:        1.38
description:    NDIS wrapper driver
author:         ndiswrapper team <ndiswrapper-general at lists.sourceforge.net>
srcversion:     BAC0B2B6ECA821BB17E1CCA
depends:        usbcore
vermagic:       2.6.20-11-generic SMP mod_unload 586
parm:           if_name:Network interface name or template (default:
wlan%d) (charp)
parm:           proc_uid:The uid of the files created in /proc
(default: 0). (int)
parm:           proc_gid:The gid of the files created in /proc
(default: 0). (int)
parm:           debug:debug level (int)
parm:           hangcheck_interval:The interval, in seconds, for
checking if driver is hung. (default: 0) (int)

I'm using the same dell driver that I have use before, and the one
recommended on the ndiswrapper wiki:

63. Card: Dell Wireless 1500 (802.11draft-n/a/g) WLAN MiniCard

  * Chipset: Broadcom BCM4321(?) (rev 01)
  * pciid: 14e4:4328
  * Driver: http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R129083.EXE
  * Other: ndiswrapper v1.22-rc1, Ubuntu kernel 2.6.15-26-386

golfbuf :~$ ndiswrapper -l
installed drivers:
bcmwl5          driver installed, hardware (14E4:4328) present

When I modprobe, it does not activate it.  The dmesg errors are:

golfbuf :~$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

golfbuf :~$ sudo iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

golfbuf :~$ dmesg
[  184.324000] ndiswrapper version 1.38 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
[  184.484000] ndiswrapper (check_nt_hdr:159): kernel is 32-bit, but
Windows driver is not 32-bit;bad magic: 020B
[  184.484000] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:216): couldn't prepare
driver 'bcmwl5'
[  184.484000] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:118): couldn't load
driver bcmwl5; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'

The system log has the same messages.

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[herd-5] no wlan0 device after loading ndiswrapper
https://launchpad.net/bugs/89896