Ndiswrapper Freezes and Makes Other Things Freeze

[claydoh at claydoh.com]

> On 02/09/10 02:01, kubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
>> Hi, everyone.
>> ?
>> I like to read random stuff on this list, but I hardly ever post.
>> ?
>> Now, I have a problem.
>> ?
>> When I try to install a wireless network driver, the system freezes.
>> ?
>> When I open a Konsole window and type "ndiswrapper -l", the Konsole
>> freezes like
>> the command is doing something, but hours pass and nothing happens. ?The
>> same
>> goes for "lsusb" and "modprobe -r ndiswrapper". ?I installed a thing
>> called
>> ndisgtk, and it freezes as soon as I start it up.
>> ?
>> I have a dual-boot system, with 64-bit Windows 7 and 64-bit Kubuntu
>> 10.04, and
>> everything was fine when I had a wired Internet connection, but now I'm
>> using a
>> wireless connection that's in another room. ?I bought a D-Link DWA 130
>> for that
>> purpose, because I remembered somewhere that D-Link adapters play well
>> with
>> Linux.
>> ?
>> In Windows, it works fine. ?In Kubuntu, my system doesn't seem to even
>> recognize
>> what a wireless network is.
>> ?
>> I followed some instructions and installed everything related to
>> wireless
>> networking and I copied over some files and installed one with
>> Ndiswrapper. ?Not
>> only did it not help, but I think I'm actually worse off than when I
>> started.
>> ?
>> Any advice would be appreciated.
>> ?
>> Thank you.
>> ?
>> ?
>> ~~
> Hmm, I think you're attempting to crack a walnut with a sledge hammer.
> I am running Lucid on a 64amd, using a 'D-link airplus D DWL-G122
> wireless USB'.
> All I did was check on D-link's site for a linux compatible jobbie and
> bought it,
> ran KNetworkManager, answered its questions re network name, ip,
> security, etc
> and away it went.
> If I wrer in your shoes I  would  ditch all your self-installed
> ndiswrapper
> and any other stuff you have installed. And then:
>
> 1. check that your wi-fi hardware is linux compatible on the D-Link
> site, it should
> be, but get one that is if it's not.
> 2. run KNetworkManager,  it's pretty straight-forward - ho ho.
>
> And if this didn't work I would back up my home directory and re-install
> the system!

Please don't do this, it may not be necessary (and is using that
proverbial sledgehammer)

>   KNetworkManager will already be installed and the 1st boot will
> install the wi-fi
> driver when your wi-fi hardware is detected.
>   This computer I'm emailing you on has never had an ethernet cable
> plugged into it,
> only ever had wireless internet which worked 1st time.
> BOL
> brian
>
>

>From a couple of forum threads:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1354191
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1456764
the freezing could be due to bad windows drivers or using a 32bit driver
file in 64 bit. It also seems that not all D-Link DWA 130 devices have the
same exact chips in them.

We should probably first try from the beginning and see exactly what
device ID your adapter has by running the command:

lsusb

and take it from there.

Clay