Ndiswrapper HowTo

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 09:25:09AM +0000, Andr'e Kuntze wrote:

> Here we go:
> 
> 1. Fire Up synaptic or whatever you like to use and update your
> repository.
> 
> 2. Install the packages "ndiswrapper-utils" and
> "linux-image-2.6.8.1-3-386".
> 
> Note:
> The linux-image-2.6.8.1-3* package is system dependent. I am pretty sure
> you can use linux-image-2.6.8.1-3-686 instead of
> linux-image-2.6.8.1-3-386.
> Just make sure you use a linux-image-2.6.8.1-3* (or later) because
> linux-image-2.6.8.1-2* packages [default by installation] do not include
> the needed ndiswrapper module.

A much simpler approach is to install "linux-386".  This always installs the
latest kernel, and will be upgraded over time.

-- 
 - mdz