Re: ndiswrapper install problem -

["Tod Merley" <todbot88 gmail com>]

On 9/21/06, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin wildblue net> wrote:
> I am having a problem getting ndiswrapper to work in this FC5 computer.
>
> uname -a
> Linux box7 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5 #1 Mon Sep 11 01:17:06 EDT 2006 i686 athlon
> i386 GNU/Linux
>
> Shows the kernel as 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.
>
> and the module I downloaded via yumex
>
> ll /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5/updates/ndiswrapper.ko
>
> However it doesn't work
>
> modprobe ndiswrapper
>
> FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper
> (/lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5/updates/ndiswrapper.ko): Invalid module
> format
>
> Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
>
> Bob Goodwin
>
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Hi Bob Goodwin!

What I do know is that the new versions if ndiswrapper do need to be
aware of where the kernel build is.

I also know that you need to wrap a specific driver (ndiswrapper -i
mydriver.dvr (iirc)), and associate it with a specific device
(ndiswrapper -d XXXX:XXXX  (iirc) (from lspci -n).

To google "ndiswrapper.ko): Invalid module format" yields a lot about
having the same versions of restricted modules, etc... and compiling
ndiswrapper specifically for a given kernel.

Oh yes, you need to make the kernel stack size not it's normal 4k but
rather 16k for the hungry driver.

Have fun!

Tod