Do I need to reinstall?

[Mark Haney]

Mark Fraser wrote:
> I've got the feeling that something on my install isn't quite right. I
> tried to install ndiswrapper which went ok, but when I tried to follow the
> instructions some things weren't quite as they should be.
> 
> First of all where as I'm told I should be able to type just ndiswrapper
> into a console window, I have to type /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper same goes for
> iwconfig for which I have to type /sbin/iwconfig and I still can't seem to
> do a scan.
> 
> If a reinstall isn't required is there something I can do to check my
> install out to see what is wrong?
> 
> 

Most likely you are typing those commands as a regular user instead of 
root.  typing 'su -' (without quotes) on the command line will get you 
to the root user which will allow you to setup your wireless.


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Mark Haney
Sr. Systems Administrator
ERC Broadband
(828) 350-2415