Requesting Advice on Wi-Fi

[TheZorch]

I am a fellow Ubuntu user in the United States and I am having a
problem with the latest version Fiesty Fawn.

I've installed Ubuntu using Wubi, and found a how-to on how to install
the ndiswrapper components. After following these steps I proceeded
to try and install the drivers for my USB wifi adapter. I use this
one:

Buffalo AirStation Wireless G 125 USB
Model WILI-U2-KG125S

None of the drivers on the CD seem to work, I don't see any device
names being added to the driver list in the Wireless Windows Driver
screen. Worst yet, when I close out the driver install screen I can't
get it run again without fully reinstalling Ubuntu.

I've tried Ubuntu in its previous incarnation on a Live CD and was
very impressed. I've grown tired of MS Windows and all of its
problems and vulnerabilities. Linux is not perfect either but I've
found it to be far more stable. If anyone here and help me please do,
I would very much appreciate it.

[Rolly Maulana Awangga]

sorry indonesian version...
i cant speak anglish very well

langkah2 nya gini(masuk terminal dulu yah):
1. cari file yang berekstensi .inf di folder driver
wifi kamu, kemudian masuk ke folder tersebut
misal :
awangga@ircst3$cd driver

2. ketik perintah ini
awangga@ircst3~driver$sudo ndiswrapper -i namadriver.inf

3. Kemudian lihat hasilnya dengan perintah
awangga@ircst3~driver$sudo ndiswrapper -l
maka akan muncul(ini yang dilaptop saya ya sebagai contoh)

Quote: bcmwl5 : driver installed device (14E4:4318) present (alternate driver: bcm43xx)

nah catet kata setelah alternate driver :
untuk kita masukkan ke blacklist bagi laptop yang kedetek wirelessnya tapi ga jalan. sehingga modul bawaan ubuntu untuk wifi tersebut ga aktif lagi pada saat booting masuk ubuntu.

4. ok masukkan ke blacklist dan remove modul yang diatas tadi dengan perintah :
awangga@ircst3~driver$echo blacklist bcm43xx | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

awangga@ircst3~driver$sudo rmmod bcm43xx
aktifkan sebagai modul dengan perintah
awangga@ircst3~driver$ndiswrapper -m

5. nyalain wifinya dengan perintah
awangga@ircst3~driver$sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
agar wifi nyala terus pas komputer kita nyala maka edit aja file modules
awangga@ircst3~driver$sudo gedit /etc/modules
masukkan kata :
ndiswrapper
didalamnya kemudian save dan close

6. ok deh tinggal konfigurasi networknya di
menu>system>administration>networking
atur deh disitu dan restart komputer bila perlu
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Rolly Maulana Awangga
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[a_rahman]

On 16 Sep, 20:30, TheZorch <thezo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've installed Ubuntu using Wubi, and found a how-to on how to install
> the ndiswrapper components. After following these steps I proceeded
> to try and install the drivers for my USB wifi adapter. I use this
> one:
>
> Buffalo AirStation Wireless G 125 USB
> Model WILI-U2-KG125S
>
> None of the drivers on the CD seem to work, I don't see any device
> names being added to the driver list in the Wireless Windows Driver
> screen. Worst yet, when I close out the driver install screen I can't
> get it run again without fully reinstalling Ubuntu.

Hello TheZorch,

A friend of us Rolly Maulana Awangga has tried to help, but in case
you don't understand Bahasa Indonesia, then here I (try to) translate
it for you. (All credit given to Rolly Maulana Awangga for being the
first person who response this problem)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
(These steps are done in terminal, in case you forget how to enter
terminal, you could do alt+F2 and write gnome-terminal)
1. Find file with the *.inf extension in your wi-fi driver folder,
then move into the directory , e.g:
awangga@ircst3$cd driver

2. Type this command
awangga@ircst3~driver$sudo ndiswrapper -i drivername.inf

3. The result could be displayed by the command
awangga@ircst3~driver$sudo ndiswrapper -l
(the following result is displayed on my laptop, only for example
purpose)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

bcmwl5 : driver installed
device (14E4:4318) present (alternate driver: bcm43xx)

Then take note (like copy-paste in into gedit) on the value after
"alternate driver" to be included into the "blacklisted" driver for
other laptop whose wireless network interface is detected but unable
to be used, so that the wi-fi driver which ubuntu carries with will be
deactivated when ubuntu is booting.

4. Okay, then add it to blacklist and remove the module mentioned
above with the command:
awangga@ircst3~driver$echo blacklist bmc43xx | sudo tee -a
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

awangga@ircst3~driver$sudo rmmod bcm43xx
activate the wi-fi driver as module by the command
awangga@ircst3~driver$ndiswrapper -m

5. Turn on the wi-fi by typing
awangga@ircst3~driver$sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
To keep the wi-fi activated when the computer is on, edit the modules
file
awangga@ircst3~driver$sudo gedit /etc/modules
type the value "ndiswrapper" in it then save and close.

6. Okay, the last step is configuring the network in
menu>system>administration>networking
you may configure the settings there and restart if neded
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Terribly sorry with my English (least I'm trying, right?), and I hope
this post shall help.

Rgrds,
A Rahman

on behalf of Rolly Maulana Awangga