ndiswrapper issues, connection drops


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Hey all, so my aunt is finally fed up with Windows and I've installed Linux Mint on her PC until she can afford to get a Mac.

Anyway, being a cheep skate she got a really poor router and wireless usb card. I've spent the last two hours trying to get the USB stick to work on Mint and now it's finally working. Here is what I done.

sudo ndiswrapper -i netg125s.inf
sudo cp usb8023.sys rndismp.sys /etc/ndiswrapper/netg125s/
ndiswrapper -l (adapter present)
sudo ndiswrapper -m
sudo depmod -a
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
iwconfig (showing wlan0)

Now the issue is that it'll detect wireless networks and even connect for about two seconds but then the connection will just drop.

If anyone has any hints or ideas that'd be great.

It's a Buffalo WLI-U2-KG125S BTW ($puke)

Thanks guys

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I know that sometimes native Linux drivers work fine. And sometimes ndiswrapper is the cure. And I have had one experience where neither worked at all, so the easiest thing to do was buy another wifi card (one that WAS supported natively) for ?15.

So, just a suggestion: if you think you are spending too much time on some tricky wifi card, maybe just doing a search for a cheap one known to work would be more worthwhile.:DD

(Of course, if you can find a quick fix here or elsewhere online, more power to you!)

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Yeah there was no Native Linux driver, is a real pain in the backside. It's the only stick i've used that didnt have a driver.

@James7, can you recommend any particular USB stick?

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Yeah there was no Native Linux driver, is a real pain in the backside. It's the only stick i've used that didnt have a driver.

@James7, can you recommend any particular USB stick?

Sorry, I can't as it was an internal wifi card I bought (after researching online to see if it would work). I'd recommend doing a bit of research as there must be some recs out there for USB wifi sticks. If you do find one that works, it'd be great to know which one you found. Also if it's a laptop your aunt's got, then you might consider a wifi pcmcia card as another possibility. You may have more luck there as I think more of those work out of the box with Linux. :)

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Ok, thanks for your help dude, much appreciated, well her ethernet port works so i think I might get her a cheep wireless bridge. Even less work, lol

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