Re: ndiswrapper and ACX100

"Bill" <bspratt@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>I have read numerous posts on this but am running out of ideas other
>then getting a new wifi card. Have the dlink dwl-520+ PCI card - but am
>unsuccessful installing it with ndiswrapper. Brand new install of
>Mepis. Ndiswrapper is installed. I have ID'd the card (104c:8400) when
>I run lspci - here is the output:
>0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo
>KT266/A/333]
>0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo
>KT266/A/333 AGP]
>0000:00:06.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
>RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
>0000:00:07.0 Network controller: Texas Instruments ACX 100 22Mbps
>Wireless Interface
>0000:00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev
>03)
>0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA
>Bridge
>0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.
>VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus MasterIDE (rev 06)
>0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB
>1.1 Controller (rev 18)
>0000:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB
>1.1 Controller (rev 18)
>0000:00:11.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB
>1.1 Controller (rev 18)
>0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems
>[SiS] 86C326 5598/6326 (rev 0b)

>Yes, I also have a realtek ethernet NIC working fine but would like the
>wifi to work - does anyone have a set of procedures for this under
>ndiswrapper? It just will not start up successfully. Should it run out
>of the box? thanks in advance - Bill


Now tell us what you did to try to get ndiswrapper working?
What does "it will not start up successfully " mean?

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