I am also having the same problem
Iwas at 11.10 & upgraded to 12.04 and my Netgear usb dongle stopped working. In a wireless only environment :-(
I get this :
Module could not be loaded. Error was:
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found.
Is the ndiswrapper module installed?
when I try to Install a new driver i from the Wirless Network Driver tool.
bcmwlhigh5 shows in the tool as
Hardware present : Yes
There is a faint blue led light on the device (very much dimmer than when it was working under 11.10)
dmesg (what ever that is - it appears to be a listing of everything attached to the motherboard) does NOT have an entry for ndiswrapper
LSUSB lists ID 0846:9020 NetGear , Inc. WNA3100(v1) Wireless-N 300 [Broadcom BCM43231]
I am a newbie (once upon a time I did AIX... and SCO Xenix )
There is a swamp of articles on WNA3100. But oh; to make any sense of them !
If you can help please assume I am an idiot - I still have not worked out how to download bits and pieces (common references to bits of ndiswrapper) to a USB stick and then how to get said bits and pieces to install on the Ubuntu box.
One helpful looking article said 'recompile ndiwrapper using gurgle scretch phewy plok' (in other words; if you don't speak UNIX/Ubuntu it was totally meaningless ) - with no further explanation - nor have I yet to find anywhere with a simple concise INCLUSIVE explanation of how to (re-)compile something,
I really like Ubuntu please could all you nice people who help us newbies - please assume I can type; cut & paste - nothing more !
Iwas at 11.10 & upgraded to 12.04 and my Netgear usb dongle stopped working. In a wireless only environment :-(
I get this :
Module could not be loaded. Error was:
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found.
Is the ndiswrapper module installed?
when I try to Install a new driver i from the Wirless Network Driver tool.
bcmwlhigh5 shows in the tool as
Hardware present : Yes
There is a faint blue led light on the device (very much dimmer than when it was working under 11.10)
dmesg (what ever that is - it appears to be a listing of everything attached to the motherboard) does NOT have an entry for ndiswrapper
LSUSB lists ID 0846:9020 NetGear , Inc. WNA3100(v1) Wireless-N 300 [Broadcom BCM43231]
I am a newbie (once upon a time I did AIX... and SCO Xenix )
There is a swamp of articles on WNA3100. But oh; to make any sense of them !
If you can help please assume I am an idiot - I still have not worked out how to download bits and pieces (common references to bits of ndiswrapper) to a USB stick and then how to get said bits and pieces to install on the Ubuntu box.
One helpful looking article said 'recompile ndiwrapper using gurgle scretch phewy plok' (in other words; if you don't speak UNIX/Ubuntu it was totally meaningless ) - with no further explanation - nor have I yet to find anywhere with a simple concise INCLUSIVE explanation of how to (re-)compile something,
I really like Ubuntu please could all you nice people who help us newbies - please assume I can type; cut & paste - nothing more !
![Wna3100 Wna3100](/uploads/1/2/6/3/126358718/224603123.jpg)
May 03, 2012 To not have problems installing programs in Ubuntu. Ubuntu install on clean HDD. Use Acronis to format the HDD. Use DVD quality. And burn Ubuntu. I am using a wirless NG WNA3100 in my Windows XP OS and it works really well. I have been trying to enable the same adapter in Ubuntu 12.10 but no luck at all. I have tried many different options but being new to Ubuntu I am in the clueless stage. Does Netgear provide any of the wireless drivers for Linux?