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- What is it?
- ===========
-
- Some vendors do not release specifications of the hardware or provide
- a linux driver for their wireless network cards. This project provides
- a linux kernel module that loads and runs NDIS (Windows network driver
- API) drivers supplied by the vendors
-
- Status
- ======
-
- Many cards work; see
- http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/List
- for details.
-
- Installation
- ============
-
- See INSTALL for a short version of installation instructions. More
- up-to-date instructions, as well as FAQ etc., can be found at
- http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?Installation.
-
- Problems
- ========
-
- Read documentation at http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/wiki.
-
- Before sending bug reports, please check archives of mailing list and
- public forum available at project home page:
- http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net. Both these have search facility.
- Follow the instructions below when sending a bug report:
-
- * Recompile with 'make DEBUG=3' and reload ndiswrapper module.
- Report dmesg output. Without this step, proper feedback may not be
- possible. Include details about your card, chipset (reported by lspci),
- distribution, kernel version in the post.
-
- * Check if latest CVS works.
-
- * Use an alternate windows driver; see the link in Status section above
- for a driver that is known to work for your chipset. You may also
- find more information in the Wiki.
-