I can't seem to run the installation disk for the WNA3100 model, and I haven't been able to find a thread on fixing this. It picks up on the disk and all its contents, but I haven't been able to execute anything.
I have only been using Ubuntu for a few days and prior to this I had Win7, so I am still very unfamiliar and wouldn't be surprised if this is a simple error on my part. Any help would be appreciated.
The disk is most likely designed for windows. By that I mean that the drivers on it are windows only.
First you need top figure out if your device is supported on linux and how much support there is for it.
If you want me to help you I'll need some information.
In the terminal type the following and post the results:
[code]lsusb[/code]
[QUOTE=Boris-B;35011509]The disk is most likely designed for windows. By that I mean that the drivers on it are windows only.
First you need top figure out if your device is supported on linux and how much support there is for it.
If you want me to help you I'll need some information.
In the terminal type the following and post the results:
[code]lsusb[/code][/QUOTE]
Bus 001 device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 device 003: ID 058f:6361 Alcor Micro Corp. Multimedia Card Reader
Bus 002 device 002: ID 0566:3107 Monterey International Corp.
Bus 001 device 005: ID 1058:1021 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Elements 2TB
That's everything, exactly as received.
Also, thanks much for helping.
Was the adapter plugged in when you ran the command? Also, it is a usb adapter right.
Actually I realized I did this when my Netgear adapter was unplugged.
With it, lsusb gave the additional:
Bus 001 device 006: ID 0846:9020 NetGear, Inc. WNA3100(v1) Wireless-N 300 [Broadcom BCM43231
Could you also run [code]lspci -nn[/code]
[editline]5th March 2012[/editline]
After some looking around, it seems like you're going to need to use ndiswrapper.
I found this guide on their website. It isn't very newbie friendly. I'll try to find one for ubuntu that's a bit friendlier.
[url]http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ndiswrapper/index.php?title=Netgear_WNA3100[/url]
[editline]5th March 2012[/editline]
There is an article on ndiswrapper on the ubuntu community wiki. It might help.
[url]https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper[/url]
Sorry about the late reply, I didn't want to write out everything on my phone.
I've been looking into the sources you posted, and while I haven't tested out ndiswrapper, it sounds promising. Thanks again for your support.
As requested:
00:00.0 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller [10de:03ea] (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge [10de:03e0] (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus [0c05]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SMBus [10de:03eb] (rev a2)
00:01.2 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller [10de:03f5] (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller [10de:03f1] (rev a3)
00:02.1 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller [10de:03f2] (rev a3)
00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge [10de:03f3] (rev a1)
00:05.0 Audio device [0403]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio [10de:03f0] (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 IDE [10de:03ec] (rev a2)
00:07.0 Bridge [0680]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Ethernet [10de:03ef] (rev a2)
00:08.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MPC61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2)
00:08:1 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MPC61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2)
00:09.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e8] (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e9] (rev a2)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e9] (rev a2)
00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] [10de:03d0] (rev a2)
00.18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200]
00.18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map [1022:1201]
00.18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [1022:1202]
00.18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203]
00.18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Controller [1022:1204]
Dial, search a little bit about ndiswrapper, it just might solve your problem.
oh the joys of USB wireless under Linux!! Almost as fun as the winmodem days.
NDISwrapper is definitely the way.
I came to suggest that the b43 driver may work but, alas, no.