Thank you for yours answers,

I ame  ame novice in this, have xubuntu 12.10
had nevrer probs with xubunu 11.04 lts
is it possible to reinstal  that last lts?
please let me know, i prefere ubuntu on windows or apple
but i'm not a computerscientific
thank you
grtz
Eric

Op 18-03-13 17:24, Daniel Young schreef:
> @Dave Oh.... So, if I manage to remove that driver I should be able to
> start up my system again? Does ndiswrapper make a copy/store the loaded
> driver anywhere? Or does it operate the driver off its original directory?
> (I need to try using Windows or GRUB2 to delete the driver I suppose, since
> for some reason neither LiveUSBs or LiveCD/DVDs can be booted by the BIOS)
> As for needing ndiswrapper, before downloading it originally, i checked for
> Linux support for the wireless device and there wasn't any (based from a
> list of supported devices, i think the page was somewhere in Ubuntu/Linux's
> WiFiDocs. The same page referred me to this package. If there are
> alternatives, I would gladly consider giving them a try, since I haven't
> enough experience in Linux to do anything but heed advice and ndiswrapper
> hasn't exactly been cooperating.
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 10:38 PM, Thorsteinn A. Malmjursson <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
>> Well I can guarantee you, @Dave, I certainly do - at least until bug
>> 1113048 concerning the "New" native driver for my wifi chip is fixed -
>> the ar5523 module doesn't work on my wifi device, Siemens Gigaset USB
>> 108 (129b:160c) - but ndiswrapper with the net5523 driver from
>> atheros/windows, works perfectly.  Ndiswrapper has been a god for me up
>> to now, it's been the only thing keeping me on the internet for the last
>> 8 years :)
>>
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>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
>> duplicate bug report (1131202).
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1023645
>>
>> Title:
>>   ndiswrapper-dkms 1.57-1ubuntu1: ndiswrapper kernel module failed to
>>   build [error: ‘struct kernel_stat’ has no member named ‘cpustat’]
>>
>> Status in “ndiswrapper” package in Ubuntu:
>>   Triaged
>> Status in “ndiswrapper” source package in Precise:
>>   Confirmed
>> Status in “ndiswrapper” source package in Quantal:
>>   Confirmed
>>
>> Bug description:
>>   WORKAROUND: https://launchpad.net/~crass/+archive/ndiswrapper
>>
>>   rebooted after an update in ubuntu12.10
>>
>>   ProblemType: Package
>>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
>>   Package: ndiswrapper-dkms 1.57-1ubuntu1
>>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0-3.4-generic 3.0.0-rc5
>>   Uname: Linux 3.0-3-generic x86_64
>>   ApportVersion: 2.3-0ubuntu4
>>   Architecture: amd64
>>   DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-4-generic
>>   Date: Wed Jul 11 23:24:17 2012
>>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64
>> (20091027.1)
>>   PackageArchitecture: all
>>   PackageVersion: 1.57-1ubuntu1
>>   SourcePackage: ndiswrapper
>>   Title: ndiswrapper-dkms 1.57-1ubuntu1: ndiswrapper kernel module failed
>> to build
>>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-07-08 (2 days ago)
>>
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