Ubuntu
ndiswrapper package

  1. Bug #59983
  2. Comment #34

Comment 34 for bug 59983

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Herman (herman-solcon) wrote :

All, I had the same problem ("FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper (/lib/modules/2.6.17-7-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko): Invalid argument") when trying to install the SMC 2802 V2.

I installed ndiswrapper 1.8, but no success. Searched for hours on the internet, but could not find the solution.

Then I found in /var/log/messages this line:
loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: main(638): version 1.7 doesn't match driver version 1.8
I guessed the 1.8 was ndiswrapper.
I was desperate enough to open loaddnsdriver (it's in /usr/sbin) in vi to see what it did. I still have no idea, but I found the string 1.7 and changed it into 1.8.
After this change I could run sudo modprobe ndiswrapper - and after adding my ESSID and enabling the wireless network I am online!