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How To Install Windows wireless drivers in Linux

Post by travlemon » Sun Dec 04, 2011 3:12 am

I’m sure it’s an outdated type of tutorial to make, for ndiswrapper and the «Windows Network Drivers» utility, but I’ve been wanting to make one for a while, and noticed a significant difference in the workflow on Ubuntu 11.10 based systems.

This tutorial shows 2 methods on installing a Windows wireless driver in Linux/Ubuntu. The first method shows how to do it on Mint 12, using the «Windows Network Drivers» utility, the GUI for ndiswrapper.

The second method shows how to do it from the command line with ndiswrapper. I also gave a couple of tips on how to obtain ndiswrapper, if it’s not installed on your system by default.

The difference between the old workflow and new is that ndiswrapper writes its configuration to a different file in 11.10. Previously, it was written to /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper.conf, but in 11.10 it writes it to /etc/modules.conf. This prevents the system from initializing the wireless card at boot. I simply explain how to symlink modules.conf to the /etc/modprobe.d folder and rename it to ndiswrapper.conf. The system will then see the ndiswrapper.conf file that it wants, and follow it to modules.conf, and initialize the card at boot.

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Thread: Installing Windows Drivers in Linux

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Installing Windows Drivers in Linux

Guys I have an HP 300-1020, I recently installed Ubuntu 10.04
I went to the HP website here:

I downloaded all the original drivers, but they were made for Windows 7.
How do I install them in Linux?

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Why do you want to install drivers for another operating system on Ubuntu?

What do you think that you need then for?

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Originally Posted by grahammechanical

Why do you want to install drivers for another operating system on Ubuntu?

What do you think that you need then for?

My speakers no longer work, my microphone also does not work, and my wireless card does not get detected.

I think it is because after I autonuked my hardrive, all the HP drivers got deleted.
I was running Windows 7 previously, but after autonuking my hardrive decided to switch to Ubuntu 10.04 instead.

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windows drivers can not be used directly, but some can be used with a workaround, try:

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Originally Posted by ottosykora

windows drivers can not be used directly, but some can be used with a workaround, try:

Not a good plan. Ndiswrapper for wireless = AVOID! It is superseded for most wireless cards and unnecessary (and generally a nightmare).

HoneyBadger1: Open a terminal (Applications>Accessories>Terminal) and paste this in:

Post the result back here and that will tell us what you have in there.

BUT FIRST: Plug in an ethernet cable, get online, and get all updates (System>Administration>Update Manager if you are not automatically offered updates) then check System>Adminstration>Additional Drivers (could be Hardware Drivers). Is there a driver for your wireless card in there disabled or have you been offered one by the update.

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also drivers inlinux are part of kernel. so newer version of the OS (latest stable is 11.10) would more likely have all drivers that you need.

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Re: Installing Windows Drivers in Linux

Originally Posted by Bucky Ball

Not a good plan. Ndiswrapper for wireless = AVOID! It is superseded for most wireless cards and unnecessary (and generally a nightmare).

HoneyBadger1: Open a terminal (Applications>Accessories>Terminal) and paste this in:

Post the result back here and that will tell us what you have in there.

BUT FIRST: Plug in an ethernet cable, get online, and get all updates (System>Administration>Update Manager if you are not automatically offered updates) then check System>Adminstration>Additional Drivers (could be Hardware Drivers). Is there a driver for your wireless card in there disabled or have you been offered one by the update.

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NDISwrapper: Install Windows Drivers on Linux

There are more and more drivers or hardware controllers for GNU / Linux distributions, but there may still be some components that lack specific drivers and do not work on our computer. There is a tool that is not current, but has taken a long time but perhaps it is not known so much, which is called ndiswrapper and is used to install Windows drivers in Linux.

Although it seems strange to you if you did not know her, it is possible to do this. Basically ndiswrapper transforms the drivers built to be installed in Windows into a driver ready to be functional in Linux, although this is not recommended and it can give problems, for certain extreme cases it can be very practical and avoid more than one problem with the compatibility of our components.

Specifically, what ndiswrapper allows is to use network card drivers that have been created for Windows and under its API, to encapsulate them in such a way that it can work with the Linux kernel. You can install it on your distro from the repositories, downloading it from the web or with tools like aptitude, from the sources, etc. Once installed we can take network card drivers for Microsoft Windows and look for the .inf file that is included in these.

Then with the .inf file In our distro, we execute the following command, which will create by default a file /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper with the alias that will relate to the drivers. This could cause problems if we already have another card with the same name, so it would have to be modified. Once done the following should work:

ndiswrapper -i nombre_driver.inf ndiswrapper -m modprobe ndiswrapper

We can see the drivers installed with:

Or delete the controller if it does not work or is not correct:

ndiswrapper -r nombre_driver

Just as there is ndiswrapper for network card drivers, there are also other tools for other types of hardware that perform the same function, using closed Windows drivers to be installed in our Linux distro. Another example would be Envyng, in this case for NVIDIA and ATI / AMD GPUs, although this is currently stupid considering that there are both free and private drivers for Linux for these cards .

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tigreci said

and there is no generic one? That is to say that it works for any type of driver regardless of whether it is a gpu, an ethernet, a wifi or whatever?

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Install Windows Drivers On Linux

Install Windows Drivers On Linux. Follow the steps mentioned below to download the official windows 10 iso. Enter “$ lsmod” as soon as you type it.

How to download and install the driver on a linux platform use the ifconfig command to obtain a list of the current ethernet network interfaces. Launch theadditional drivers tab and start the browser. Open the ‘additional drivers’ tab, where you can search for available additional drivers.

Launch theadditional drivers tab and start the browser. Do i need antivirus/firewall in linux? Install ndiswrapper ndiswrapper is the tool that allows linux to use windows drivers for wireless card support.

Step 2:Tick The Windows Subsystem For Linux Checkbox And Press The “Ok” Button.

Adding the additional drivers should complete your installation process. How to download and install the driver on a linux platform use the ifconfig command to obtain a list of the current ethernet network interfaces. In step 3, you will install the additional drivers and restart your computer. This tutorial shows 2 methods on installing a windows wireless driver in linux/ubuntu. Install linux (ubuntu) on windows 10 for dual boot step 1.

Install Using Windows Features Step 1:Open The Start Menu And Type Windows Features Into The Search Bar And Click On Turn Windows Features On Or Off.

How to install a device driver on linux two approaches to finding drivers. The second method shows how to do it from the command line with ndiswrapper. Open the ‘additional drivers’ tab, where you can search for available additional drivers. Open the ‘additional drivers’ tab. When you have completed the installation, restart your computer.

Two approaches to finding drivers 1. As much as i know u can not do this ,ubuntu comes already with the. How do drivers work in linux?

Open The ‘Additional Drivers’ Tab.

Just select the os you prefer. Select edition and click on the confirm button. Head over to microsoft’s windows 10 download page. You can also tap ok on the *.inf file if you wish. How to download and install the driver on a linux platform use the ifconfig command to obtain a list of the current ethernet network interfaces.

Before Jumping Further Into Installing A Driver In.

Redshift/vray, they do have linux support, but i couldn’t find any benchmark online, so i have no idea how they run. Step 3:when the operation is complete, you will be asked to restart your computer. Are windows drivers linux compatible? Installing additional drivers in ubuntu. How to install a device driver on linux two approaches to finding drivers.

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