setting up ndiswrapper

[johntramp]

Hi. I am vaguely following this guide http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/showproduct.php?product=810 to setup ndiswrapper for a ZyAIR G-300. All seems good so far, up to # ndiswrapper -l
Installed ndis drivers:
wlandcb hardware present
but then when I modprobe ndiswrapper I get this output from dmesg
ndiswrapper: using irq 9
ndiswrapper (setup_dev:1273): unable to get mac address from driver
ndiswrapper (ndis_init_one_pci:1516): Couldn't setup interface
Can anyone help me out as to what I can do here? Is it possible to get this card running via ndiswrapper? or should I look at something like Linuxant's proggie?

thanks

[JayMan8081]

Do you know what chipset is used by that card? I tried googling for it and could not find anything. I would find out what chipset it uses and then look at the ndiswrapper website to ensure that it is supported.

[xlilo]

this mite not work but its worth a shot, try setting up your DHCP and other settings in /etc/sysconfig/network.

[johntramp]

JayMan8081, that is one of my main problems. I can't find out what cipset it is either. I think that ZyXEL possibly make their own chipset??

xlilo, I will give that a try, but it is complining about not being able to get a mac address, which would mean that it couldn't assign an ip address or anything like that wouldn't it ?

thanks

[xlilo]

with your kernal version and make of card you may have dificulty, i had a simler problem with a simler card, i went out and got a d-link g520 and i got it working fine with ndiswrapper v0.9, if i were you i would check on your distros web site and see what cards are useable with your system, you will stand a better chance,
sorry i cant be much help to you but it does sound like you dont have a compatible card. i did have a problem much the same as you currently have and this was the problem.
keep us posted on what you do.
xlilo.

[xlilo]

before you do start thinking of buying a new card you should email them, fill the form out of at the url bellow asking if they know of any linux drivers and if not are they going to bring one out, i also checked there site and all over the net including sorceforce.net for the driver for that card but i had no luck, sorry, anyway hear is the url http://www.zyxel.com/support/form.php

also if ya need to ring them for a faster answer go to this url
http://www.zyxel.com/corporate/wwzyxel.php

linux surports most big named cards like d-link and 3com etc.

[johntramp]

thanks for your help. If worse comes to worse I guess I will just stick with windows for that computer :(

I have already sent a message to their site, and got an automatic responce, apparently my comments are vlauable to them :S I asked for the chipset and if there was any known linux drivers.