Comments on Ubuntu on the Dell Inspiron 1501: NDISwrapper In Hardy Heron

forgot to mention I this just worked using 8.10

2008-11-02T04:56:00.000-06:00

forgot to mention I this just worked using 8.10

Thanks for these instructions. This worked flawles...

2008-11-02T04:54:00.000-06:00

Thanks for these instructions. This worked flawlessly on an Inspiron 1520.

I found a GUI version that will install the driver...

2008-10-30T17:22:00.000-05:00

I found a GUI version that will install the driver for you. Well you still have to download the Windows driver.
In Ubuntu goto
Applications -> Add/remove...
Type in ndiswrapper in the search
You should get Windows Wireless driver as the installable program. Put a checkmark beside it and click on the Apply Changes button below it. This works for my 1501 as well as my main computer.
The program is located in
System -> Administration -> Windows Wireless Drivers
All you have to do here is find the driver file and install it.
Hope this helps.

I was very happy to find out that this guide works...

2008-10-26T17:56:00.000-05:00

I was very happy to find out that this guide works on Intrepid for me :)

I tried using this guide as well as others to get ...

2008-10-13T19:11:00.000-05:00

I tried using this guide as well as others to get my Inspiron E1505 working.. Broadcomm b43XX chipset. No luck the first time with ubuntu intrepid.

Did a fresh install to try again. With the first try and with the default clean install not even the Wireless indicator on the laptop was on.

This time, all the farther I got in the setup was the first part

Step 1: Stop ssb From Loading Before NDISwrapper
Make a script for NDISwrapper's fix
In a terminal type:
sudo gedit /etc/init.d/wirelessfix.sh

Paste this into the file:
#!/bin/bash

modprobe -r b44
modprobe -r b43
modprobe -r ssb
modprobe -r ndiswrapper
modprobe ndiswrapper
modprobe b44

Point the terminal to your init.d file and make your script exectuable:
In a terminal type:
cd /etc/init.d/ && sudo chmod 755 wirelessfix.sh

Update and make it stick:
In a terminal type:
sudo update-rc.d wirelessfix.sh defaults

Then reboot
In a terminal type:
sudo reboot

On reboot, I noticed the WiFi indicator was on. I hit connect to a hidden network, just to see, typed in the SID, and after a few seconds it started trying to connect. Sure enough it connected and the Wireless Manager is also showing other networks which means the scanning mode is working.

Yeaah it works, i was using fwcutter installed by ...

2008-09-28T08:39:00.001-05:00

Yeaah it works, i was using fwcutter installed by default in hardy, and my network speed was just of 1mb ... that sucked. Ubuntu let me down on that . i make all the updates, always expecting the correction of this bug , since hardy was released. Many people does not even notice that, if its is the default driver installed automatically by the system they should correct that.

Now i get 54 mb, pretty simple how to, thanks a lot. this article is "pdfed" for posterity hehe
see ya

Yeaah it works... I was using fwcutter installed b...

2008-09-28T08:39:00.000-05:00

Yeaah it works... I was using fwcutter installed by default in hardy, and my network speed was just of 1mb ... that sucked. Ubuntu let me down on that . i make all the updates, always expecting the correction of this bug , since hardy was released. Many people does not even notice that, if its is the default driver installed automatically by the system they should correct that.

Now i get 54 mb, pretty simple how to, thanks a lot. this article is "pdfed" for posterity hehe
see ya

Yeaah it works, i was using fwcutter installed by ...

2008-09-28T08:37:00.000-05:00

This is so weird. I used this guide before to get ...

2008-09-20T03:14:00.000-05:00

This is so weird. I used this guide before to get my wireless up and running. I reinstalled ubuntu, and did exactly what the guide told me, and it's not working.

anyone have any ideas?

i just installed ubuntu on the laptop of a female ...

2008-08-01T20:21:00.000-05:00

i just installed ubuntu on the laptop of a female colleague at work .. worked like a charm .. so just so u know .. ur guide as succeeded in freeing one more person from the horrors of vista .. thanks

Hey, this blog rocks! But i have a problem. I did ...

2008-07-31T09:38:00.000-05:00

Hey, this blog rocks! But i have a problem. I did everything right and it works, but i cant connect to networks. I can scan, but not connect. :( Any sugestions? :(

Whooaaaa!!! :DThank you very much!!!You saved my l...

2008-07-20T04:50:00.000-05:00

Whooaaaa!!! :D

Thank you very much!!!
You saved my life and my computers life.
I was almost kicking it out trough the window!

You can't imagine how you made me happy.

\o/

Thank you so much ! This worked for me after many ...

2008-06-27T17:12:00.000-05:00

Thank you so much ! This worked for me after many nights of banging my head against a wall !

Hey RedDEADThank you very myuch for your blog, you...

2008-06-23T03:48:00.000-05:00

Hey RedDEAD

Thank you very myuch for your blog, you are doing a great job.

However i have a problem with setting up the wi-fi on my inspiron 1501.

I have followed the guide posted here, using R151517 since i am running the 64 bit version.

On step 5, after doing ndiswrapper -l it states the installed driver, but not a word about the harware. After reboot, the wifi still does not work. And even more intriguing, the proprietary broadcom driver that appeared some time ago in my "restricted drivers" menu is now gone, it disappeared one day, don't remember when exactly.

Would you have any thoughts on that ?

Thanks so much guys...this helped tremendously, an...

2008-06-18T03:20:00.000-05:00

Thanks so much guys...this helped tremendously, and now another one of my friends will try Ubuntu!

oops..I mean I don't know what a terminal is eithe...

2008-06-17T15:35:00.000-05:00

oops..I mean I don't know what a terminal is either. Yikes. Any advice?

The thing is, I am an idiot. I don't even know wh...

2008-06-17T15:34:00.000-05:00

The thing is, I am an idiot. I don't even know what a register is. Can someone explain? Screenshots maybe? My Ubuntu 8.04 does not recognize my Linksys WRT54G and all this stuff seems a bit beyond me.

Guide worked great for my E1505!

2008-06-04T20:45:00.000-05:00

Guide worked great for my E1505!

Here's a little tip for anyone trying to do this u...

2008-06-04T13:05:00.000-05:00

Here's a little tip for anyone trying to do this using 64 bit ubuntu. When downloading the the driver, you need to change the download location to R151517.exe, or else it might not work very well.

A little help please..After thrashing around for w...

2008-05-14T08:41:00.000-05:00

A little help please..

After thrashing around for weeks, it's almost sure that the BCM43xx driver was installed at some point. But where ? And how to follow the advice given early on in the blog:

***snip***

If you have already enabled the Broadcom restricted driver, uninstall it before attempting this guide.

***end snip***

Would happily accepts any tips, scripts, or conclusion that I'm just too stupid for this.

Carls

Thank you RedDead, you help me again... ;-)

2008-05-13T21:20:00.000-05:00

Thank you RedDead, you help me again... ;-)

Tried you way four times--final result is always t...

2008-05-12T19:24:00.000-05:00

Tried you way four times--final result is always the same "does not support scanning" Any other suggestions? Ndis downloaded and installed correctly, as did the driver. Wireless network doesn't show up at all.
Thanks

I already solve the problem!this method works for ...

2008-05-08T14:54:00.000-05:00

I already solve the problem!

this method works for me

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=786541

post #4

is more simple than updating-rc.d

This guide is awesome. I am new to linux, and hav...

2008-05-08T12:07:00.000-05:00

This guide is awesome. I am new to linux, and have just switched because of all of the problems I have been having with Vista. I tried using the restricted driver option in Hardy, and I could only connect @ 1Mb/s. I am now connecting @ a beautiful 36Mb/s.

Hi, I have an issue with the wirelessfix.shi'v don...

2008-05-08T11:01:00.000-05:00

Hi,

I have an issue with the wirelessfix.sh

i'v done all the steps, but when my system starts the network driver still is ssb.

every time i want to surf on internet, i need to modprobe -r everything and then modprobe ndiswrapper and modprobe b44,then all works fine.

i know that is very simple to solve it
but i'm new to linux!

any suggestion???