Getting Belkin Fd7051 wireless USB stick to work

[Cliffy]

Thanks for all the help. I figured the video method would let you see what I am doing and maybe where I am messing up.

I typed in the depmod -a and used ndiswrapper and got nothing, and I do mean nothing. No warning box or anything at all. Here is a video to show you. I noticed after I posted it that I should have held the camera higher but at the end I do. I think you can still tel what I am doing.
I may buy a Linux friendly stick but I sure would like to try it before spending any money as if it does not work well or I do not like it why waste the money!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GD9iw8 ... P7GfqtfxoQ

Also how do I tell if I have the pae or non-pae version? will it hurt if I try the method for non-pae?

[Semme]

This cmd >> cat /etc/DISTRO_SPECS or this one >> grep flags /proc/cpuinfo may tell us.

Then again, maybe the kernel tells us:

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uname -r

Available kernels >> Meaning another *might* work.

[Cliffy]

I typed in what you wrote. 1st one gave me nothing, the 2nd one gave me a bunch. It doe shave the letters pae in there.
The uname -r says it is 3.14.20

I think I have a way to borrow a long ethernet cable and try it wired temporarily and see if I like it. Then I would buy an USB stick that just works! If I have to. Still interested in getting this to work if I can.

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[rcrsn51]

1. Check the name of the original ISO file from which you installed Tahr. It will identify PAE/non-PAE.

2. From the command line, run

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modprobe ndiswrapper

Do you get any error messages?

[Cliffy]

modprobe ndiswrapper brings up nothing just the # symbol.

[Semme]

Because pups in general are all bastards, there's not much coherency between'm.

If DISTRO_SPECS is onboard, *system* search it with Pfind, or pups search utility.

As for a compatible stick, don't be stubborn. Sometimes you need the right tool for the job.

[Cliffy]

tahr-6.0-CE_PAE is what it says it is

[Cliffy]

Semme - not stubborn just cheap! LOL I really do not want to spend any money until I see if I will continue to use it. I realize I have spent a fortune on computer stuff that really did not do what I wanted/needed it to and am trying not to continue in that.
ex. I got a mhl adaptor for my phone. only trouble with mhl is even plugged in your phone dies while you use it so after a couple of hours of watching tv from my phone it is dead. Also got a keyboard I never use for it and now will not use the mouse either as I won't be using the phone for watching internet tv.

Just don't want to waste the money on this either.

[Semme]

Fair enough. So nothing happened after this?

[Cliffy]

after typing depmod -a i get nothing.
Here is the video showing my try at that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GD9iw8 ... P7GfqtfxoQ

[Semme]

Yeah, I watched. Since the other two fellas here are well versed with wifi, I'll exit stage right. Good luck.

[Semme]

Keep in mind you can swap >> http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/di ... EAD_ME.txt

[ardvark]

Hi...

I looked up the error message that you mentioned in the video and found these two Ubuntu threads that might help you fix the issue with ndiswrapper. I would encourage you to first check with Belkin to ensure that they do not restrict the use of their Windows driver in Linux...

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1987695

http://askubuntu.com/questions/132894/h ... -not-found

I'm not sure if swapping out the kernel will fix this issue.

Regards...

[tempestuous]

I typed in the depmod -a and used ndiswrapper and got nothing

"nothing" is actually good. It means that "ndiswrapper" is now a properly registered kernel module within the filesystem.

What happens when you now run the Network Wizard?
If there's an error, what is the exact error message?

Hopefully the error message will NOT be "Module ndiswrapper not found" -
because, in theory, this should have been resolved by you earlier having run "depmod -a".

[Cliffy]

Tempestuous - Thanks for your help.
I tried the connection wizzard, ndiswrapper and got..
ndiswdm : driver installed
device (4317:0711) present . I then clicked ok.

got this.
Loading ndiswrapper failed with the following message:
maybe try a different driver.

Here is the video of me doing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1G1ozX ... P7GfqtfxoQ

Thanks for all the help.

[Cliffy]

I also double checked the driver I downloaded and it does seem to be the right one for windows xp

[Semme]

<stage>What I meant a ways back was using a different version of ndiswrapper, not necessarily a kernel change.</left>

[tempestuous]

From your video I see that some progress has been made - the ndiswrapper kernel module attempts to load, but fails, with this message -

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Loading ndiswrapper failed with the following message:

Maybe try a different driver.

Puppy has attempted to capture the actual error message, but failed - that's why the entire second line of the onscreen prompt is missing.

I don't think the exact error message is important, the fact is that ndiswrapper has failed. Typical situation. As far as I'm concerned, ndiswrapper should only be considered a last resort.
Sure, Semme is correct - it's feasible that a different version of ndiswrapper might work. But I, for one, wouldn't bother spending the time and effort.
If you want Puppy + wifi, get yourself a Linux-friendly wifi dongle.

[Cliffy]

I agree. Ran a cable and got internet. Will try it for awhile and see if I want to spend money on wireless.

Thanks for all the help.