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How to install a Windows driver for a wifi interface?

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• Started 8 years ago by Ceel
• Latest reply from mojo
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   Ceel
   

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   Hi all,

   There is no Linux driver for the wifi interface

   03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 (rev c3)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Wireless-N 7260
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
Memory at f0600000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

   of my work computer (Fujitsu Lifebook E544)

   I found in the Windows configuration menu that the driver used was netwsn02 17.13.11.5

   I downloaded the driver (32bit) on the Fujitsu web site and uncompress it.
   Then, in the rolling 20160731 (Live from ISO) I get-install tazndis and

   tazndis -i Netwsn02.INF
installing netwsn02 ...
Would you to start WiFi at boot time [y/N]? y
Set WiFi to start at boot time...

   lsmod confirm ndiswrapper is loaded and

   ndiswrapper -l
netwsn02 : driver installed : device (8086:08B1) present

   All seems good but

   /etc/init.d/network.sh restart
   Loading network settings from /etc/network.conf
   Stopping all interfaces
   ifconfig: SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device
   Killing all daemons
   wlan0 No such device

   wlan0 is not a Wi-Fi interface, changing it.
   Cannot parse integer value ']0' for -r
   Configuring Wi-Fi interface ...
   lo no wireless extensions.

   tunl0 no wireless extensions.

   dummy0 no wireless extensions.

   eth0 no wireless extensions.

   [ Done ]
Append existing /etc/wpa/wpa.conf
Starting wpa_supplicant for any key type...
wpa_supplicant: option requires an argument -- 'i'
wpa_supplicant v2.1
   (help of wpa_supplicant)
   Starting udhcpc client on: ...
udhcpc: SIOCGIFINDEX: No such device
Cannot parse integer value '-p' for -r
Connecting to any... .....Failed to connect to non-global ctrl_ifname: (null) error: No such file or directory
[ Failed ]

   I tried to install the second driver that was in the zip file:

   ndiswrapper -r netwsn02
   tazndis -i Netwsn00.INF
   installing netwsn00 ...
   Loading ndiswrapper...
   Would you to start WiFi at boot time [y/N]? y
   Set WiFi to start at boot time...

   ndiswrapper -l
netwsn00 : driver installed

   The wifi interface is not detected.

   I also tried to install the driver from the Intel download center but I can't extract it from the .exe file with

   cabextract Wireless_19.0.1_PROSet32_Win7.exe
Wireless_19.0.1_PROSet32_Win7.exe: no valid cabinets found

   or

   unshield x Wireless_19.0.1_PROSet32_Win7.exe
Failed to open Wireless_19.0.1_PROSet32_Win7.exe as an InstallShield Cabinet File

   and I can't install the driver with wine: Setup Failed.

   Am I missing something? Can anyone help?

   Thanks in advance.

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   gibor
   

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   Hi Ceel, you have tried this linux driver (iwlwifi-7260-ucode-25.30.14.0.tgz)?
   Found at http://www.intel.it/content/www/it/it/support/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking/000005511.html

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   Ceel
   

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   Hi gibor,

   No, I didn't find it. Many thanks, I'll try it tomorrow.

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   @Ceel
   I cooked package for newer iwlwifi backported from kernel 4.0.1 which supports Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 (rev c3) 8086:08B1.
   All iwlwifi-7260-ucode files from the current arch linux firmware package are included.
   http://www.mediafire.com/download/3bc1hcktzcs6yq1/iwlwifi-3.2.71.tazpkg
   tux@slitaz:~ $ tazpkg list-files iwlwifi

   Installed files by "iwlwifi"
   ================================================================================
   /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7260-10.ucode
   /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7260-12.ucode
   /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7260-13.ucode
   /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7260-16.ucode
   /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7260-7.ucode
   /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7260-8.ucode
   /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7260-9.ucode
   /lib/modules/3.2.71-slitaz/updates/compat/compat.ko.xz
   /lib/modules/3.2.71-slitaz/updates/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/iwldvm.ko.xz
   /lib/modules/3.2.71-slitaz/updates/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko.xz
   /lib/modules/3.2.71-slitaz/updates/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/iwlmvm.ko.xz
   /lib/modules/3.2.71-slitaz/updates/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.xz
   /lib/modules/3.2.71-slitaz/updates/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko.xz
   ================================================================================
   13 files

   Check /var/log/messages after "modprobe iwlwifi" to verify there is no firmware load error.
   Have rfkill installed, use "rfkill list" to verify the adapter is not hard or soft blocked.

   WARNING:
   This package has to be removed before drivers from linux-wireless-3.2.71.tazpkg that depend on cfg80211 or mac80211 can be used.
   Modules cfg80211 and mac80211 only work with iwlwifi and other drivers in this package.
   Wifi drivers from linux-wireless-3.2.71.tazpkg won't load due to unknown symbols.

   Posted 8 years ago #
5. 

   Ceel
   

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   Hi mojo,

   Excellent, once more!
   I can see ann error in /var/log/messages
   Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.info kernel: Loading modules backported from Linux version v4.0.1-0-g1b0ebf2
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.info kernel: Backport generated by backports.git v4.0.1-1-0-g807a2bb
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.info kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.info kernel: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.info kernel: Copyright(c) 2003- 2014 Intel Corporation
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.info kernel: iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.debug kernel: iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.err kernel: iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: pci_enable_msi failed(0Xffffffff)
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.info kernel: iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 25.17.12.0 op_mode iwlmvm
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.info kernel: iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Wireless N 7260, REV=0x144
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.info kernel: iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.info kernel: iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.debug kernel: Registered led device: phy0-led
Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.debug kernel: ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs'
   but it works perfectly :)

   @ gibor,
   I tested the .tgz driver with the same success I meat with ndiswrapper :(
   Seems our kernel becomes a little old...

   Thanks you both.

   EDIT: I mark this thread as resolved; I think my initial problem is due to kernel.

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   @Ceel
   Excellent iwlwifi-3.2.71.tazpkg is working for you ;^)

   Aug 2 11:53:35 (none) user.err kernel: iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: pci_enable_msi failed(0Xffffffff)
   The reason for the error is our 3.2.71 kernel configuration:
   root@slitaz:/home/tux # zgrep CONFIG_PCI_MSI /proc/config.gz
   # CONFIG_PCI_MSI is not set
   Description of CONFIG_PCI_MSI : http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/PCI_MSI.html

   Ndiswrapper development stopped years ago. It only works with pre-vista drivers.
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDISwrapper
   Limitations:
   Since 2006, most Windows drivers are compliant with Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) which NDISWrapper can't use. It renders NDISWrapper obsolete, as it only supports the previous WDM driver framework.

   Posted 8 years ago #

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