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Ceel

Administrator

Registered: 2011-04-02

Posts: 1,424

How to install a Windows driver for a wifi interface?

Hi all,

There is no Linux driver for the wifi interface
[c]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>[/c]
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
[c]tazndis -i Netwsn02.INF

installing netwsn02 ...

Would you to start WiFi at boot time [y/N]? y

Set WiFi to start at boot time...[/c]
[c]lsmod[/c] confirm ndiswrapper is loaded and
[c]ndiswrapper -l

netwsn02 : driver installed : device (8086:08B1) present[/c]
All seems good but
[c]/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[/c]

(help of wpa_supplicant)

[c]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 ][/c]
I tried to install the second driver that was in the zip file:
[c]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[/c]
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
[c]cabextract Wireless_19.0.1_PROSet32_Win7.exe

Wireless_19.0.1_PROSet32_Win7.exe: no valid cabinets found[/c]
or
[c]unshield x Wireless_19.0.1_PROSet32_Win7.exe

Failed to open Wireless_19.0.1_PROSet32_Win7.exe as an InstallShield Cabinet File[/c]
and I can't install the driver with wine: [c]Setup Failed[/c].

Am I missing something? Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

gibor

Moderator

Registered: 2011-04-30

Posts: 1,067

Re: How to install a Windows driver for a wifi interface?

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

Ceel

Administrator

Registered: 2011-04-02

Posts: 1,424

Re: How to install a Windows driver for a wifi interface?

Hi gibor,

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

mojo

Administrator

Registered: 2011-03-29

Posts: 2,173

Re: How to install a Windows driver for a wifi interface?

@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.

Ceel

Administrator

Registered: 2011-04-02

Posts: 1,424

Re: How to install a Windows driver for a wifi interface?

Hi mojo,

Excellent, once more!

I can see ann error in /var/log/messages

[c]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'[/c]

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.

mojo

Administrator

Registered: 2011-03-29

Posts: 2,173

Re: How to install a Windows driver for a wifi interface?

@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.