here are the terminal results now from the point where is says "load the driver "
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nate@nate ~ $ sudo modprobe -v ndiswrapper
[sudo] password for nate:
nate@nate ~ $ sudo ndiswrapper -ma
module configuration information is stored in /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper.conf
nate@nate ~ $ dmesg | grep ndis
[ 836.395711] ndiswrapper: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[ 836.396762] ndiswrapper version 1.59 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 836.435753] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
nate@nate ~ $ lsmod
Module Size Used by
ndiswrapper 192915 0
ctr 12905 1
ccm 17496 1
rt73usb 26890 0
rt2x00usb 20041 1 rt73usb
rt2x00lib 48886 2 rt73usb,rt2x00usb
crc_itu_t 12627 1 rt73usb
rfcomm 53664 0
bnep 18895 2
bluetooth 342208 10 bnep,rfcomm
binfmt_misc 13140 1
uvcvideo 71309 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 13048 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 13170 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core 39258 1 uvcvideo
arc4 12536 4
snd_hda_codec_conexant 47785 1
videodev 108503 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
snd_hda_intel 42730 2
snd_hda_codec 164067 2 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13272 1 snd_hda_codec
intel_rapl 18301 0
snd_pcm 85501 2 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 13845 0
intel_powerclamp 14239 0
coretemp 13195 0
snd_page_alloc 14230 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
kvm_intel 132589 0
rtl8192ce 52806 0
joydev 17101 0
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
rtl_pci 26314 1 rtl8192ce
kvm 388117 1 kvm_intel
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
rtlwifi 52835 2 rtl_pci,rtl8192ce
snd_rawmidi 25135 1 snd_seq_midi
rtl8192c_common 47340 1 rtl8192ce
snd_seq 55383 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
dm_multipath 22402 0
mac80211 546051 5 rtl_pci,rtlwifi,rt2x00lib,rt2x00usb,rtl8192ce
scsi_dh 14458 1 dm_multipath
crc32_pclmul 12967 0
snd_seq_device 14137 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 28584 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
serio_raw 13230 0
cfg80211 409394 3 mac80211,rtlwifi,rt2x00lib
lpc_ich 16864 0
mei_me 18195 0
snd 60939 14 snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device,snd_seq_midi
mei 66737 1 mei_me
soundcore 12600 1 snd
toshiba_acpi 18301 0
sparse_keymap 13708 1 toshiba_acpi
wmi 18673 1 toshiba_acpi
parport_pc 31981 0
mac_hid 13037 0
ppdev 17391 0
lp 13299 0
parport 40836 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
dm_mirror 21756 0
dm_region_hash 20121 1 dm_mirror
hid_logitech_dj 18165 0
dm_log 18072 2 dm_region_hash,dm_mirror
usbhid 47070 0
hid 87604 4 usbhid,hid_logitech_dj
ums_realtek 17733 0
usb_storage 48417 1 ums_realtek
i915 709755 3
i2c_algo_bit 13197 1 i915
drm_kms_helper 48868 1 i915
psmouse 91329 0
ahci 25579 2
drm 244037 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
libahci 27214 1 ahci
atl1c 40949 0
video 18903 1 i915
nate@nate ~ $ iwconfig
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan1 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"a9f5bf"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point: 70:54:D2:A9:F5:BF
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:on
Link Quality=40/70 Signal level=-70 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:69 Invalid misc:1215 Missed beacon:0
nate@nate ~ $ ndiswrapper -l #
nate@nate ~ $ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 021: ID 0846:9020 NetGear, Inc. WNA3100(v1) Wireless-N 300 [Broadcom BCM43231]
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 10f1:1a34 Importek
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
nate@nate ~ $ sudo apt-get install ndisgtk ndiswrapper-dkms dkms linux-headers-generic build-essentialReading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
build-essential is already the newest version.
dkms is already the newest version.
ndisgtk is already the newest version.
ndiswrapper-dkms is already the newest version.
linux-headers-generic is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 29 not upgraded.
nate@nate ~ $ sudo ndiswrapper -i ~/Downloads/Broadcom_bcm43xx_USB_32_64bit_v2/bcmn43xx32.inf
couldn't find SourceDisksFiles section - continuing anyway...
installing bcmn43xx32 ...
nate@nate ~ $ sudo modprobe -v ndiswrapper
nate@nate ~ $ sudo ndiswrapper -ma
module configuration information is stored in /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper.conf
nate@nate ~ $ dmesg | grep ndis
[ 836.395711] ndiswrapper: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[ 836.396762] ndiswrapper version 1.59 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 836.435753] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
nate@nate ~ $ lsmod
Module Size Used by
ndiswrapper 192915 0
ctr 12905 0
ccm 17496 0
rt73usb 26890 0
rt2x00usb 20041 1 rt73usb
rt2x00lib 48886 2 rt73usb,rt2x00usb
crc_itu_t 12627 1 rt73usb
rfcomm 53664 0
bnep 18895 2
bluetooth 342208 10 bnep,rfcomm
binfmt_misc 13140 1
uvcvideo 71309 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 13048 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 13170 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core 39258 1 uvcvideo
arc4 12536 2
snd_hda_codec_conexant 47785 1
videodev 108503 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
snd_hda_intel 42730 2
snd_hda_codec 164067 2 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13272 1 snd_hda_codec
intel_rapl 18301 0
snd_pcm 85501 2 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 13845 0
intel_powerclamp 14239 0
coretemp 13195 0
snd_page_alloc 14230 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
kvm_intel 132589 0
rtl8192ce 52806 0
joydev 17101 0
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
rtl_pci 26314 1 rtl8192ce
kvm 388117 1 kvm_intel
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
rtlwifi 52835 2 rtl_pci,rtl8192ce
snd_rawmidi 25135 1 snd_seq_midi
rtl8192c_common 47340 1 rtl8192ce
snd_seq 55383 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
dm_multipath 22402 0
mac80211 546051 5 rtl_pci,rtlwifi,rt2x00lib,rt2x00usb,rtl8192ce
scsi_dh 14458 1 dm_multipath
crc32_pclmul 12967 0
snd_seq_device 14137 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 28584 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
serio_raw 13230 0
cfg80211 409394 3 mac80211,rtlwifi,rt2x00lib
lpc_ich 16864 0
mei_me 18195 0
snd 60939 14 snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device,snd_seq_midi
mei 66737 1 mei_me
soundcore 12600 1 snd
toshiba_acpi 18301 0
sparse_keymap 13708 1 toshiba_acpi
wmi 18673 1 toshiba_acpi
parport_pc 31981 0
mac_hid 13037 0
ppdev 17391 0
lp 13299 0
parport 40836 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
dm_mirror 21756 0
dm_region_hash 20121 1 dm_mirror
hid_logitech_dj 18165 0
dm_log 18072 2 dm_region_hash,dm_mirror
usbhid 47070 0
hid 87604 4 usbhid,hid_logitech_dj
ums_realtek 17733 0
usb_storage 48417 1 ums_realtek
i915 709755 3
i2c_algo_bit 13197 1 i915
drm_kms_helper 48868 1 i915
psmouse 91329 0
ahci 25579 2
drm 244037 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
libahci 27214 1 ahci
atl1c 40949 0
video 18903 1 i915
nate@nate ~ $ iwconfig
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
nate@nate ~ $ ndiswrapper -l #
bcmn43xx32 : driver installed
device (0846:9020) present
nate@nate ~ $
Not knowing that much about what i'm looking at I think though it should work ..... driver installed --- device present ....
it works well with windows so i know it works . i gave it the password to the modem/router but it does not complete the connection. What do i do now ?