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Miker107:
OK, just tried it and rebooted several times, but still nothing. Now I notice that you are using a WNDA4100 where as I'm using a 3100, and I was also using a Broadcom driver as well. Maybe it's a driver compatibility issue here.

I don't know what else to try. I tried reinstalling ndiswrapper and installing the broadcom driver again to no avail. I still get the message "Module could not be loaded. Error was: FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found. Is the ndiswrapper module installed?

Well, I hate to do it, but I'm currently installing Elementary over linux lite to see if I can get that to work. That was my next choice, if it doesn't work I'll probably put LL back on and keep it hard wired.

Jerry:

--- Quote from: Miker107 ---So you are saying I should start by inserting the line "sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential" into the terminal and go from there correct? I'm obviously new to all this so I just want to make sure I'm understanding you correctly.
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Yes, that is correct. Make the first line: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential git
I missed out the git part since it is not shipped with Linux Lite.


--- Quote from: Miker107 ---Oh, by the way, do I even need ndiswrapper at all for this? I did a complete uninstall of it last night, thinking I will start with a fresh install if needed.

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You won't need ndiswrapper, just the instructions in the link. There is no guarantee this will work, I noticed that the module had the same name, so thought it would be worth a shot. Cheers.

Miker107:
Thanks Valtam, I will check that link out as soon as I get home from work this afternoon. I would like to get this resolved so I can keep this wonderful OS going. Out of all the distro's I've tried in the last couple of weeks, including Ubuntu and mint, LL is my favorite. Thanks for the help and I'll be back.

OK, so I checked out that link real quick. So you are saying I should start by inserting the line "sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential" into the terminal and go from there correct? I'm obviously new to all this so I just want to make sure I'm understanding you correctly.

Oh, by the way, do I even need ndiswrapper at all for this? I did a complete uninstall of it last night, thinking I will start with a fresh install if needed.

Jerry:
Welcome Mike, this could turn out to be a good coincidence, I battled with this module for days before getting it to work.
Try this link here from one of my github accounts - https://github.com/valtam/netgear_wnda4100_ubuntu
It looks like module is the same. Start at the second line of those instructions.

Miker107:
Good afternoon linux guru's,
I'm a brand new 2 week old babe to linux, so i need some guidance please. About 2 weeks ago I installed Mint 16 cinnamon on an old Dell Dimension-8300 I had laying around the house that had XP on it. I was experiencing some hang ups and freezes with that system so after doing a little research and decided to give linux lite a try. I love this OS to death and will keep it, but I'm having trouble configuring my wireless USB adapter. I managed to get it working on Mint 16 after some trial and error, but I can't seem to get it to work in LL.
I installed ndiswapper through synaptic (think that's what its called) and was able to get the driver installed, but I'm getting Fatal, module not found error after install, and I can't seem to get it configured to even view wireless networks available to select my router. All this worked just fine in Mint, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
The wireless adapter I'm using is a Netgear N600, model WMDA3100v2. Any help would be appreciated.
Mike

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