Works with ndiswrapper using CB-55/MB-55 drivers downloaded from the Marvell semiconductor website (http://www.marvell.com/drivers)

Hello,

i have tested the drivers. it faild. i get 'driver present' but no 'hardware present' ....
output of lspci:
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11ab:1faa (rev 03) --0000:01:07.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88w8335 [Libertas] 802.11b/g Wireless (rev 03)
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output of /var/log/messages:

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Sep 25 12:42:39 fr34k kernel: ath_hal: 0.9.14.9 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413)
Sep 25 12:42:39 fr34k kernel: wlan: 0.8.6.0 (EXPERIMENTAL)
Sep 25 12:42:39 fr34k kernel: ath_rate_sample: 1.2
Sep 25 12:42:39 fr34k kernel: ath_pci: 0.9.6.0 (EXPERIMENTAL)
Sep 25 12:47:46 fr34k kernel: ath_pci: driver unloaded
Sep 25 12:47:57 fr34k kernel: ath_rate_sample: unloaded
Sep 25 12:48:04 fr34k kernel: wlan: driver unloaded
Sep 25 12:48:12 fr34k kernel: ath_hal: driver unloaded
Sep 25 12:52:00 fr34k kernel: ndiswrapper version 1.3rc1 loaded (preempt=no,smp=no)
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tryed some others yesterday:

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Sep 24 17:05:34 fr34k kernel: ndiswrapper version 1.3rc1 loaded (preempt=no,smp=no)
Sep 24 17:05:34 fr34k kernel: ndiswrapper: driver mrv8000c (Marvell,09/17/2004,3.1.0.19) loaded
Sep 24 17:05:34 fr34k kernel: Trying to free nonexistent resource <ec000000-ec00ffff>
Sep 24 17:05:34 fr34k kernel: Trying to free nonexistent resource <ec010000-ec01ffff>
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Sep 24 17:05:34 fr34k kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:01:07.0 disabled
Sep 24 17:18:42 fr34k kernel: ndiswrapper version 1.3rc1 loaded (preempt=no,smp=no)
Sep 24 17:18:42 fr34k kernel: ndiswrapper: driver wg311v3 (NETGEAR,02/22/2005,3.1.1.7) loaded
Sep 24 17:18:42 fr34k kernel: Trying to free nonexistent resource <ec000000-ec00ffff>
Sep 24 17:18:42 fr34k kernel: Trying to free nonexistent resource <ec010000-ec01ffff>
Sep 24 17:18:42 fr34k kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:01:07.0 disabled
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Sep 25 12:42:39 fr34k kernel: ath_hal: 0.9.14.9 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413)
Sep 25 12:42:39 fr34k kernel: wlan: 0.8.6.0 (EXPERIMENTAL)
Sep 25 12:42:39 fr34k kernel: ath_rate_sample: 1.2
Sep 25 12:42:39 fr34k kernel: ath_pci: 0.9.6.0 (EXPERIMENTAL)
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please, let me know if you have running this card, and how you did it ...


thx
Namandar

Does not work. ndiswrapper uses the XP drivers, that means this piece of hardware cannot be claimed to be compatible with Linux.

Tested with a fresh install of the 32 bit DVD of Mandriva 2010 (4.3 Gb .iso download) on 26 Jan 2010. Initially it did not seem to work, but after running Drakconf a couple of times and after 2-3 systems restarts, I noticed it had been found (probably by harddrake at some point) and some form of drivers installed ok (no wired connection present).
WPA2 working fine.
Using EasyURPMI website, I configured 'automatically' the updates in the Software manager, and 30 mins later had downloaded all 379 Mandriva updates ok.
I tentatively plugged my WG111v3 adapter into a Mandriva 2009 install on another PC. Again, after a couple of reboots (not sure why it really needs 2-3 reboots, must be a harddrake issue!), it finally recognised the adapter and after an hour or so I had completely updated 2009.0 to 2010.0, plus all 2010.0 updates.

The connection is stable and I haven't detected any dropouts or disconnects.

In fact, I am so surprised it all seems to work I am trying to source a couple more WG111v3's, but they seem a little hard to come by now.