Questions[ndiswrapper](ubuntu)

Just build my own computer and installed ubuntu 16.04. But I can't seem to get my wifi usb adapter working. It's an iptimeA3000UA. Although the packaging said it only works for windows, I thought it would be fine.

Here's my wireless info script as suggested I should add:

$ lsusb gives me:

ID 0bda:b812 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

I downloaded the original windows drivers and used ndiswrapper (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper). I installed it properly and it also gives "hardware present: yes", but still no wifi.

$ ndiswrapper -L gives me:

netrtwlanu : driver installed
device (0BDA:B812) present

So on this site I found that mine is 8812bu iguess: https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Realtek_RTL8812BU_USB_Module:

"0bda:b812 Realtek RTL8812BU Wireless 802.11ac 2x2 USB 3.0 NIC"

So I tried to install drivers for RTL8822BU (works for 8812 too I guess) off of github https://github.com/ulli-kroll/rtl8822bu, but still no luck.

I am doing something wrong, or does my device simply not work?

My router went down, so I have a temporary one installed right now that has no Wifi. I decided to pick up a USB Wifi dongle, and I want to use my Ubuntu server as the bridge. I have the driver installed, and was following the guide for setting up NDISWrapper on the Ubuntu Community manual. When I run ndiswrapper -l:

rt2870 : driver installed
    device (0846:9012) present

... So I assume that it is installed. I then run depmod -a and get no output (assuming it works correctly), and then modprobe ndiswrapper... But that returns FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found.

This error seems weird to me, but I'll bite. I google the issue further, and find some people telling me to install 1.58 from the NDISWrapper website on Sourceforge. I try to run make in the extracted folder, but get this error:

Makefile:41: *** Please run 'make modules_prepare' in /usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-17.  Stop.

Still not working! But why did the previous ndiswrapper commands work? The output of ndiswrapper -v shows that it's (mostly) installed:

ERROR: Module ndiswrapper not found.
module version is too old!
utils version: '1.9', utils version needed by module: '0'
module details:
ERROR: Module ndiswrapper not found.

You may need to upgrade driver and/or utils to latest versions available at
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net

This is getting very irritating, but I don't know where to go from here. When I run uname -r, I get 3.5.0-23-generic, if that helps any (a lot of scripts are asking for it)

I tried all fixes on How to fix "ndiswrapper not found"?

On answer 3 Fix suggestion #2 : when sudo make I get

Cannot find kernel build files in /usr/src/linux-headers-3.7.0-7-generic
Please give the path to kernel build directory with
the KBUILD=<path> argument to make

I also have tried uninstalling all ndiswrapper files and re installing. I'm fairly new to Ubuntu. I'm trying to get my Netgear WN311T working.

sudo modprobe ndiswrapper gives me

WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, 
it will be ignored in a future release.
FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found.

I've been using ndiswrapper to make work some wireless cards using its Windows drivers, because they are not yet supported by free Linux drivers. Until Ubuntu 12.04.

Now, I can install Windows Wireless Network Drivers (ndisgtk) from Ubuntu Software Center but when I try to load the driver, I get an error message saying

FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found.

I get the same error if I type on a terminal sudo modprobe ndiswrapper.

How can I workaround this bug until it's fixed?

I recently downloaded Ubuntu from the main website with the hopes of dual booting it with Windows. While the operating system works, it says that I need to install a driver for my graphics card. When I type in my password the installation fails. I figure it is because I need Internet access. I tried to install my WiFi USB adapter with the installation disc but Ubuntu doesn't seem to run the setup when I click the exe.

What are my available solutions as I would really like to use Ubuntu from my programming and Windows for my gaming needs?

The name as read on the box is: Linksys AE1200 Wireless- N USB Adapter

The description reads as such:

ID  13b1:0039 Linksys (a comma messed up format)
ID  046d:0a0b Logitech, Inc. ClearChat Pro USB (headset)