Thread: Cannot make ndiswrapper-1.56

hello there. installed ubuntu 11.04 run minecraft server. against better judgement , seeing 7 people, decided use wireless usb card connect internet.

well, told going have install ndiswrapper. downloaded on mac , used usb drive transfer desktop. double clicked , extracted. did in terminal:

code:

to run command administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>". see "man sudo_root" details.  chasetarson@chasetarson-dq180a-aba-s6300nx-na410:~$ cd ~/desktop/ndiswrapper-1.56 chasetarson@chasetarson-dq180a-aba-s6300nx-na410:~/desktop/ndiswrapper-1.56$ make make -c driver make[1]: entering directory `/home/chasetarson/desktop/ndiswrapper-1.56/driver' make -c /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic m=/home/chasetarson/desktop/ndiswrapper-1.56/driver make[2]: entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic'   cc [m]  /home/chasetarson/desktop/ndiswrapper-1.56/driver/loader.o /home/chasetarson/desktop/ndiswrapper-1.56/driver/loader.c:834:2: error: unknown field ‘ioctl’ specified in initializer /home/chasetarson/desktop/ndiswrapper-1.56/driver/loader.c:834:2: warning: initialization incompatible pointer type make[3]: *** [/home/chasetarson/desktop/ndiswrapper-1.56/driver/loader.o] error 1 make[2]: *** [_module_/home/chasetarson/desktop/ndiswrapper-1.56/driver] error 2 make[2]: leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic' make[1]: *** [modules] error 2 make[1]: leaving directory `/home/chasetarson/desktop/ndiswrapper-1.56/driver' make: *** [all] error 2 chasetarson@chasetarson-dq180a-aba-s6300nx-na410:~/desktop/ndiswrapper-1.56$

i want know excatly did wrong.

here specs:
installed 11.04 24 hours old
no updated or added packages installed.

yep same error, on top of can't use wireless, doesn't exist

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