Asus WL-138g and Windows 7 RC 64

[GheeTsar]

I took the plunge and deleted my trusty XP 32 install yesterday to try the Windows 7 RC. I've managed to get everything working pretty well so far with the exception of my wireless network card - an Asus WL-138g (not the later V2 mind). I can get it to partly recognise it based on the Marvell Libertas 8335 chipset it uses using the XP 64 bit drivers, but as it is unsigned it won't install them so I'm no further forward. Trying to use the Vista 64 drivers gave me the error message - "only for use with Vista OS".

Anyone got any ideas? Much obliged.

[nightkhaos]

Sure.

Here ya go.

[GheeTsar]

Sure.

Here ya go.

Strangely, I tried Google (for several hours) first before I posted. None of the results you kindly "Let me google that for you" are helpful as they are relating to Vista (where there are drivers that work) or the V2, which I don't have.

Anyone have any useful suggestions?

[nightkhaos]

Strangely, I tried Google (for several hours) first before I posted. None of the results you kindly "Let me google that for you" are helpful as they are relating to Vista (where there are drivers that work) or the V2, which I don't have.

Anyone have any useful suggestions?

*sigh* There is a reason I did &l=1 because the FIRST result is about a guy trying to get a card working in Windows 7... and I very much doubt there is ANY difference between the v1 and v2 in terms of the drivers it needs.

[GheeTsar]

*sigh* There is a reason I did &l=1 because the FIRST result is about a guy trying to get a card working in Windows 7... and I very much doubt there is ANY difference between the v1 and v2 in terms of the drivers it needs.

I appreciate you trying to help, but they are different chipsets - the V2 is a Broadcom chip and the V1 is the Marvell Libertas chip. I have tried the Broadcom drivers with no success.

[nightkhaos]

I appreciate you trying to help, but they are different chipsets - the V2 is a Broadcom chip and the V1 is the Marvell Libertas chip. I have tried the Broadcom drivers with no success.

Silly question, but have you tried to find the default Marvell Libertas drivers?

[GheeTsar]

I can only find unsigned ones so far, but I have not completely given up all hope and am continuing my search. I have read somewhere that I could try and forge my own certificate for them, but that does sound like a last resort.

[synaesthesia]

I don't have any trouble using unsigned drivers in 7, without having done anything much further than lower the UAC level.

Anyway, easy install for both the 138 and 138 v2 - use the Vista compatibility mode (right click, properties, compatibility) and run as normal. Job done.

[GheeTsar]

Thanks for the tip - the Vista compatability installed the drivers ok. Unfortunately they don't seem to work as I get a Code 10 error instead! Gah.

[Flibb]

I used a fiddle to get around some driver signing issues
http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic127187.html

[GheeTsar]

Thanks Flibb - a top tip. That allowed me to install the latest unsigned driver (still no joy though).

As an alternative, does anyone have any recommendations for new PCI wireless adaptor that works in Windows 7 64 without any fiddles?

[synaesthesia]

hmm thats an odd one, works fine here as stated.
I'll have a look when I get home tonight for the driver I used (don't use it any more as i've onboard wireless now)