Asus wifi pci XP 64 bit drivers

keyser · 11 Jan 2006 at 02:18

I'm getting new pc + win xp 64 in a few day.. I've just found out there are no 64 bit drivers for my current wifi card (asus wl-138g), but I'm not actually using asus drivers atm, but updated ones from windows update (marvell libertas 802.11b/g wireless driver).

Anyway, just wondering what is likely to happen; will XP 64 love my card and have drivers for it or will 32bit drivers still work in xp 64 or will it just not work? If I have to get a new card which make/model has 64 bit drivers?

thanks

Skilldibop · 11 Jan 2006 at 10:09

32 bit drivers Probably wont work in XP64. If you can't get 64bit drivers then your card probably wont work unless It's a mainstream and pretty generic one that generic drivers can run.
This is why MS 64bit OS are a pain in the arse. Linux on the other hand is natively 64bit kernel and manages to run 32 bit stuff without batting an eyelid, but such is life.

Mr Blonde · 11 Jan 2006 at 15:49

If your card has the Ralink chipset (RT2500) like my WL-130G you could use their drivers : http://www.ralinktech.com/drivers/Windows/RT2500V3.0.4.0_WinXPx64.zip

I haven't tried them myself as I'm still on XP 32bit mind but I do use ralink drivers and they work fine.

keyser · 15 Jan 2006 at 13:25

Mine uses marvell libertas chipset. After I install it, windows loves it and connects to the net, but within a minute I get a BSOD

Has anyone got an Asus WL-138G wifi pci card working on xp64 ? Or can you advise me on a wifi card that does please?

the_running_man · 15 Jan 2006 at 15:26

planetamd64 has the drivers for wl-138g, just need to register first.

Dave L · 15 Jan 2006 at 16:43

x64 has been the biggest pain in the behind driver-wise so far!

In my experience, anyway.

keyser · 15 Jan 2006 at 16:44

Yeah they're the same ones I tried, just a different location. The net works for 1 minute, then dies. BSOD : BAD_POOL_HEADER . I'm gonna have to use 32bit until I get a different wifi card.