loadNdiswrapperModule() - Network Wizard

loadNdiswrapperModule ()
{
    #  Dougal: ask the user if there's an interface for the HW, so we know
    #+ to remove the driver for it.
    askWhichInterfaceForNdiswrapper || return
    showNdiswrapperGUI
    [ $? -eq 0 ] || return
    ndiswrapper -m
    #v4.00 bugfix...
    NATIVEMOD=""
    nwINTERFACE="$(grep '^alias .* ndiswrapper$' /etc/modprobe.conf | cut -f 2 -d ' ')"
    #most likely 'wlan0'
    #if this interface is already claimed by a native linux driver,
    #then get rid of it...
    ## Dougal: this isn't good: the interface name is not the problem, it's the HW!
    ## Add a dialog at the top for it.
    if [ -n "$nwINTERFACE" -a -e "/sys/class/net/$nwINTERFACE" ];then
      NATIVEMOD="$(readlink /sys/class/net/${nwINTERFACE}/device/driver/module)"
      NATIVEMOD=${NATIVEMOD##*/}
      if [ "$NATIVEMOD" != "ndiswrapper" ];then
        #note 'ndiswrapper -l' also returns the native linux module.
        if iwconfig | grep "^${nwINTERFACE} " | grep 'IEEE' | grep -q 'ESSID' ;then
          rmmod "$NATIVEMOD"
          sleep 6
          [ $INTERFACE_NUM -gt 0 ] && INTERFACE_NUM=$((INTERFACE_NUM-1))
          #...needed later to determine that number of interfaces has changed with ndiswrapper.
          #INTERFACES="$(ifconfig -a | grep -F 'Link encap:Ethernet' | cut -f1 -d' ' | tr '\n' ' ')"
          getInterfaceList
          #...also needed later.
        fi
      else
        NATIVEMOD=""
      fi
    fi

    tryLoadModule "ndiswrapper"
    ndRETVAL=$?

    #v4.00...
    if [ $ndRETVAL -eq 0 ];then
      #well let's be radical, blacklist the native driver...
      if [ "$NATIVEMOD" != "" ];then
        #if ! grep "^${NATIVEMOD}$" "$BLACKLIST_FILE" ;then
        . /etc/rc.d/MODULESCONFIG
        case $SKIPLIST in *" $NATIVEMOD "*|*" ${NATIVEMOD//_/-} "*) ;; *)
          Xdialog --title "$L_TITLE_Puppy_Network_Wizard" --yesno \
"$L_MESSAGE_Blacklist_Nativemod_p1 ${NATIVEMOD} $L_MESSAGE_Blacklist_Nativemod_p2" 0 0
          if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
            #echo "$NATIVEMOD" >> "$BLACKLIST_FILE"
            blacklist_module "$NATIVEMOD"
          fi
          ;;
        esac
        #fi
      fi
    fi #if [ $ndRETVAL -eq 0 ];then
    return $ndRETVAL
} # end loadNdiswrapperModule