ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
seems to be missing from your's or the actual something.inf or purpleelephants.inf like above obviously replacing with correct one / name.
The files for windows drivers should be ???.inf , ????.cat , ?????.sys as all 3 with corrected names is needed maybe another file as well.
See post
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cd /home/elvis/Desktop/DRIVER
ls
ndiswrapper --help
ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
ndiswrapper -m
ndiswrapper -l
modprobe ndiswrapper
NOTE: I had to 5 times : " modprobe ndiswrapper" , then 3 times "modprobe -r ndiswrapper" then 3 times again "modprobe ndiswrapper" not sure why but this time the wifi light went on and iwconfig showed wlan0 like it should.
net-setup
ifconfig
iwconfig
The above =
cd = change directory to folder where drivers is.
ls = list files in directory same as windows dir.
ndiswrapper --help to list all options that can be used with ndiswrapper.
ndiswrapper -i MonkeysInATree.inf will install the actual driver.
ndiswrapper -l or -m , -l = list available installed drivers or if installed driver is compatable with the hardware you have.
-m = ?? set as module or load as module not sure here.
then to load ndiswrapper use , modrpobe ndiswrapper or unload it using modprobe -r ndiswrapper.
Make sure the current loaded modules / firmware not ndiswrapper related is rmmod'd / removed / unloaded as ndiswrapper takes ?? second place to firmware loaded modules for wireless.
More than this no one can help you except yourself + reading / googling.
Right click knetworkmanager also works and then select wifi network and surf the internet provided the signal is strong enough above the noise level.