How to connect Lenovo laptop to ethernet?
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How to connect Lenovo laptop to ethernet?
So, after many attempts I now have a bootable Puppy on a USB flash drive. Snag is if I plug it into my Lenovo laptop with Vista on it, and with a wired connection to my router...I just CANNOT get puppy to connect to the net. It just says it cant see a live network. Ive tried the autoload to load a module. I've no idea what to do if I need a ndiswrapper.?
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Don't you think it is important to report what puppy you use and what type of install you have?
Also the technical detail of your nic card will be important.
Also the technical detail of your nic card will be important.
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Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
Consult Wikka
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Re: How to connect Lenovo laptop to ethernet?
Ndiswrapper is for connection through Wifi. I'm surprised that Puppy can't connect through a wired ethernet port. What kind of Internet service are you using?trampintransit2 wrote:I've no idea what to do if I need a ndiswrapper.?
Also, what model is your Lenovo?
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in the vista drivers file, under broadcom ethernet driver, is a folder called Linux, therein lies;-
tg3-3.98f.tar.gz
tg3-3.98f-1.src.rpm
tg3-3.99d.tar.gz
tg3-3.99d-1.src.rpm
tg3_sup-3.98f-ISO.tar.gz
if one of these is whats needed , how do i tell which one and how do i install it?
Am i getting closer?
also apologies..it's puppy 3.01 on the stick, not 5
tg3-3.98f.tar.gz
tg3-3.98f-1.src.rpm
tg3-3.99d.tar.gz
tg3-3.99d-1.src.rpm
tg3_sup-3.98f-ISO.tar.gz
if one of these is whats needed , how do i tell which one and how do i install it?
Am i getting closer?
also apologies..it's puppy 3.01 on the stick, not 5
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ok, i downloaded what i thought was puppy 5.1.1, but turns out to be puppy 4.2 ?
Dont understand, the file is called lulu 511.iso, i thought it was puppy 5?
Anyway, 4.2 is now on a USB flash drive and boots on my Mint8 desktop and works fine.
If I use it in an XP desktop i just get 'no default or UI configurtion directive found'
but, and heres the real problem, on my Vista laptop it boots fine but cant find the NIC and strangely there are MUCH fewer choices of modules to load in the connection wizard, and certainly none of them are labbeled broadcom. It seems i have to use one of the bundled drivers as listed above but i don't know how to install them or which one to install?
Dont understand, the file is called lulu 511.iso, i thought it was puppy 5?
Anyway, 4.2 is now on a USB flash drive and boots on my Mint8 desktop and works fine.
If I use it in an XP desktop i just get 'no default or UI configurtion directive found'
but, and heres the real problem, on my Vista laptop it boots fine but cant find the NIC and strangely there are MUCH fewer choices of modules to load in the connection wizard, and certainly none of them are labbeled broadcom. It seems i have to use one of the bundled drivers as listed above but i don't know how to install them or which one to install?
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Well Puppy already contains the compatible ethernet driver; tg3
so installing a different driver is probably folly.
A Google search reveals this -
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=553024
which indicates that the "broadcom" PHY driver needs to be loaded before the tg3 driver will work properly.
The Puppy-compatible method of achieving this at each boot up is to add the following line to the end of /etc/modprobe.conf
available here -
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... pu-511.iso
so installing a different driver is probably folly.
A Google search reveals this -
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=553024
which indicates that the "broadcom" PHY driver needs to be loaded before the tg3 driver will work properly.
The Puppy-compatible method of achieving this at each boot up is to add the following line to the end of /etc/modprobe.conf
Code: Select all
install tg3 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install broadcom ; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install tg3
You are getting yourself in confused knots. The exact filename is "lupu-511.iso" and it's definitely Puppy 5.1.1trampintransit2 wrote:i downloaded what i thought was puppy 5.1.1, but turns out to be puppy 4.2 ?
Dont understand, the file is called lulu 511.iso, i thought it was puppy 5?
available here -
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... pu-511.iso
Brilliant! Thanks, I used that with 5.2.5 today (from a USB install via LiLi in Windows) to get my Dell Optiplex working - Broadcom NetLink according to Device Manager. The original hardware scan hadn't worked very well, although I'm impressed with 5.25's setup from the desktop. Last time I tried puppy the setup was a series of text mode dialogues during boot up, this time it found my 1440x900 res and proceeding with the fine tuning from the desktop - nice!tempestuous wrote:... the "broadcom" PHY driver needs to be loaded before the tg3 driver will work properly. The Puppy-compatible method of achieving this at each boot up is to add the following line to the end of /etc/modprobe.confCode: Select all
install tg3 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install broadcom ; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install tg3
Once I figured out how to edit the file and cut-n-paste that line in, and a big more jiggery-pokery dialling in my work's Proxy Server IP address, I finally got my pup online and installed Firefox. I feel like quite a hacker
Cheers, now if only I could get the Realtek HD sound working.......