Progress! The first good hint was to turn off Power Saving in the CMOS setup. I changed it from "Always" to "Battery Only". That kept it from locking up the computer when it automatically switched to "sleep" mode. (It still does it when running on the battery; but not when running on AC power; one ...

Well, I've made some progress. I booted Lucid Puppy. The ethernet network connection works, but not wireless. Network Wizard didn't have any drivers for the Belkin N150 USB wifi adapter. - I went to the link above, and "saved" the Realtek 8712u driver. - I looked (with Files), and it was there in ...

I downloaded Lucid Puppy 5.2.8 from your link, burned a CD, and it booted OK. But the stock driver list is identical to that of Wary Puppy 5.5, and the Belkin wifi adapter still did not work. How do I download and install the Realtek 8712u driver? If I click the link (above), it shows a .pet file ...

Thanks again, ardvark. I can try Precise Puppy 5.6.1, but since this is for an old PC laptop, I'm not sure if it will work well enough to use. I have tried a number of linux versions, and most are too big and too slow on this hardware. Wary Puppy has come the closest. With an ethernet cable ...

Thank you for the fast response! ardvark wrote: > ...I think at least part of your problem was that the driver for your > wireless adapter is already native, meaning that it is included in the > operating system, according to the site you mentioned previously... Yes, that is what I thought, which is ...

ardvark wrote: > Hi Lee... I'm guessing this was the website you found. Yes, that's it! I found it while at the Best Buy store, and so didn't have the link at home. > Please post the results of... lspci... and lsusb # lspci 00:00:0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host ...

Hi all. I'm a linux beginner, so please be patient. I'll try to supply "enough" information, but if I miss something important, let me know. I have Wary Puppy 5.5 on a Panasonic Toughbook CF71 (Pentium II, 192Mb RAM). It connects to the internet with the ethernet, but not with a USB wifi adapter ...