Slacko 5.7 cannot connect to WLAN
This is a known bug with Slacko 5.7.
Well, it has been reported before by others.
Sometimes the firmware does not get copied to /lib/firmware/ from /lib/modules/all-firmware.
As I understand, the device gets detected and than the proper firmware gets installed to /lib/firmware/.
Sometimes it works perfect and other times not so good.
Info for petine.
In the console terminal that comes with Puppy.
Copy- left click hold and highlight
Paste- middle button click
Also works to copy from terminal and paste to other programs.
Also if you use copy method that comes with other programs you can paste in terminal by middle mouse click.
If you do not have a middle mouse button.
Clicking the left and right buttons, at the same time, will have same effect as middle mouse button.
shift+insert will also work to paste.
Well, it has been reported before by others.
Sometimes the firmware does not get copied to /lib/firmware/ from /lib/modules/all-firmware.
As I understand, the device gets detected and than the proper firmware gets installed to /lib/firmware/.
Sometimes it works perfect and other times not so good.
Info for petine.
In the console terminal that comes with Puppy.
Copy- left click hold and highlight
Paste- middle button click
Also works to copy from terminal and paste to other programs.
Also if you use copy method that comes with other programs you can paste in terminal by middle mouse click.
If you do not have a middle mouse button.
Clicking the left and right buttons, at the same time, will have same effect as middle mouse button.
shift+insert will also work to paste.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
Sounds and smells like a bug to me.bigpup wrote:This is a known bug with Slacko 5.7.
Well, it has been reported before by others.
Sometimes the firmware does not get copied to /lib/firmware/ from /lib/modules/all-firmware.
As I understand, the device gets detected and than the proper firmware gets installed to /lib/firmware/.
Sometimes it works perfect and other times not so good.
Regards...
Hi Bigpup and thanks for your suggestion, but ....bigpup wrote:Info for petine.
In the console terminal that comes with Puppy.
Copy- left click hold and highlight
Paste- middle button click
Also works to copy from terminal and paste to other programs.
Also if you use copy method that comes with other programs you can paste in terminal by middle mouse click.
If you do not have a middle mouse button.
Clicking the left and right buttons, at the same time, will have same effect as middle mouse button.
shift+insert will also work to paste.
your instructions doe not say me anything; I am a "beginner". So please if possible tell me exactly what I have to copy and past in the terminal from Puppy, because I like to know how to handle this problem.
Thanks in advance.
Is there someone else who can or is willing to help me out of this problem?petine wrote:Hi Bigpup and thanks for your suggestion, but ....bigpup wrote:Info for petine.
In the console terminal that comes with Puppy.
Copy- left click hold and highlight
Paste- middle button click
Also works to copy from terminal and paste to other programs.
Also if you use copy method that comes with other programs you can paste in terminal by middle mouse click.
If you do not have a middle mouse button.
Clicking the left and right buttons, at the same time, will have same effect as middle mouse button.
shift+insert will also work to paste.
your instructions doe not say me anything; I am a "beginner". So please if possible tell me exactly what I have to copy and past in the terminal from Puppy, because I like to know how to handle this problem.
Thanks in advance.
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I believe I did help, in the 15th post in this thread, on Sep 23:petine wrote:Is there someone else who can or is willing to help me out of this problem?
tempestuous wrote:I suggest you open a ROX window and navigate to /lib/modules/all-firmware/rt2x00/lib/firmware/
Next open a second ROX window and navigate to /lib/firmware/
Now just move (by dragging) all of the firmware files into the second ROX window.
Then reboot.
This is not how to fix your problem.petine wrote:petine wrote:Hi Bigpup and thanks for your suggestion, but ....bigpup wrote:Info for petine.
In the console terminal that comes with Puppy.
Copy- left click hold and highlight
Paste- middle button click
Also works to copy from terminal and paste to other programs.
Also if you use copy method that comes with other programs you can paste in terminal by middle mouse click.
If you do not have a middle mouse button.
Clicking the left and right buttons, at the same time, will have same effect as middle mouse button.
shift+insert will also work to paste.
your instructions doe not say me anything; I am a "beginner". So please if possible tell me exactly what I have to copy and past in the terminal from Puppy, because I like to know how to handle this problem.
Thanks in advance.
This is information on how to copy and paste from the terminal.
You said earlier you did not know how.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
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Hello tempestuous, thank you very much for your reaction. It was just last evening at about the time you sent your mail (telepathy ?), that I picked up the case again and after several tries decided to contact you again.tempestuous wrote:Hello petine, more than a week has passed.
Did you shift the firmware files as I suggested? Does the Ralink wifi adapter work now?
I downloaded the .iso from another link, but no difference. Then I tried to find-out where to download the Roxterminal; have to make my Ethernet connection. Have not made the connection yet.
Do I have to use the Rox terminal, or can it be any other terminal?
And please tell me where and how to find the file /lib/modules/all-firmware/rt2x00/lib/firmware/
I am very grateful you wrote to me.
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I found ROX and followed your instructions.
By moving the file /rt3070 the message was: already exists and I selected for overwrite.
When done there were 9 errors according the message.
After rebooting the laptop I tried to connect the WLAN, however without success.
In the diagnose of the WLAN a file was generated to be sent to Puppy developers "for analyses and possible problem resolution"
/pdiag-20141015.tar.gz
By moving the file /rt3070 the message was: already exists and I selected for overwrite.
When done there were 9 errors according the message.
After rebooting the laptop I tried to connect the WLAN, however without success.
In the diagnose of the WLAN a file was generated to be sent to Puppy developers "for analyses and possible problem resolution"
/pdiag-20141015.tar.gz
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It appears to me that the Ralink rt61pci driver is not playing well with your device under Slacko 5.7.
Since this driver is actually quite old, I think the solution might simply be to go back to an older Puppy with older kernel - and thus older Ralink driver.
I suggest Puppy Lucid 5.2.x, and the most up-to-date version of this series is 5.2.8.6 -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=90461
The different variations there are confusing. I suggest the "standard" lupu-5.2.8.6-20140321.iso
Since this driver is actually quite old, I think the solution might simply be to go back to an older Puppy with older kernel - and thus older Ralink driver.
I suggest Puppy Lucid 5.2.x, and the most up-to-date version of this series is 5.2.8.6 -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=90461
The different variations there are confusing. I suggest the "standard" lupu-5.2.8.6-20140321.iso
Help, what have I done wrong this time ???
I have booted my laptop with lupu-5.2.8.6 - , installed the programs I wanted and then saved the files on my hard-disk. I had wireless contact with the internet. No problem.
When I wanted to reboot, I received the following:
- loading drivers needed to access disk drives ......................................done
- searching for Puppy files in computer disk drives ...............................done
- loading personal files / lupushare-2fs (sda2) ......................................done
- loading the 'lupu-528.sfs' main file ....................................................done
- kernel panic - not syncing : Attended to kill init !!
Can you help me by telling me what I have done wrong this time please ??
I was just happy I had use of the WLAN.
I have booted my laptop with lupu-5.2.8.6 - , installed the programs I wanted and then saved the files on my hard-disk. I had wireless contact with the internet. No problem.
When I wanted to reboot, I received the following:
- loading drivers needed to access disk drives ......................................done
- searching for Puppy files in computer disk drives ...............................done
- loading personal files / lupushare-2fs (sda2) ......................................done
- loading the 'lupu-528.sfs' main file ....................................................done
- kernel panic - not syncing : Attended to kill init !!
Can you help me by telling me what I have done wrong this time please ??
I was just happy I had use of the WLAN.