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Extra drivers for Puppy 4.1 with 2.6.25.16 kernel
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Schism


Joined: 12 Dec 2008
Posts: 78
PostPosted: Mon 02 Mar 2009, 19:42    Post subject: Atheros AR242 ? wifi works
Subject description: Finally Windoze free!		  
I download the madwifi-hal-r3942-aircrack-k2.6.25.16.pet and on the reboot I had wi-fi connection labeled ath0. All these years of watching Puppy and I'm finally free of Windoze, though it is still a good game system. I have had a copy of Puppy since the release of the 2.15 CE release. The first release that gave me a wi-fi connect was WOW's pupplet. I then acquired Exton LXDE which also gave me a connection. Now I have Flexxpup 1.5.5 (stripped XFCE) and I'm happy.

P.S. I would love to help with puppy. I'm currently working on my Associate in Computer Applied Science, with 5 classes left. I'm unemployed and a single parent and would love to give some time.

P.S. my daughter loves Edupup, she's a puppy fan too, and she is six.
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JW1978

Joined: 19 Mar 2009
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PostPosted: Thu 19 Mar 2009, 18:21    Post subject:  
Hi,

First post and surprise surprise I'm stuck! I am pretty familiar with Ubuntu but thought I would try Puppy.

I downloaded v4.1.2 from the website and put it on a CD, using a TX1138EA (TX1100 series) HP tablet PC with a Broadcom 4321 wifi adapter. For the life of me I cant make it detect it.

The wired works AOK but it doesn't see the wireless using any of the Broadcom drivers on the network wizard load module section. I tried installing the dotpet on page 5 by tempestuous that doesn't help and it doesn't work if I load the wl module either - so now I am at a loss.

Code:

# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
ndiswrapper           183444  0
wl                   1071364  0
ieee80211_crypt         5632  1 wl
parport_pc             32068  0
lp                     12580  0
parport                35656  2 parport_pc,lp
snd_pcm_oss            40992  0
snd_seq_dummy           3844  0
snd_seq_oss            31360  0
snd_seq_midi_event      7168  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                47952  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          8204  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_mixer_oss          16640  1 snd_pcm_oss
usbtouchscreen         10756  0
uvcvideo               57608  0
compat_ioctl32          1408  1 uvcvideo
videodev               33664  1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat            14340  2 uvcvideo,videodev
evdev                  11776  1
hci_usb                14492  0
bluetooth              56324  1 hci_usb
serio_raw               6788  0


Thanks in advance for any help!!

J.
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mawebb88

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Posts: 245
Location: France nr Lyon
PostPosted: Fri 20 Mar 2009, 03:30    Post subject: WiFi setup  
I never got 4.1.2 (or predecessors) to set up my EeePC901 WiFi via the wizard so had to resort to manually editing some files (got both WEP anf WPA working in the end). But suggest you give Puppy 4.2RC2 (I have not tried RC3 yet so might be ok as well) as with 4.2 the Network Wizards worked fine for me. Keep with it Puppy is great!

Rgds Mike


JW1978 wrote:
Hi,

First post and surprise surprise I'm stuck! I am pretty familiar with Ubuntu but thought I would try Puppy.

I downloaded v4.1.2 from the website and put it on a CD, using a TX1138EA (TX1100 series) HP tablet PC with a Broadcom 4321 wifi adapter. For the life of me I cant make it detect it.

The wired works AOK but it doesn't see the wireless using any of the Broadcom drivers on the network wizard load module section. I tried installing the dotpet on page 5 by tempestuous that doesn't help and it doesn't work if I load the wl module either - so now I am at a loss.

Code:

# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
ndiswrapper           183444  0
wl                   1071364  0
ieee80211_crypt         5632  1 wl
parport_pc             32068  0
lp                     12580  0
parport                35656  2 parport_pc,lp
snd_pcm_oss            40992  0
snd_seq_dummy           3844  0
snd_seq_oss            31360  0
snd_seq_midi_event      7168  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                47952  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          8204  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_mixer_oss          16640  1 snd_pcm_oss
usbtouchscreen         10756  0
uvcvideo               57608  0
compat_ioctl32          1408  1 uvcvideo
videodev               33664  1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat            14340  2 uvcvideo,videodev
evdev                  11776  1
hci_usb                14492  0
bluetooth              56324  1 hci_usb
serio_raw               6788  0


Thanks in advance for any help!!

J.
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tempestuous

Joined: 10 Jun 2005
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Location: Australia
PostPosted: Fri 20 Mar 2009, 08:23    Post subject:  
JW1978, we need to identify your wifi device. Please run this command
Code:
lspci -n

and post your results.
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tempestuous

Joined: 10 Jun 2005
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Location: Australia
PostPosted: Fri 20 Mar 2009, 20:35    Post subject:  
Here is the latest "sierra" driver for Sierra wireless modems.
Puppy already contains an earlier version of this driver, but the new one extends support to these models:

Aircards:
AirCard 580
AirCard 595
AirCard 597E
AirCard 875
AirCard 88X
AirCard 88XE
USB dongles:
AirCard 595U
Compass 597
USB 598
AirCard 875U
AirCard 88XU
Compass 885/888
USBconnect 881
Mercury
Mini Cards:
MC5720
MC5725
MC5727
MC8755
MC8765
MC8775
MC878X
MC879x
Other:
PC5220
EM5625

To configure and connect with these devices, go to the "Connecting using PPPD" section here
http://sierrawireless.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/500/session/L3NpZC96TTJKTWh0ag==

I have already included the Sierra chatscripts in the dotpet package, so just follow the instructions from step 3.
Forum member mill0001 asked to be able to launch the connection script from a desktop icon, so I created pppd-call-cdma.pet
now attached.
After installing this dotpet, use ROX to browse to /usr/local/bin and find pppd-call-cdma.sh.
Right-click its icon, select "Set Icon..." which will open a "Set icon" window.
Now use another ROX window to browse to /usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps
and drag an icon of your choice into the "Set icon" window.
Now drag the pppd-call-cdma.sh icon onto the desktop.
Each time you want to connect, just click this icon. You will see the connect script run in an rxvt window, then at completion, exit after a 2 second delay.

Of course, it would be better to incorporate these configuration steps into rerwin's "3G_pupdial-wireless" dotpet -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=37828
Maybe rerwin can work it out?
pppd-call-cdma.pet
Description 
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Filename  pppd-call-cdma.pet 
Filesize  469 Bytes 
Downloaded  583 Time(s) 
sierra-v1.3.1b-k2.6.25.16.pet
Description  for Puppy 4.1.x
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Filename  sierra-v1.3.1b-k2.6.25.16.pet 
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Last edited by tempestuous on Sat 28 Mar 2009, 20:08; edited 1 time in total
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JW1978

Joined: 19 Mar 2009
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PostPosted: Sun 22 Mar 2009, 19:40    Post subject:  
tempestuous wrote:
JW1978, we need to identify your wifi device. Please run this command
Code:
lspci -n

and post your results.


Apologies for the delay, been away for a few days....

Code:
# lspci -n
00:00.0 Class 0500: 10de:02f0 (rev a2)
00:00.1 Class 0500: 10de:02fa (rev a2)
00:00.2 Class 0500: 10de:02fe (rev a2)
00:00.3 Class 0500: 10de:02f8 (rev a2)
00:00.4 Class 0500: 10de:02f9 (rev a2)
00:00.5 Class 0500: 10de:02ff (rev a2)
00:00.6 Class 0500: 10de:027f (rev a2)
00:00.7 Class 0500: 10de:027e (rev a2)
00:02.0 Class 0604: 10de:02fc (rev a1)
00:03.0 Class 0604: 10de:02fd (rev a1)
00:05.0 Class 0300: 10de:0244 (rev a2)
00:09.0 Class 0500: 10de:0270 (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Class 0601: 10de:0260 (rev a3)
00:0a.1 Class 0c05: 10de:0264 (rev a3)
00:0a.3 Class 0b40: 10de:0271 (rev a3)
00:0b.0 Class 0c03: 10de:026d (rev a3)
00:0b.1 Class 0c03: 10de:026e (rev a3)
00:0d.0 Class 0101: 10de:0265 (rev f1)
00:0e.0 Class 0101: 10de:0266 (rev f1)
00:10.0 Class 0604: 10de:026f (rev a2)
00:10.1 Class 0403: 10de:026c (rev a2)
00:14.0 Class 0680: 10de:0269 (rev a3)
00:18.0 Class 0600: 1022:1100
00:18.1 Class 0600: 1022:1101
00:18.2 Class 0600: 1022:1102
00:18.3 Class 0600: 1022:1103
03:00.0 Class 0280: 14e4:4328 (rev 03)


J.
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tempestuous

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Location: Australia
PostPosted: Mon 23 Mar 2009, 04:19    Post subject:  
JW1978 wrote:
14e4:4328 (rev 03)

Well that Broadcom device is definitely compatible with both the opensource "b43" driver and the proprietary "wl" driver.
I suggest you do some serious diagnosis. At bootup your system should automatically load the wl driver. Check with lsmod.
Now run this command to check if a wifi interface has been created -
Code:
ifconfig -a

As well as the "eth0" ethernet interface you will hopefully see the wifi interface as "eth1" or "wlan0".
If not, unload the wl driver, and load the b43 driver instead -
Code:
rmmod wl
modprobe b43

Now run "ifconfig -a" again to check for an interface.
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JW1978

Joined: 19 Mar 2009
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PostPosted: Mon 23 Mar 2009, 15:04    Post subject:  
Hi Tempestuous,

still no joy I think Sad

Code:
# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
parport_pc             32068  0
lp                     12580  0
parport                35656  2 parport_pc,lp
snd_pcm_oss            40992  0
snd_seq_dummy           3844  0
snd_seq_oss            31360  0
snd_seq_midi_event      7168  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                47952  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          8204  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_mixer_oss          16640  1 snd_pcm_oss
usbtouchscreen         10756  0
evdev                  11776  1
uvcvideo               57608  0
compat_ioctl32          1408  1 uvcvideo
videodev               33664  1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat            14340  2 uvcvideo,videodev
hci_usb                14492  0
bluetooth              56324  1 hci_usb
serio_raw               6788  0
wl                   1071364  0
ieee80211_crypt         5632  1 wl
k8temp                  5504  0
snd_hda_intel         333204  3
snd_pcm                73736  4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel
hwmon                   3092  1 k8temp
snd_timer              22276  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    52772  12 snd_pcm_oss,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,                                                                                                   snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_timer
pcspkr                  2944  0
soundcore               7520  1 snd
snd_page_alloc         10376  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
forcedeth              48268  0
i2c_nforce2             7168  0
i2c_core               24592  1 i2c_nforce2
fuse                   48284  2
aufs                  150040  1
nls_iso8859_1           4096  0
nls_cp437               5760  0
usbhid                 29696  0
usb_storage            85952  0
ehci_hcd               33932  0
ohci_hcd               25860  0
ssb                    34436  1 ohci_hcd
usbcore               136560  8 usbtouchscreen,uvcvideo,hci_usb,usbhid,usb_stora                                                                                                   ge,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
squashfs               46856  1
# ipconfig -a
bash: ipconfig: command not found
# ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1B:24:44:85:50 
          inet addr:192.168.0.6  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:651 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:631 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:557598 (544.5 KiB)  TX bytes:106606 (104.1 KiB)
          Interrupt:11

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback 
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

# rmmod wl
# modprobe b43
# ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1B:24:44:85:50 
          inet addr:192.168.0.6  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:651 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:633 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:557598 (544.5 KiB)  TX bytes:106848 (104.3 KiB)
          Interrupt:11

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback 
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
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tempestuous

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PostPosted: Mon 23 Mar 2009, 17:24    Post subject:  
At "Helpful Hints for a tx1000 (tx1120)"
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-442483-p-4.html
they say that the wifi switch needs to be turned off and back on.
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Grenville Grimace

Joined: 27 Mar 2009
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PostPosted: Fri 27 Mar 2009, 10:40    Post subject:  
Hi,

I've installed Puppy 4.1.2 onto a 2GB SD card to try on my eeepc 701 4G

I'm very impressed with how well everything works, but am having problems with the wifi.

I've installed madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3861-k2.6.25.16.pet , which has allowed the 4G to be able to see my wifi, but the setup wizard won't let me enter the full 63 digit WPA-PSK it needs. Just a portion is retained.

Is there a way to work around this problem?

(Edit) I've upgraded to Puppy 4.2 and it looks great on the eeepc.

Same problem remains though.

Had to install madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3861-k2.6.25.16.pet to get it to see my wifi. Tried to configure, but Puppy will not accept my 63 digit WPA-PSK, cutting it down to 30 digits when 'save' is clicked. I get the impression that I could connect without issue to an unencrypted or weakly encrypted network, even if not to my own. (I don't consider weakening my network encryption to be an acceptable compromise to get Puppy connected.)

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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PostPosted: Sat 28 Mar 2009, 18:31    Post subject:  
Grenville Grimace wrote:
the setup wizard won't let me enter the full 63 digit WPA-PSK it needs. Just a portion is retained.

That's a Network Wizard issue, not driver issue.
I suggest you post your query in the "Improved Network Wizard" thread -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=31522

or maybe just install the latest version of the Network Wizard.
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Zyxmon


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Location: Moscow, Russia
PostPosted: Sun 29 Mar 2009, 05:01    Post subject:  
Grenville Grimace wrote:

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Generate key using wpa_passphrase and enter the hex key in the wizard.
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Grenville Grimace

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PostPosted: Sun 29 Mar 2009, 06:53    Post subject:  
tempestuous wrote:
Grenville Grimace wrote:
the setup wizard won't let me enter the full 63 digit WPA-PSK it needs. Just a portion is retained.

That's a Network Wizard issue, not driver issue.
I suggest you post your query in the "Improved Network Wizard" thread -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=31522

or maybe just install the latest version of the Network Wizard.

Thanks, reposted as you suggest.
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PostPosted: Sun 29 Mar 2009, 07:07    Post subject:  
Zyxmon wrote:
Grenville Grimace wrote:

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Generate key using wpa_passphrase and enter the hex key in the wizard.

I'm not certain that I understand.

I already have a 63 digit WPA Pre Shared Key for my wifi.
The problem is that the setup wizard will only accept 30 digits of it.
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PostPosted: Sun 29 Mar 2009, 08:25    Post subject:  
Grenville Grimace wrote:

I'm not certain that I understand.

Run in the terminal
Code:
wpa_passphrase [ ssid ] [ passphrase ] > w.txt

with your ssid and passphrase. Open w.txt, find encrypted passphrase in it and copy/paste it in the wizard window. Use backslash as an escape symbol if needed in the command.
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