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How to use my USB wireless dongle? (Solved)
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rjbrewer
 Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 4422 Location: merriam, kansas |
Tempestuos said Network Wizard, not Frisbee. It's called Dougals Network Wizard in this case. _________________ Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram. Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram. Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram. Full installs |
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hilfer
Joined: 29 Oct 2013 Posts: 36 |
Ok let me explain exactely where I'be neeb trying: Configuration> internet connection wizard > lan or wireless> network wizard No matter what I try there : network wizard, frisbee or a third option my dongles never detected. |
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FeodorF
 Joined: 07 Jul 2010 Posts: 123 Location: Heidelberg, Germany |
Wait a minute - you are saying you are using 'Frisbee'. How do you try to login to your wifi source? How does your 'Frisbee' window look like? Does it look like this on?
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hilfer
Joined: 29 Oct 2013 Posts: 36 |
No I didn't say I was using frisbee. On network wizard there are 3 options: one of them is "frisbee", but I tried them all. The problem is that none of them detects my dongle. |
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RetroTechGuy
 Joined: 15 Dec 2009 Posts: 2628 Location: USA |
How old is the machine? I had an old dongle that I concluded would suck too much on the USB, then shut off... It would work in machines that could supply enough power, not in others...very weird... BTW, here is a dongle that did work for me (and I think I paid about $5 for it): http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=593426#593426 _________________ Wellminded Search Add swapfile |
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Galbi
 Joined: 21 Sep 2011 Posts: 229 Location: Bs.As. - Argentina. |
Hilfer, what happens if in a console you type: #lsusb (This command lists USB devices pluged in) |
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hilfer
Joined: 29 Oct 2013 Posts: 36 |
Yes it has detected my dongle as: 8178 realtek semiconductor corp. |
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tempestuous
Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5111 Location: Australia |
That's the same USB device ID I mentioned earlier. So it appears the driver is failing. I suspect the vendor-supplied version of the Realtek driver may work better, and there's such a driver available for Puppy Lucid 5.1/5.2.x So get yourself a copy of Lucid 5.2.8 - http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-5.2.8/ Install 8192cu-k2.6.33.2.pet from - http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=462469#462469 Then plug in your dongle, and run the Network Wizard. |
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hilfer
Joined: 29 Oct 2013 Posts: 36 |
So if I understood right I have to install a new puppy version Lucid 5.2.8 ? This will remove previous version slacko precise 5.7.1 ,right ? Ok in any case that's a new task for tomorrow. Will keep you informed. |
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Flash
Official Dog Handler  Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 10561 Location: Arizona USA |
Please find the USB device's ID and tell us what it is. Tempestuous described how to do that at the end of his post here. |
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tempestuous
Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5111 Location: Australia |
Flash, I'm fairly certain I already know hilfer's USB device ID.
Well if you do a frugal installation, as opposed to full HD installation, then multiple vesions of Puppy can coexist on the same partition ... you just need to be a little careful about the last installation step where the grub bootloader is installed - the grub configuration file needs to be updated, rather than completely overwritten. I perform this step manually, so I'm not the best person to explain it to a newbie. To make life easier, the best option might just be to nuke your Precise installation, and install 5.2.8 instead. The Puppy installation process is relatively quick and easy. |
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tempestuous
Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5111 Location: Australia |
Wait ... I see that the Realtek wifi drivers require firmware, which recent Puppies already contain, and these firmware files should be automatically relocated to the correct directory when the rtl8192cu driver is first loaded. But I suspect this relocation process has failed. So hilfer, if you still have Precise installed, you may be able to fix this problem by running this command -
Note in particular the space near the end before "/lib/firmware" Now reboot, and run the Network Wizard - you may be surprised. |
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hilfer
Joined: 29 Oct 2013 Posts: 36 |
Ok I'm trying to do that right now, but I can't past the command into the console. Is the copy/paste not supported on the console ?? |
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hilfer
Joined: 29 Oct 2013 Posts: 36 |
when I enter that command I get: mv:cannot move"/lib/modules/all-firmware/rtlwifi/lib/firmware/rtlwifi" to "lib/firmware/rtlwifi"directory not empty. |
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tempestuous
Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5111 Location: Australia |
OK, that means that the firmware has probably copied into place correctly. To be sure, use ROX to browse to /lib/firmware/rtlwifi and check that this firmware file - rtl8192cufw.bin is definitely there. If so, that's a good thing, but the driver is still failing, and your best option is still to use Lucid 5.2.8 with the vendor-supplied driver that I provided. |
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