How to use my USB wireless dongle? (Solved)
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That's the same USB device ID I mentioned earlier. So it appears the driver is failing.hilfer wrote:8178 realtek semiconductor corp.
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. ... 469#462469
Then plug in your dongle, and run the Network Wizard.
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Flash, I'm fairly certain I already know hilfer's USB device ID.
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.
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.hilfer wrote: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 ?
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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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.
So hilfer, if you still have Precise installed, you may be able to fix this problem by running this command -
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mv /lib/modules/all-firmware/rtlwifi/lib/firmware/rtlwifi /lib/firmware
Now reboot, and run the Network Wizard - you may be surprised.
Ok I'm trying to do that right now, but I can't past the command into the console.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 -
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mv /lib/modules/all-firmware/rtlwifi/lib/firmware/rtlwifi /lib/firmware
Note in particular the space near the end before "/lib/firmware"
Now reboot, and run the Network Wizard - you may be surprised.
Is the copy/paste not supported on the console ??
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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.
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.
To copy and paste out of the urxvt terminal you'll have to use a three button mouse.hilfer wrote: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 ??
- Mark the text in the urxvt to copy
- open f.e. the 'Leafpad' text editor
- click the middle button/scroll wheel to paste into the text editor window
rem: It works both ways - from/and to the urxvt terminal.
...mentioned by forum member 'Monsie'
Right and left mouse button pressed at same time, does the same as pressing the middle mouse button.
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)
Yes I can see rtlwifi there - inside there is 1 file named rtl8192cufw.bin.tempestuous wrote: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.
I have tried with Lucid 5.2.8 but still no luck.
Never mind I will forget by now this problem of the wireless dongle.
I can access internet with a ethernet cable.
What I'm trying to do now is to install the most possible of software that I use in windows to see if one day I can completely replace windows with a linux distro on my main desktop machine.
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Also, in the newer Puppy systems (certainly true in 5.28) you can copy the text from your browser, then use the "edit" menu bar tool on the command window (which has a "paste" function)bigpup wrote:Right and left mouse button pressed at same time, does the same as pressing the middle mouse button.
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Ok after installing the realtek thid party as sugested by you it's detecting my USB dongle.tempestuous wrote:Just to be clear - Lucid 5.2.8 does not contain a compatible driver for your wifi device - you need to install the Realtek third-party driver I provided.hilfer wrote:I have tried with Lucid 5.2.8 but still no luck.
However I never manged to connect o my wifi.
Errors like: DHCP client failed to negociate with wireless network ZON-15F0
any ideas ??
Concerning the copy/paste it works just like in window now !!!
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For wifi troubleshooting, see the first post of
"Drivers for Puppy 5.1-5.2.8 with 2.6.33.2 kernel"
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=59000
"Drivers for Puppy 5.1-5.2.8 with 2.6.33.2 kernel"
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=59000
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BTW, has anyone recently mentioned that tempestuous ROCKS!?...tempestuous wrote:For wifi troubleshooting, see the first post of
"Drivers for Puppy 5.1-5.2.8 with 2.6.33.2 kernel"
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=59000
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