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rimatheou
Joined: 09 Dec 2017 Posts: 71 Location: Germany
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Posted: Thu 01 Feb 2018, 09:08 Post subject:
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I don't know if it helps, but booting Lubuntu 17.10 I get this message: Code: |
prism2_usb 2-2:1.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized() failed on two attempts, results -5 and -5 asus_laptop: Error calling CWAP(1)
prism2_usb 2-2:1.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): hfa384x_drvr_start() failed,result=-5 |
Edit: This is a JVC laptop.
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rimatheou
Joined: 09 Dec 2017 Posts: 71 Location: Germany
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Posted: Thu 01 Feb 2018, 09:20 Post subject:
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I get this booting Bhodi Linux: Code: |
asus_laptop: Error calling CWAP(1)compatible bus not detected, module not inserted.
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usb 2-2: firmware: failed to load prism2_ru.fw (-2)t detected, module not inserted.
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greengeek

Joined: 20 Jul 2010 Posts: 5404 Location: Republic of Novo Zelande
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Posted: Thu 01 Feb 2018, 13:20 Post subject:
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Both of those error messages look like failed attempts to get the wifi interface to establish WPA capability. The firmware has to be WPA compatible and the driver module has to be WPA compatible too.
It looks as if neither Bodhi nor Lubuntu could find the magic spot to initialise WPA abilities.
Whatever the Windows guys did to establish WPA in this wifi device (and you said it works fine on XP) - the Linux guys could not achieve it and as far as I can see looking at lots of websites the Linux developers just gave up on trying to make it work.
This is sad because the non-usb versions of the prism2 interface work fine under Linux. But you are stuck with the usb version.
Probably the only way this might be able to work is if you can force Puppy to use ndiswrapper to load the Windows driver.
But who can help with info for using ndiswrapper??
I will post any links I can find. Here is one interesting one from tempestuous:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=145774#145774
Here is a quote from the wikka:http://puppylinux.org/wikka/HowToWifiFromCommand
Quote: | ...Puppy's Network Wizard is one of the best in the business. It supports all currently available Linux wifi drivers including the unconventional linux-wlan-ng (prism2) drivers, plus ndiswrapper. ....For wifi chipsets not supported by a native Linux driver, Puppy also includes ndiswrapper, which will "wrap" a Windows driver. Obviously, you must supply the Windows driver files.
ndiswrapper is a workaround solution, but sometimes it's the ONLY solution. |
Also - this page looks very helpful: http://www.puppylinuxforum.org/thread-596.html
(It is probably going to be necessary to manually unload any other prism2usb module that tries to load itself to your wifi interface during boot. Or else blacklist it (I think you can only blacklist after creating a savefile but I really don't know for sure)
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rimatheou
Joined: 09 Dec 2017 Posts: 71 Location: Germany
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2018, 05:31 Post subject:
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Maybe this is the solution: https://delysid.org/jvcmp-xp7250de.html
Quote: | The built-in wireless LAN card of the xp7250 is connected internally via USB, and it is a Prism2.5 chipset based adaptor. This card is currently only supported by the Linux-wlan-ng Project, and not by the standard kernel yet. You need to download one of the latest development snapshots (I use 0.2.1pre20), and build/install it. The latest version of linux-wlan-ng in Debian does currently not yet support this USB card variant, so you will need to compile from sources. |
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I successfully installed linux-wlan-ng_0.2.9+dfsg-4_i386.deb (https://ubuntu.pkgs.org/12.04/ubuntu-universe-i386/linux-wlan-ng_0.2.9+dfsg-4_i386.deb.html). We will see...
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rimatheou
Joined: 09 Dec 2017 Posts: 71 Location: Germany
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2018, 06:07 Post subject:
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... no wireless networks detected hmm...
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matchpoint
Joined: 26 Jan 2018 Posts: 169
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2018, 07:28 Post subject:
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Rimatheou, you're attempting to run this using which Puppy?
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rimatheou
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2018, 07:37 Post subject:
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Hi Matchpoint,
I'm using Lupu 528.
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matchpoint
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2018, 07:56 Post subject:
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So we're on the same page, "uname -r" say your kernel version is what?
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rimatheou
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2018, 07:57 Post subject:
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Edit: deleted. I made a mistake
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rimatheou
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2018, 08:01 Post subject:
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Kernel release: 2.6.33.2
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matchpoint
Joined: 26 Jan 2018 Posts: 169
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2018, 09:21 Post subject:
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You down for a quick experiment?
Open a terminal and check that "which ndiswrapper" returns a location. Yes or no?
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rimatheou
Joined: 09 Dec 2017 Posts: 71 Location: Germany
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2018, 11:10 Post subject:
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Code: | # which ndiswrapper
/usr/sbin/ndiswrapper
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matchpoint
Joined: 26 Jan 2018 Posts: 169
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2018, 12:08 Post subject:
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Download, extract, then open win32 with ROX and right click + Window + Terminal Here. Install it with:
Code: | ndiswrapper -i MN510.inf |
Check your install:
Should produce either a "driver present" or "device present" response.
Are we there?
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rimatheou
Joined: 09 Dec 2017 Posts: 71 Location: Germany
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2018, 12:51 Post subject:
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Thanks for your help.
Code: | sh-4.1# pwd
/mnt/sdb1/win32
sh-4.1# ndiswrapper -i MN510.inf
installing mn510 ...
sh-4.1# ndiswrapper -l
mn510 : driver installed
device (04F1:3009) present (alternate driver: prism2_usb) |
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#modprobe -r prism2_usb |
Now I have this Interface in Simple Network Setup
Interface: wlan0
Type: Wireless
Driver: ndiswrapper
Bus: usb
Description: MS Windows driver mn510
BUT, unfortunately, after scanning there are no wireless networks detected.
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matchpoint
Joined: 26 Jan 2018 Posts: 169
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2018, 15:25 Post subject:
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Run "ndiswrapper –m" followed by "modprobe -a" to complete the process.
Then make sure your carrier device is broadcasting and rescan. We have your network?
That my card lacks a Win file to test, confirm whether "modprobe ndiswrapper" throws a FATAL reply.
With the above, for the moment covered, run a quick "dmesg" dump to see where we stand. You can paste it here.
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