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Hi pemasu ..
Did what you advised me lspci -nn

This is what i got
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27a0] (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a2] (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a6] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 [8086:27d4] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller [8086:27c4] (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01)
05:01.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II [1180:0476] (rev ba)
05:07.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
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Frugal install on the Athlon XP box working fine so far...... rebooted probably 5 or 6 times, all settings persistent and zero problems.

backi. The drivers for you should be: for ethernet: 8139cp.ko or 8139too.ko and for wireless: ath5k.ko.
Neither needs firmware, all are included.
It could be that you would need for example 8139too but 8139cp will be loaded instead.
Could you try to remove them and then reload them:
rmmod 8139cp
rmmod 8139too
modprobe 8139cp
rmmod ath5k
modprobe ath5k
and then check if they are now available.

if not...try different order
rmmod 8139cp
rmmod 8139too
modprobe 8139too
rmmod ath5k
modprobe ath5k

I dont know if there can be controversy with ath5k with some othe module. You can inspect by checking content of lsmod command.

Another frugal install, on the P4 test box. No problems.....everything working ootb.Except GetFlash....

# report-video
Dpup Exprimo, version 5.X.3.2.7 on Fri 24 February 2012

Chip description:
2.0 VGA compatible controller
Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
oem: Intel(r)865G Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
product: Intel(r)865G Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0

X Server: Xorg
Driver used: # vesa

X.Org version: 1.7.7
dimensions: 1024x768 pixels (270x203 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/root/ as report-video,
and archived with xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log as report-video-full.gz

Still using the Intel driver.

-Computer-
Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Memory : 512MB (143MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Fri 24 Feb 2012 02:35:03 PM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation

pemasu wrote:backi. The drivers for you should be: for ethernet: 8139cp.ko or 8139too.ko and for wireless: ath5k.ko.
Neither needs firmware, all are included.
It could be that you would need for example 8139too but 8139cp will be loaded instead.
Could you try to remove them and then reload them:
rmmod 8139cp
rmmod 8139too
modprobe 8139cp
rmmod ath5k
modprobe ath5k
and then check if they are now available.

if not...try different order
rmmod 8139cp
rmmod 8139too
modprobe 8139too
rmmod ath5k
modprobe ath5k

I dont know if there can be controversy with ath5k with some othe module. You can inspect by checking content of lsmod command.

For what it's worth, it appears that I have the same ethernet controller
using 8139too .
Don't do wireless though.

pemasu

suppose my question is not important to you or just another nooby question.

Jim3630. Sorry. I read the thread while I was at work. Lunch time...really. And I just forgot your tempicon tray question. It wasnt intentional. Side effects of really pre...pre...presenile dementia.

It is product from script wizard 01micko:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... h&id=50951

pemasu wrote:Jim3630. Sorry. I read the thread while I was at work. Lunch time...really. And I just forgot your tempicon tray question. It wasnt intentional. Side effects of really pre...pre...presenile dementia.

It is product from script wizard 01micko:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... h&id=50951

pemasu

i know something about presenile. thanks for the info.

Hi pemasu

Pristine, manual, frugal install on my HP550 laptop with B43 wifi - all looking good so far - wifi AOK, pnethood AOK, gftp AOK....

Notice that B43 firmware is now different and more recent:

b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)

Cheers & thanks
peebee

Hi pemasu !

Sorry for the false alarm *see above trouble with wireless

Seems had a bad download ...new download now wireless working
Did not test further so far ..... in case .... will give you feedback .
For the future i promise always prooving checksum of download ..

What i want to say is .... james c reported similar problems my wireless problems seems to be result probable of a bad download .

So ... James C .... check your download !
Sorry for the inconvenience .
Keep on rocking...

backi. Good news. I thought about asking you to check the md5sum....since your drivers should have been troubleless.
I am relieved....anyway....I found one realtek driver more r8169.ko which also needs firmware. Somehow I forgot to add it. I will create new release which have it and I also fix those 2 bugs which Shinobar pointed out with firstrun package.

5X327 working fine as a Live Meda OS.

Although this is not a problem, I am curious why the OS RAM needs reduce when SLACKO Pristine is boot from multi-session Live media, then SAMBA subsystem installed, then the session saved onto the Live media at system reboot. When PC is rebooted, SAMBA is running, RAM usage is less than it was before shutdown ???

This has "in no way" impacted system operations.

But, I'm just curious for an explanation. (Reported here with reports)

Last few days I've been doing some rather extensive testing with Dpup Exprimo 5.X.3.2.7 with 3.2.7 kernel.

Everything is working just 'Great' and I've encountered but one single problem with a previous installed slideshow program however that was quickly fixed with a simple re-install!

Now... pemasu... you worked with me before on a different thread on my wifi... I never did get it going with any other puppy version including previous versions of Exprimo and 'I want to thank you for all the time spent there'... however... to put some icying on your cake... I am posting this message from Exprimo with the 3.2.7 kernel and yes... 'I'm running on WiFi!!!'

Just want to thank you for having the guts to go for the newer kernel when it seems all others are kind of holding back for one thing or another. There isn't any question in my mind that the newer kernel is in fact the reason I am now on wireless network! Oh... besides... it seems everything else a bit better and faster too! 'Keep after it!'

>>>---Indian------>

Just a quick Pic of one of the desktops with the new kernel!

sszindian. That was good news. Could you check what driver module you are using with your wireless. I would like to know if my firmware update was also useful.
Check with Barrys simple network setup ie SNS the loaded module name in the first panel. It is announced there.

Mr pemasu has succeeded with loading the dreaded b43

in this Dell Studio XPS 1340

Nothing to do, Frisbee just picked it up when I clicked the connect button.

Impressive.

And many thanks.....Chris.

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Windows inf reads....

DriverVer=09/20/2007, 4.170.25.12
CatalogFile =BCM43XX.CAT
CatalogFile.NTamd64=BCM43XX64.CAT

Pupzo posted about bug with heavy encryption in dpup exprimo 5.X.13.6 thread. The same bug applies with 5.X.3.2.8 build.
Losetup binary does not do its work. I have included in attached fix pet the working version from Racy.
If you want to create heavy encrypted savefile....for example for usb stick usage and you are afraid that the stick with your important stuff will be stolen....
Install this pet....use ext2 as savefile filesystem and in next boot the password - aes - handling works and you can mount the savefile.
This fix migth be needed for light encryption also....but that is unsafe anyway....lol...

cthisbear. That is also good news...it looks like that the wireless drivers....firmware updates really do its job.
It gives confirmation that kernel updates are sometimes useful.

pemasu:

(Module you requested for my wifi setup)

Hmmm... BK's Simple Network doesn't seem to want to come up anywhere? Frisbee takes over!!! anyway, I'm certain the module is rt2800usb as I well remember that from all other 'try's' previously with the SNS.

>>>---Indian------>

Okay...In console...sns should awaken sns.
And in console....lsmod...tells all loaded modules.
rt2800usb.ko got new firmware rt2870.bin. It was one of those updated ones.

OK... I see it!