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Re: broadcom chip

#1921 Post by jim3630 »

don570 wrote:Try this pet for broadcom wireless.


http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 66&t=71777

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that link is only the firmware and it was compiled in 2.6.39.4

fluppy needs drivers compiled in it's kernel which is 2.6.35.7

try this link

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=66857

if tempestuous doesn't have it in that thread I would ask him if could help you.

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Puppeee site down

#1922 Post by roadkill13 »

Here is a link to some of Jemimah's puppeee and fluppy files.

http://smokey01.com/jemimah/

Might want to get them while they are hot.

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Re: Puppeee site down

#1923 Post by tlchost »

roadkill13 wrote:Here is a link to some of Jemimah's puppeee and fluppy files.

http://smokey01.com/jemimah/

Might want to get them while they are hot.
Too late....they went off line just a bit ago

Edit....back on line again

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#1924 Post by tempestuous »

don570 wrote:Try this pet for broadcom wireless.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 66&t=71777
No no no! That's just the firmware needed by the latest brcm80211 (brcmsmac/brcmfmac) Broadcom wifi drivers ...
but Fluppy-013 does not have a new-enough kernel to contain these new drivers, it still has the old b43 Broadcom driver.
For recent Broadcom wifi devices, Fluppy-013 probably needs the proprietary "wl" Broadcom wifi driver, but I'm not prepared to search through the 129 pages of this forum thread to discover if anyone has compiled this driver for Fluppy.

Bottom line: probably best to use Three-Headed-Dog or Dpup Exprimo.
jim3630 wrote:that link is only the firmware and it was compiled in 2.6.39.4
No no no! Firmware is a binary "blob" which is not compiled at all. Thus, it's kernel version-independent.
What's more relevant is that the new Broadcom wifi drivers (which require this firmware) are found only in more recent kernels.

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#1925 Post by jim3630 »

tempestuous wrote:Fluppy-013 probably needs the proprietary "wl" Broadcom wifi driver, .
had fluppy installed at one time so it either has wl.ko driver installed in the iso or there is a pet and probably on first few pages since I cannot find it in my broadcom folder.

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ah! here it is on the first page

The current kernel version is 2.6.35.7. ....3rd party drivers included are ndiswrapper, keucr, wl, rtl8192se, rt3070sta, acerhdf, tkusb, and backported brcm80211. .........

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Re: Acer Netbook Wireless

#1926 Post by jim3630 »

tlchost wrote:Fluppy 13 does not seem to recognize the wireless chip in the Acer D255E netbook.

Fluppy tells me its and unknown broadcom device....windows 7 says it is Broadcom 802.11n

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Thom
tlchost, since has the broadcom wl driver already installed in the iso you can proceed to debug your problem and tempestuous is you man for that.

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#1927 Post by jim3630 »

tempestuous wrote:
jim3630 wrote:that link is only the firmware and it was compiled in 2.6.39.4
No no no! Firmware is a binary "blob" which is not compiled at all. Thus, it's kernel version-independent.
What's more relevant is that the new Broadcom wifi drivers (which require this firmware) are found only in more recent kernels.
tempestuous your poignant and educational posts always bring a smile. you must be a school teacher you do remind me of one of mine. thanks.

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#1928 Post by edoc »

I recommend that Fluppy 013 users take a look at Dpup Exprimo, currently in version 5.X.7, and under aggressive evelopment:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=70399

I have tested it on laptops and netbooks with excellent results.
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Re: Acer Netbook Wireless

#1929 Post by tlchost »

jim3630 wrote:
tlchost, since has the broadcom wl driver already installed in the iso you can proceed to debug your problem and tempestuous is you man for that.
Odd, the fluppy sfs file must have been corrupt....put in a new copy and all is well.

Thanks to all for the hints.

Thom

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Re: Acer Netbook Wireless

#1930 Post by jim3630 »

tlchost wrote:
jim3630 wrote:
tlchost, since has the broadcom wl driver already installed in the iso you can proceed to debug your problem and tempestuous is you man for that.
Odd, the fluppy sfs file must have been corrupt....put in a new copy and all is well.

Thanks to all for the hints.

Thom
glad to hear it worked out.

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Re: Acer Netbook Wireless

#1931 Post by tlchost »

jim3630 wrote: glad to hear it worked out.
Yep....so am I.

Would there be any interest in a forum devoted to Fluppy and Puppeee?

If so, I'd be happy to host it.

Thom

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#1932 Post by dougeeebear »

tlchost wrote:Would there be any interest in a forum devoted to Fluppy and Puppeee?

If so, I'd be happy to host it.

Thom
That's a nice gesture, but it's kind of pointless with no active development going forward.

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#1933 Post by tlchost »

dougeeebear wrote:
tlchost wrote:Would there be any interest in a forum devoted to Fluppy and Puppeee?

If so, I'd be happy to host it.

Thom
That's a nice gesture, but it's kind of pointless with no active development going forward.
Oh right...I forgot that no one would really want to share things they have learned about either OS, whether or not newer apps run in them, stuff like that.

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#1934 Post by edoc »

I have not yet found problems with any newer apps, but ...

The small miracle that was Fluppy 013 was Jemimah-centered, when she left the project it began to age-out ...

The problem spots are Internet-related apps, new hardware, and specialty apps which often require tweaks by the Puplet developer ... and that drives newer versions.

Midori is a unique case. Only Jemimah was able to get a stable Midori to work in Fluppy 013. Now that she is gone no one else will port Midori to another suitable Puplet so it appears that it will die with Fluppy 013. (Doubly sad because Midori has some unique features.)

New nics and printers and video hardware are popping up constantly and it is difficult to get anyone to chase-down bugs in an abandoned Puplet.

Therefore, much as Fluppy 013 has been the gold standard for our laptops and netbooks to-date, we are switching to the Squeeze project, now at just-released v. 5X8 ... and looking very promising.

IMHO, YMMV ...
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Re: Acer Netbook Wireless

#1935 Post by mfalls »

tlchost wrote:
jim3630 wrote: glad to hear it worked out.
Yep....so am I.

Would there be any interest in a forum devoted to Fluppy and Puppeee?

If so, I'd be happy to host it.

Thom
I would definitely follow the posts in the forum, spent a good part of yesterday seeing if I had saved some of the excellent documentation at puppeee.com.

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Re: Acer Netbook Wireless

#1936 Post by jduffy22335 »

tlchost wrote:
Would there be any interest in a forum devoted to Fluppy and Puppeee?

If so, I'd be happy to host it.

Thom
I would be interested in following a forum. I use Fluppy 13, and find it to work well in most of the P4 and up laptops I have seen, and the one I use in my Dell D630 that actually recovers both suspend to RAM and suspend to disk (hibernation).

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Fluppy/Puppeee Forum

#1937 Post by tlchost »

I've created a forum for Fluppy, Puppee and other abandoned puppys at
http://puppylinux.us

Please feel to register there and share.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Thom

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#1938 Post by edoc »

When I click on that link I read this:
The Puppy Linux Online Database
The Puppy Linux Online Database concept has been co-opted by John Murga, et al. Imitation is not the only form of flattery
What does it mean, please?
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#1939 Post by tlchost »

edoc wrote:
What does it mean, please?
Means I gave the wrong link

http://puppylinux.us/wayback/

aarf

#1940 Post by aarf »

fluppy13.iso and fluppy12.iso at http://puppylinuxstuff.meownplanet.net/aarf/
advise if the md5sums dont check and i will re upload if need be..
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