wifi on dell mini broadcom-5.10.27.14-k2.6.25.16.pet

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linuxnovo
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wifi on dell mini broadcom-5.10.27.14-k2.6.25.16.pet

#1 Post by linuxnovo »

:( help.....I am booting puppy 4.31 on a dell mini 9 from a usb. There is no battery or hard drive on this unit. Each boot is fresh.

I am writing on this unit using a usb wireless card which makes a wlan0 which will contact the internet. I want to use the internal wireless. Without the wireless usb there is no wlan0.

When I install the pet noted above which should install the wl diriver. It does install but tries to edit a file with an editor and gives the error unable to open file.

also, I used the following commands:

rmmode b43 this gives no error
rmmode ssb this gives no error
rmmode wl error no such module
modeprobe wl no such module.

I hope someone can help.

I

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#2 Post by ardvark »

Hi...

Please open a terminal and type in...

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lspci
and post the contents. If you are unable to copy and paste using the default terminal, you can open the Puppy Package Manager and install "sakura" (another terminal,) which will give you this ability. :)

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#3 Post by watchdog »

Puppy 4.31 has kernel 2.6.30.5 so you are using the wrong pet. If you are sure that wl driver for puppy 4.31 is needed I have a copy of it compiled by me. Post the result of:

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lspci
as you have been adviced. If you need wl.ko for puppy 4.31 then I can post it.

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Sorry about late reply

#4 Post by linuxnovo »

Thanks for the interest. I have been out of the picture for a while due to other work. The relevant lspci is the line:

14e4:4315 (rev 01)

Yes, the kernel is as you indicated watchdog

Would much like the appropriate .pet if you could manage it.

linuxnovo

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pup-431bcm4312v3.iso

#5 Post by jrb »

Hi linuxnovo,

This problem was solved some time ago. See http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 735#375735 and follow the link to http://www.wisdom-seekers.com/puppy/pup ... 4312v3.iso.

Cheers, J

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broadcom wl

#6 Post by linuxnovo »

Thanks for the 4.31 iso. I found it on my own and am running it. The wifi works! However, I need to modify the 4.31 that I am using because it has slime built in which I am interested in using. So I will have to remaster the 4.31 that I am using to be able to use the slime, emacs and lisp which I am interested in learning.

This seems to be a project in itself. linuxnovo

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#7 Post by watchdog »

Try this pet and let me know if it works. Install it and reboot.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9iMb4U ... sp=sharing

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#8 Post by tempestuous »

watchdog wrote:Puppy 4.31 has kernel 2.6.30.5 so you are using the wrong pet.
Correct ... But there's no need to reinvent the wheel.
I posted a comprehensive collection of third-party drivers for Puppy 4.3x when it was released in 2009 -
"Extras for Puppy 4.3 with 2.6.30.5 kernel"

The vendor-supplied Broadcom "wl" driver is near the bottom of the first page -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 454#346454

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