Wireless usb that works with puppy?

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haywirepc · #1 Post by **haywirepc** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 03:09

I got xenialpup 64 going on my desktop. Everything works great. Tried on my laptop, a toshiba satellite but it doesn't see the wireless built in to the laptop.

Can anyone give me a link to a wireless usb you are sure works with xenialpup 64? I'd rather just buy a usb wireless and it work than aggravate myself trying to fix the laptops built in...

drunkjedi · #2 Post by **drunkjedi** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 05:27

I bought a small wifi dongle from aliexpress.com (china) for around 2$. (It took a month to get delivered at my place with free postal shipping option).
It just simply worked with Fatdog64.
It was a generic device with no brand name.
I gave it to a friend after few months though so can't check it's details now in PC.
Get something from local store. Better take laptop with you and check before buying. (Some owner's won't let you check before buying, but some friendly ones will)

greengeek · #3 Post by **greengeek** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 08:10

How old/recent is your laptop? Have you tried other pups (or maybe Fatdog) with it?

What is the output of the following commands:

lsusb

and also:

lspci

It is probably impossible to suggest a wifi interface that is guaranteed to work unless we know what the laptop hardware is. (Especially if there is a potential conflict with the current wifi hardware or module).

If you don't want to do any troubleshooting I would probably say just get a "TPLink" usb style plug in wifi adapter.

bigpup · #4 Post by **bigpup** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 09:01

Are you sure the internal WIFI is turned on?
A lot of laptops have a switch or keyboard key that turns wifi off/on.
On first boot up of a Puppy version.
Puppy will not turn wifi on automatically if it has this feature.

Press and hold down the "Fn" function key on the computer's keyboard to display the laptop's hotkey card icons on the screen. 2. Click the "Wireless" icon on the screen or press the corresponding hotkey button on the keyboard, typically the "F8" key on a Toshiba laptop.

Try pressing F8.

Mike Walsh · #5 Post by **Mike Walsh** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 14:00

@haywirepc:-

You could give this one a try if you specifically want a USB wireless adapter. AFAIK, this works in every Puppy I've ever tried it in.....and if your kernel should, by a freak of nature, not support the dongle, rcrsn51 does drivers for this one (the old trusty rtl8192cu):-

http://www.netgear.co.uk/home/products/ ... 3100M.aspx

It's a wee bit more expensive than a lot of the 'generic' Far Eastern 'specials', but you get what you pay for.....and this one runs cool; it doesn't get hot like some do. Wireless 'N', and 150 MBps throughput.....which you're never likely to approach. Good range, and a rock-solid connection.

It has Mike's 'seal of approval'!

Mike.

haywirepc · #6 Post by **haywirepc** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 15:49

well got it working with wired internet, but I want to put this in another room where wired is not an option (upstairs, far from router) does not look like it sees the built in wireless hardware :

root# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT DRAM Controller (rev 0b)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0b)
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller (rev 0b)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series USB xHCI HC (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series HECI #0 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series HD Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev e4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev e4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev e4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series USB EHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0c)
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)
03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5229 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)

And lsusb = root# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0930:0225 Toshiba Corp.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Semme · #7 Post by **Semme** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 15:59

Right here >> 02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)

This gives the exact [product:vendor]:

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lspci -nn | grep Network

haywirepc · #8 Post by **haywirepc** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 16:20

Thanks. I tried installing broadcom packages from puppy package manager. Sill nothing... Any other ideas how to get it going?

Xenialpup64...

Semme · #9 Post by **Semme** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 16:43

"uname -r" say 64's running which kernel?

haywirepc · #10 Post by **haywirepc** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 16:47

4.14.2

don570 · #11 Post by **don570** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 16:52

My advice: Check how the owner of a Dell laptop dealt with this problem.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=112922

The first step was to run "dmesg" in a terminal

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dmesg | more

Perhaps the driver is recognized and the 'RADIO' is turned off .
'rfkill' app will turn it on.
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Semme · #12 Post by **Semme** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 16:53

Hmm, s-kami's repo doesn't have it.

As I highly doubt 64 has the broadcom-wl driver, you'd have to grab the necessary pkgs and compile it yourself.

Don't forget to check your inbox.

haywirepc · #13 Post by **haywirepc** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 17:29

rfkill only shows the bluetooth. No wifi.

tried f8 to toggle on/off a bunch of times, no change. It was always on in windows, never had to toggle.

sheldonisaac · #14 Post by **sheldonisaac** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 18:54

haywirepc (in part) wrote: Ethernet Controller (rev 0c)
02:00.0 Network conerontroller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)

I have a Puppy distro which wouldn't work with the Broadcom internal card or an Intel that I bought, My friend gave me an Atheros, which I'm still using, which did work with that Puppy.
Maybe that was not a good way to solve it; but it worked.
I don't use the LibrePup any more, but it did work.
And the Atheros works with other Puppys.

Semme · #15 Post by **Semme** » Wed 21 Mar 2018, 20:17

Is [14e4:4365] the output from here?

Yes? Then unless I'm mistaken, you'll need the package @ the top of this below list:

Linux STA 64-bit driver or hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar.gz dwnld pkg.

If you pass on a new adapter, your card requires a compiled driver.

mgolden · #16 Post by **mgolden** » Thu 22 Mar 2018, 10:25

I find it handy to have a spare Netgear WNCE2001 laying around while sorting out wireless issues.

drunkjedi · #17 Post by **drunkjedi** » Thu 22 Mar 2018, 16:34

Ohh, I know a wireless usb that will work with puppy......

Your smartphone.

Plug in your wifi connected smartphone to PC using usb cable.
Select USB tethering ON in settings of phone.
Run "ip link" command in terminal it should give you interface name like usb? or enp?s??u?. (in place of ? mark there will be some numbers). On my system it's usb0.

Be sure to run "ip link" command after selecting usb tethering on phone, or it will not show the interface name.

Then run command "dhcpcd usb0" (replace the interface name you got).

Done. That should do it.
You got to have smartphone though.

fmen · #18 Post by **fmen** » Wed 23 May 2018, 14:04

drunkjedi wrote:Ohh, I know a wireless usb that will work with puppy......

Your smartphone.

Plug in your wifi connected smartphone to PC using usb cable.
Select USB tethering ON in settings of phone.
Run "ip link" command in terminal it should give you interface name like usb? or enp?s??u?. (in place of ? mark there will be some numbers). On my system it's usb0.

Be sure to run "ip link" command after selecting usb tethering on phone, or it will not show the interface name.

Then run command "dhcpcd usb0" (replace the interface name you got).

Done. That should do it.
You got to have smartphone though.

I was so hoping it would work, but alas dhcpcd sbd1 gives the following error "sbd1: interface not found or invalid".

I am pretty sure that is the correct interface. I even tried 0, 1, 2 etc. Help, please.

Using xenialpup 7.5 64 bit on dell n6430s trying to hotspot iphone 6s.

ozsouth · #19 Post by **ozsouth** » Wed 23 May 2018, 14:39

@haywirepc - You have a difficult wireless chip needing a specialised wl driver - quote from my other forum posts:

Alternate wl module for Xenialpup64 7.5 k 4.9.58 made. Confirmed working.
Need to skiplist b43, bcma, brcmsmac, ssb (edit /etc/rc.d/MODULESCONFIG at about line 24.
Then copy wl.ko to /lib/modules/4.9.58/kernel/drivers/net/wireless. Then run depmod in terminal. Then reboot.

Get it here: http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=317 ... 2797642091

fishmanluvslinux · #20 Post by **fishmanluvslinux** » Sun 27 May 2018, 03:49

I was reading today about the wifi issue that I was having with XenialPup 7.5 on my Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 Laptop. I downloaded xenialpup 7.0.6 and installed it instead and my issue is solved.

I really do appreciate all of the hard work that this community puts in to helping guys like me.
Here are the specs for the laptop:

Cpu: Intel Pentium 4-M @ 1.80 Ghz
RAM: SDram DDR 1 Gb 266 Mhz/PC2100
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go - 16 MB
Display:1600 x 1200 (UXGA) 24-Bit
HDD: Travel Star 60 Gb @ 7200 Rpms

That is all that I have for it. Again thank you all for your help and kindness.

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