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Retina
Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 21
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Posted: Sat 13 Aug 2005, 06:10 Post subject:
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Well, I tried it, but now Puppy doesn't even boot up anymore. It shows the puppy screen, I press a key, then it shows a page of the loading stuff, and then it just keeps giving me an error. I'm not sure what it was, but I don't wanna bother looking at it again.
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Allan
Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 15 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Sat 13 Aug 2005, 06:15 Post subject:
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Retina
Quote: | Is there a way I can make it so I don't need my CD to boot up puppy? Could I somehow change the Boot.ini file? |
If you are using XP try this:
http://www.ph-islands.net/pupinstall/winxp.php
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Retina
Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 21
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Posted: Sat 13 Aug 2005, 06:30 Post subject:
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Alright, that I understood.
Now, as for my previous post, I fixed the error by deleting an unused partition from my computer.
As for my new problem, I can locate the file you gave me in mtn/home, but when I click on it it opens in a text editor. How would I make it run like you say?
Damn, linux is confusing. xD
I think sometime in the distant future when I get CD's, I'll get a few Linux for Dummies books too.
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Posted: Sat 13 Aug 2005, 06:51 Post subject:
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The name of the file must be
wifi-1.0.4-beta-2.pup
With no other extensions, or it will not work
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Retina
Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 21
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Posted: Sat 13 Aug 2005, 07:57 Post subject:
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Okay, I've gotten it installed. It shows my card in the list [DWL-G650 Rev.C], but it doesn't automatically detect it.
I type modprobe rdiswrapper into the console shell, and it isn't exactly like it shows in the html help file, but it's close nonetheless.
So right now I'm gonna try and get some info to input into wireless.cfg
After that, what would I do? Some of this is confusing me, and I'm not sure I'm even doing the steps right, or even in the correct order
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edoc

Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 4722 Location: Southeast Georgia, USA
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Posted: Sat 13 Aug 2005, 10:53 Post subject:
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Found it in /mnt/home under Linux
bladehunter wrote: |
Then boot puppy......click on rox
browse to /mnt/home
click on the file to install
during the install and readme will open and a help file in dillo web browser...
Read them very carefully and if you have any problems report back
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I have done the following so far, not sure what to do next:
1. Opened /etc/rc.d/rc.local with beaver
2. Added . /etc/rc.d/rc.wireless
3. Added /sbin/dhcpd wlan0
4. Saved and exited beaver
5. Removed the wired nic from the pcmcia port and inserted the Buffalo/Broadcom G54 wireless nic
What next, please?
Thanks! doc
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Posted: Sat 13 Aug 2005, 11:12 Post subject:
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during the install and readme will open and a help file in dillo web browser...
Read them very carefully and if you have any problems report back
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Paul (aka blackadder) spent alot of time writing the wifi help file......Everything you need to know is written down there.....He spent the time doing that so it wasn't needed to repeat the same info over and over again everytime someone wanted to get there card going.
this is the online version
http://www.edgarbrits.net/blackadder/wifidotpup.html
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edoc

Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 4722 Location: Southeast Georgia, USA
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Posted: Sat 13 Aug 2005, 13:26 Post subject:
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bladehunter wrote: |
Paul (aka blackadder) spent alot of time writing the wifi help file......Everything you need to know is written down there.....He spent the time doing that so it wasn't needed to repeat the same info over and over again everytime someone wanted to get there card going.
this is the online version
http://www.edgarbrits.net/blackadder/wifidotpup.html |
I read that and tried to follow the other instructions I found here online and in the readme file.
Boot jams up here:
wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP, WPA with TKIP, WPA with AES/CCMP
/etc/rc.d/rc.local: /sbin/dhcp: No such file or directory
I have to run some errands but when I return I hope to figure out what it is I did wrong and fix it. Actually tried to Read and Follow the Manual this time and still missed something!
Have to try and boot to Puppy around the error first.
doc
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Posted: Sat 13 Aug 2005, 13:34 Post subject:
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/sbin/dhcpcd
not
/sbin/dhcp
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edoc

Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 4722 Location: Southeast Georgia, USA
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Posted: Sat 13 Aug 2005, 22:06 Post subject:
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bladehunter wrote: | /sbin/dhcpcd
not
/sbin/dhcp |
Dem eyes, dem eyes!
It occurs to me that this will have to be created on every different computer. Is this a file I can add to my CD or USB?
Just tried to edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local using suse but after the reboot it doesn't see the one I created before .
doc
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Posted: Sun 14 Aug 2005, 00:09 Post subject:
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the edited /etc/rc.d/rc.local is stored in you pup001 file......so every time you run it on a different computer that file will need to be edited, as well as installing the wifi package
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edoc

Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 4722 Location: Southeast Georgia, USA
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Posted: Sun 14 Aug 2005, 00:15 Post subject:
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bladehunter wrote: | the edited /etc/rc.d/rc.local is stored in you pup001 file......so every time you run it on a different computer that file will need to be edited, as well as installing the wifi package |
Will it cause a problem if I place the rc.local file (or some other plain text file that contains the settings) on the CD and USB and just do a copy to rc.local when on a different PC?
Thanks! doc
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Posted: Sun 14 Aug 2005, 01:03 Post subject:
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You need to
1. install the package
2. edit wireless.conf
3. edit rc.local
4. if you have a look in rc.wireless there is some code for dhcpcd as well
The way you install to multiple machines is up to you
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edoc

Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 4722 Location: Southeast Georgia, USA
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Posted: Mon 15 Aug 2005, 11:50 Post subject:
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edoc wrote: | Boot jams up here:
wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP, WPA with TKIP, WPA with AES/CCMP /etc/rc.d/rc.local: /sbin/dhcp: No such file or directory
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I cannot figure out how to get past the error!
I tried
/sbin/dhcpcd but it complains that
**** /sbin/dhcpcd: already running
**** /sbin/dhcpcd: if not then delete /etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-eth0.pid file
I tried delete /etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-eth0.pid but no such file or directory
How do I get at the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file from here so I may edit it?
Thanks! doc
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edoc

Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 4722 Location: Southeast Georgia, USA
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Posted: Mon 15 Aug 2005, 18:22 Post subject:
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edoc wrote: | edoc wrote: | Boot jams up here:
wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP, WPA with TKIP, WPA with AES/CCMP /etc/rc.d/rc.local: /sbin/dhcp: No such file or directory
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I cannot figure out how to get past the error!
How do I get at the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file from here so I may edit it?
Thanks! doc |
Should I report this in the bug area of the Forum?
If one is actually unable to break out to fix a problem like this I am guessing it is either a bug or an undocumented feature ...
I cannot get into Puppy at all so I am unable to use any Puppy editing features. I do have a minimal X version of Suse 9.2 loaded. Do i need to boot that and delete the pup001 file?
doc
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