How to use Fujitsu Siemens Amilo 7440 wireless? (Solved)

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How to use Fujitsu Siemens Amilo 7440 wireless? (Solved)

#1 Post by mecmast »

Hi all.

I am using a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo 7440 laptop.

There was a big bug about the wireless button. And here was the solution for Ubuntu:

http://fsam7440.sourceforge.net/index2.html

But in Puppy i couldnt do it. I dunno why? I am new at Puppy and lunix also.

I`ve did everything step by step and here they are:

1. Downloaded the driver. OK
2. When tried to use the command `make` i got this message:
Image

Also there is another problem:

There wasnt a `build` folder in the /modules/2.6.37.6

I had to create an empty `build` folder to compile.

Hope i was able to explain the problem.

Shortly again: my wireless radio on/off button doesnt work. And cannot compile the driver file.

Thanx.

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#2 Post by Flash »

What version of Puppy are you using? Newer versions of Puppy may already have the driver you need. Also, Puppy cannot compile without additional software. Have you installed it?

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#3 Post by rcrsn51 »

It looks like you are using Slacko. Here is a PET for you. However, the source code for this module is not 100% compatible with kernel 2.6.37.6, so I don't know if it will work.

Note the instructions:

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To choose the state of the radio when the module is loaded you
can edit 'radio' parameter.

	modprobe fsam7440 radio=0  (ON)
	modprobe fsam7440 radio=1  (OFF)

Also you can change the state of the card edit /proc/fsam7440/radio
and view the state in this file:

	echo 0 > /proc/fsam7440/radio (Turn OFF)
	echo 1 > /proc/fsam7440/radio (Turn ON)

	cat /proc/fsam7440/radio (View the state)
	  0 = OFF       1 = ON
I was confused by whether "0" means ON or OFF.
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#4 Post by mecmast »

:D :D

It worked !

Thank you very much rcrsn51.

Now i am online via wireless.

But how should i add it to startup? i mean how to enable wireless radio on by the puppy starts?

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#5 Post by rcrsn51 »

Add your "modprobe" line to the file /etc/rc.d/rc.local.

Was it "radio=0" or "radio=1"?

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#6 Post by mecmast »

Yep worked too. 8)

I've added as:

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modprobe fsam7440 radio=0
echo 1 > /proc/fsam7440/radio
Thank you again for everything. I've spent 6 hours yesterday to solve it. lol :lol: With your help it's been solved.

Btw, how did you created the "pet" file? Is there a document for this how to do?

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#7 Post by rcrsn51 »

mecmast wrote:Btw, how did you created the "pet" file? Is there a document for this how to do?
Read here.

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#8 Post by mecmast »

Very nice. Ty. :)

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How you did it?

#9 Post by josete600 »

Sorry, I have the same problem but i dont know how you did for wireless working. Can you tell me briefly how you did it?

I have installed the pet archive but when i try do:

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 modprobe fsam7400 radio=0
in console, i have a error: FATAL: Module fsam7400 not found.
My puppy linux version is: Lucid version 5.2.8

Thanks :D

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#10 Post by mecmast »

i had changed the main sfs file to an older version. Nothing else than you did. I couldnt remember the version now. Because i've formatted my usb drive :(

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#11 Post by tempestuous »

josete600 has Puppy Lucid 5.2.8.
rcrsn51 compiled the fsam7440 driver for Slacko, because that's the version of Puppy that the original poster has.

Puppy Lucid and Puppy Slacko have different kernels; 2.6.33.2 versus 2.6.37.6. Thus rcrsn51's driver is incompatible with Puppy Lucid.

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#12 Post by rcrsn51 »

@josete600: Here is the same package, but built for Lupu.
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#13 Post by mecmast »

Yesterday i've tried the old pet "rcrsn51" has created on puppy 5.3.3 but it didn't work. If i download the new pet file, will it work on 5.3.3?

Thanx.

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#14 Post by rcrsn51 »

By 5.3.3, do you mean Slacko? The original PET was built for Slacko. So if it doesn't work any more, something has changed with your hardware.

The new version is ONLY for Lupu. It definitely will NOT work in Slacko.

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#15 Post by mecmast »

Yes it's slacko. Nothing's changed about my computer. After failing with 5.3.3 i've installed 5.3.1 back again. The file worked. I guess something's changed about the 5.3.3.

After installing fsam7440. i've entered the code modprobe. and it has given a message saying cannot find fsam7440.

weird. :?

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#16 Post by rcrsn51 »

mecmast wrote:Yes it's slacko. Nothing's changed about my computer. After failing with 5.3.3 i've installed 5.3.1 back again. The file worked. I guess something's changed about the 5.3.3.
My mistake. Slacko 531 was built with an older kernel. Slacko 533 now has k3.1.10. Here is the matching PET.
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#17 Post by mecmast »

Thank you again "rcrsn51"

It works perfectly. Cheers. :)

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#18 Post by darkcity »

This just fixed the wireless on a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro v3515 for me (previous PET, Slacko 5.3.1).

Great work 8)

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