groogruxking40
Member
just did a fresh install of the latest MacPup using UNetbootin
install worked great, except that it didn't load any wireless drivers.
how can I get wireless to work on my asus 701 eeepc netbook?
how can I find the name of the drivers I need? and once I get them how do I get them to load?
thanks!
Howdy again :D,
Glad you got Macpup installed.
If you are sure you have no driver for your wireless chip. First go into
Where the start button on the far left of bottom taskbar which is called a shelve.
applications>system>PuPscan interface information
and look for your wireless card. If a driver is loaded it will be under the wireless card. Here is mine for a reference on my IBM T23 running a Belkin Wireless G PCMCIA external Cardbus.
[quote]DESCRIPTION: RaLink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI
VENDOR: 1814 DEVICE: 0301 KERNEL MODULE: rt61pci[/quote]
Kernel Module: rt61pci is my driver for my wireless card.
If nothing is listed under Wireless info in PuPscan interface information as far as a driver goes.
Download 01mickos pet package and just left click on the pet package and install it.
[url]http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47210[/url]
You might see this driver already installed maybe in PuPscan interface information . In which case you won't need the pet and your only problem is your procedure in trying to connect.
groogruxking40
Member
Hey there,
applications>system>PuPscan interface information
I don't have this..
I have applications>filesystem>nothing about PuPscan
in Filesystem I have ROX-Filer Drive Mounters Filesystem Config, Gdmap graphical, gFnRename, PRename, Filesystem Find, GWhere and Pfind)
where is my PupScan?
also, can I just stick that .pet file on an SDCard and install it that way?
runtt21
Moderator
Use the wizard-wizard (Top hat on the ibar ) see if it list your card under connect by wireless Lan or network. If it dosent show it you will need to install the .pet . You can do it by saving the .pet to a card or flash drive but you need to copy the .pet into macpup then install it. Dont try to installing it if it is still on the flash drive. Macpup only has what puppy 4.3.1 has.
groogruxking40
Member
OK-
so I just shut the computer off again, did a fresh install clicked on the tophat in the ibar..clicked on Connect to internet or Intranet..
Current setup/status
no modem detected
Available network interfaces: eth0
OK.. so if I hook up my netbook to the internet again via ethernet cable and download the .pet file, what do I do immediately after the .pet file is installed??
and I don't like the fact that when I rebooted it didn't give me an option to create a save file on my first shut-down like puppy 4.3.1 does...
My Bad. I haven't installed O2 yet. Still on Foxy. You should have got a save file screen but since I don't run O2 yet. runt21 will have to explain what is going on.
I have h2s inxi script installed in all my distros including puppy for getting system info. Trouble is. I can't get inxi to display network card or video card yet in Puppy. Must be some depends missing yet in Puppy for inxi script to pick up everything yet.
[code]# inxi -F
System: Host puppypc Kernel 2.6.30.5 i686 (32 bit) Distro Puppy Linux
Linux 2.6.30.5 [i686 arch]
CPU: Single core (Mobile Intel Pentium III - M,1198.831,512 KB,fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pse36 mmx fxsr sse up,2397.66,intel) (UP) cache unknown flags (-) bmips Not Available clocked at MHz
Graphics: Card Failed to Detect Video Card! tty res: 80x24 Gfx Data: N/A for root user
Audio: Card Intel 82801CA-ICH3 driver ICH
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.20
Disks: HDD Total Size: (80.0GB,2.0% used) () 1: /dev/sda ST980815A 80.0GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 5.7G used: 1.5G (28%) fs: ext2
Info: Processes 62 Uptime 35 min Memory 167.4/1009.5MB Runlevel 5 Client Shell inxi 1.4.8
#
[/code]
My How to is in puppy forum for inxi for puppy also.
[url]http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=485963811&t=53986[/url]
groogruxking40
Member
huh??
Im wicked confused now.. all I want is for my wireless to work
why is this so hard on ALL puppy distros I ran.. puppy 4.3.1, puppeee, macpup, etc..
I think I need the ATHEROS AR5BXB63 driver but not sure how to install it, or for that matter even find it..
I am trying to reboot the computer yet again and it's frozen on the rebooting your computer screen for a good 10 minutes now... hating MacPup more and more
groogruxking40
Member
UPDATE:
did a fresh install (yet again) due to it freezing on reboot.
loaded the XVERSA drivers instead and now it asked me to save file.
downloaded the .pet package from (http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47210) although didn't see where it said "01mickos pet package"
followed this step by step: (http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=485963811&t=53986) not sure what it was suppose to do, but it didn't blow up so it must've worked.
saving my session now and rebooting..
guess what?? still no wireless!
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