The wifi indicator remains "off" after reboot.
No WiFi, Newbie on Live CD
(26 posts) (5 voices)- Started 11 years ago by webmanoffesto
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Ceel
offlineAdministrator@lbrmon
The driver for RTL8188ce is no longer supported by Realtek. You'll have to compile it yourself.
Open a terminal as root
Install bash
# tazpkg -gi bashInstall linux-source
# tazpkg -gi linux-sourceInstall the kernel source
# get-linux-sourceDownload the sources of the driver from here: https://github.com/tianon/linux-rtlwifi-8188ce/archive/master.zip
in your home folder (ie: tux)
Unzip the file (right click, Extract, Extract here)Go to the directory
cd /home/tux/linux-rtlwifi-8188ce-masterCompile the driver
# makeInstall the driver to the kernel
# make installReboot and configure your wifi with TazPanel.
Hope it'll work.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Ceel
offlineAdministratorSorry lbrmon, my crystal ball has forgotten to tell me you were using a Live.
Lives do not allow to save changes you've made in the filesystem. But you can build a rootfs to replace the one of your Live.
How is your LiveUSB formated: ext or fat?
What ISO did you use to create your LiveUSB, core or 4-in-1?
What tool did you use to create your Live? From Linux or Windows?Posted 9 years ago # -
lbrmon
offlineMemberHi Ceel, Below are info asked:
1. Universal USB Installer was used to create the Live USB;
2. As default setting the USB was formatted as FAT32;
3. SliTaz 5.0 RC-2 was used to create the Live USB ( if required, i can change to Slitaz 4.0 stable)Best Regards
Posted 9 years ago # -
Ceel
offlineAdministratorYour post http://forum.slitaz.org/topic/no-wifi-newbie-on-live-cd#post-33427
tux@slitaz:~$ uname -a
Linux slitaz 2.6.37-slitaz #2 SMP Wed Mar 7 10:36:39 CET 2012 i686Linux slitaz 2.6.37-slitaz is kernel for SliTaz 4.0
You cannot have used slitaz-5.0-rc2.iso... or you did a new Live.
Please confirm.SliTaz 5.0 has kernel 3.2.53. According to the site where I found the sources:
A mirror of the "official" Realtek kernel module for the 8188CE (and others) - note that this driver is really no better or worse than the one directly in-kernel, since the driver can't fix horrid hardware. This also probably doesn't compile properly on newer kernels.
But we can try.Posted 9 years ago # -
lbrmon
offlineMemberIn fact I have tried Slitaz 4.0 before the Cooking version 5.0, but both failed to detect and start the WiFi interface. Do you think that it is because of the firmware module issue? or just the driver incompatible? And what if i make the LIVEUSB with Slitaz 4.0 persistent and then any other way to try?
Regards
Posted 9 years ago # -
Ceel
offlineAdministratorNo, it's not because of the hardware or the firmware, it's just because SliTaz ISO don't have any wireless drivers. You have to install them yourself and then configure the wifi.
Unfortunately, your firmware is not in the SliTaz repository; regardless the version, you'll have to compile it anyway.
The driver should work for kernel version 2.6.35 and higher but as there is no support anymore for it, it is possible you meet troubles with more recent kernel version as 3.2.53.A persistent LiveUSB save only /home; it won't save neither the wifi configuration nor the driver. The only way will be to build a new rootfs with tazusb.
What about a full installation?Posted 9 years ago # -
Ceel
offlineAdministratorThere is a misunderstanding.
tazusb allows you to create a new rootfs including changes you've done in the filesystem. Then you can replace the rootfs.gz of the LiveUSB with it and so have a Live with your packages, configuration...
Use TazPanel to install SliTaz on your HD.
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