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• Started 8 years ago by tiziano
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   tiziano
   

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   Lspci | grep - i network. Gives me - 03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor co., Ltd. Device 8179 (rev01)

   Anybody can tell me which is the module I need in order to configure my wifi connection?

   Slitaz 5.0 live usb

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   Post the output:
   lspci -nn

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   tiziano
   

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   here you go

   

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   Your wifi adapter uses rtl8188ee driver which is CONFIG_RTL8188EE kernel configuration.
   http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/RTL8188EE.html
   CONFIG_RTL8188EE is not offered in current slitaz-3.2.71 kernel
   I compile package rtlwifi-3.2.71.tazpkg from backports-wifi/rtlwifi which includes rtl8188ee

   Install:
   http://mirror1.slitaz.org/packages/5.0/firmware-rtlwifi-20141201.tazpkg
   http://www.mediafire.com/download/5owbl2dlw8vpnk1/rtlwifi-3.2.71.tazpkg
   Reboot, lsmod should show rtl8188ee loaded and "ls /sys/class/net" should provide adapter alias for configuring /etc/network.conf

   WARNING: If you update the kernel to a different version it will break the driver in this package.
   Leave linux-wireless-3.2.71 installed but no drivers in that package will work while this package is installed.
   If a >=kernel-3.10 is offered in the future that includes CONFIG_RTL8188EE, rtl8188ee.ko.xz will be in the linux-wireless package.

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   tiziano
   

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   hi mojo,

   installed both packages, reboot, lsmod gives this:

   snd_hda_codec_conexant 33511 1
   nouveau 559755 0
   mxm_wmi 1019 1 nouveau
   i2c_algo_bit 3627 1 nouveau
   ttm 36584 1 nouveau
   drm_kms_helper 17504 1 nouveau
   snd_hda_intel 16713 1
   drm 118562 3 nouveau,ttm,drm_kms_helper
   snd_hda_codec 45592 2 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel
   snd_hwdep 3811 1 snd_hda_codec
   snd_pcm 42934 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
   agpgart 17571 2 ttm,drm
   hwmon 865 1 nouveau
   i2c_core 12294 4 nouveau,i2c_algo_bit,drm_kms_helper,drm
   snd_page_alloc 4673 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
   snd_timer 12073 1 snd_pcm
   xhci_hcd 57215 0
   snd 33335 8 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
   soundcore 3258 1 snd
   video 9495 1 nouveau
   wmi 5839 1 mxm_wmi
   button 3286 1 nouveau

   ls /sys/class/net:dummy0 eth0 lo tunl0

   changed /etc/network.conf to say WIFI="yes"

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   rtlwifi-3.2.71.tazpkg is for 32bit kernel only.
   tux@slitaz:~ $ uname -a
   Linux slitaz 3.2.71-slitaz #4 SMP Sun Aug 21 16:28:25 CEST 2016 i686 GNU/Linux

   The module rtl8188ee and it's dependent modules for your adapter are not auto-loading on boot.
   Type
   modinfo rtl8188ee
   Hit enter.
   Output should look like this: https://is.gd/dAECU0
   lsmod should output these rtlwifi drivers:
   rtl8188ee 95263 0
   rtl_pci 22588 1 rtl8188ee
   rtlwifi 61369 2 rtl8188ee,rtl_pci
   mac80211 238199 3 rtl8188ee,rtl_pci,rtlwifi
   cfg80211 169346 2 rtlwifi,mac80211
   compat 13264 5 rtl8188ee,rtl_pci,rtlwifi,mac80211,cfg80211
   rfkill 10151 1 cfg80211
   ipv6 178202 34 mac80211

   Open 2 terminals.
   Terminal 1 will monitor kernel.
   Type
   tail -f /var/log/messages
   Hit Enter

   Terminal 2
   Type
   modprobe -v rtl8188ee
   Hit Enter.
   If there are no errors in Terminal 1 or Terminal 2:
   Verify rtlwifi modules are loaded:
   lsmod
   Verify new adapter alias is listed:
   ls /sys/class/net
   If there is a new device listed force load on boot by adding rtl8188ee to /etc/rcS.conf LOAD_MODULES=""

   If there are errors post them in your reply.
   If there are no errors and no new adapter alias it's a problem beyond my knowledge.

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   Ceel
   

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   @ tiziano

   Your first post in this topic:

   Slitaz 5.0 live usb

   If you are running SliTaz from a live, you have to do manually the job:

   • after boot, download the 2 packages mojo compiled for you
   • open a terminal as root and install them
     (if your stick is ext2/3/4 formated, to avoid to have to do this at each boot, you can create a home/slitaz/packages directory (seems to me, I'll check it) and copy the 2 .tazpkg files in it, they'll automatically be installed at next boot)
   • stop the network: /etc/init.d/network stop
   • load the module: modprobe rtl8188ee
   • restart the network: /etc/init.d/network start

   Hope I didn't do any mistake :-/

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   tiziano
   

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   @mojo

   you said rtlwifi-3.2.71.tazpkg is for 32bit kernel only it should be ok even if I'm using a new
   laptop (64amd?)

   here first output:

   root@slitaz:/home/tux# modprobe rtl8188ee
   modprobe: FATAL: Module rtl8188ee not found.
   root@slitaz:/home/tux# modinfo rtl8188ee
   modinfo: ERROR: Module rtl8188ee not found.
   root@slitaz:/home/tux#

   it seems to be not ok already

   ipv6 178458 17
   nouveau 559755 0
   mxm_wmi 1019 1 nouveau
   i2c_algo_bit 3627 1 nouveau
   ttm 36584 1 nouveau
   drm_kms_helper 17504 1 nouveau
   snd_hda_intel 16713 1
   drm 118562 3 nouveau,ttm,drm_kms_helper
   snd_hda_codec 45592 2 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel
   snd_hwdep 3811 1 snd_hda_codec
   snd_pcm 42934 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
   agpgart 17571 2 ttm,drm
   snd_page_alloc 4673 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
   hwmon 865 1 nouveau
   snd_timer 12073 1 snd_pcm
   i2c_core 12294 4 nouveau,i2c_algo_bit,drm_kms_helper,drm
   xhci_hcd 57215 0
   snd 33335 8 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
   soundcore 3258 1 snd
   video 9495 1 nouveau
   wmi 5839 1 mxm_wmi
   button 3286 1 nouveau

   different output as expected again

   terminall 1 -

   root@slitaz:/home/tux# tail -f var/log/messages
   tail: can't open 'var/log/messages': No such file or directory
   tail: no files

   terminal 2

   root@slitaz:/home/tux# modprobe -v rtl8188ee
   modprobe: FATAL: Module rtl8188ee not found.

   it seems I'm doing something wrong by the new module installation ....

   I do it whith the tazpkg manager clicking the package icons which are downloaded to a /home/tux
   directory
   it looks like both packages being correctly installed

   @Ceel

   in the home directory I see three folders:
   boot
   lost+found
   tux

   Summary:

   all that depends probably due to my not-being-enough-skilled with the linux environment.... :(

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   Ceel
   

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   Yes, it was a stupidity of mine... :)

   .tazpkg files must be in /home/boot/packages and you must create /packages in /boot because it doesn't exist in the live.

   Not sure the stick must be ext formated; maybe it can be FAT16 or FAT32 too.
   If the stick is FAT16 or 32, you'll find /boot at the root of the stick in the File Manager;
   if the stick is ext2 or 3 or 4, /boot will be in /home.

   root@slitaz:/home/tux# tail -f var/log/messages

   you forgot a /
   Type tail -f /var/log/messages

   Posted 8 years ago #
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    tiziano
    

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    Hey guys,

    Did it all in the latest rolling out of a CD and it worked! Followed mojo's instruction step-by-step and Ceel's suggestion to create a packages folder and download the module packages there.

    Still, connection is unstable and it disconnect as soon as midori is asked for a web search and by system reboot anything is gone but it might make sense in the CD live? (I don't know..)

    Will test it all again in the USB live and report outcome

    Thanks meanwhile :)

    Posted 8 years ago #
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    tiziano
    

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    Guys, some update

    discovered that my USB looks tell us this ---

    tux@slitaz:~$ uname -a

    Linux slitaz 3.2.53-slitaz #4 SMP Fri Jan 31 23:12:06 CET 2014 i686 GNU/Linux

    older kernel....

    might it be the reason cause it doesn't work with it?

    As matter of facts do not get the results as reported in the other attempt (rolling live CD)

    Posted 8 years ago #
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    tiziano
    

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    making the long story short made a new USB with the live CD rolling (Same), but ...

    controlling the module downloading get this error message

    

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    Ceel
    

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    kernel 3.2.53, yes your Live was old (RC2 ?)

    You cannot run modprobe as tux, you must be root.

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    tiziano
    

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    same crap even if root...

    correct?

    

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    Ceel
    

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    Check in TazPanel if firmware-rtlwifi-20141201.tazpkg and rtlwifi-3.2.71.tazpkg are installed; if not, install them manually.

    Are they copied in the /boot/packages of the stick? FAT or EXT formated? I'm now almost certain that if the stick is FAT, the packages won't be automatically installed at boot because the system needs TazPkg to install them and TazPkg won't go on the root of the stick but in /home/boot/packages.

    Posted 8 years ago #

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