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Offline sicht

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Missing wireless-kernal.tcz file
« on: June 16, 2021, 03:19:09 AM »
While doing a manual install on a raspberry pi zero w the wifi.tcz has the following dependencies.
wifi.tcz
   wireless_tools.tcz
      wireless-KERNEL.tcz
   wpa_supplicant.tcz
      libnl.tcz
      openssl.tcz
      readline.tcz

wireless-KERNAL.tcz does not exist in Index of /tinycorelinux/12.x/armv6/tcz/
Does it reside somewhere else?

Offline Greg Erskine

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Re: Missing wireless-kernal.tcz file
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2021, 04:01:00 AM »
Are you aware the "KERNEL" will be replaced by the name of the kernel?

Something like wireless-5.10.42-piCore-v8.tcz.

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Re: Missing wireless-kernal.tcz file
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2021, 06:03:06 AM »
Hi sicht
Run the following command on your pi:
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echo "wireless-`uname -r`.tcz"That will tell you what you need to download.
Those 2 tiny  `  characters in the command are backticks, not single quote marks or apostrophes.
The backtick should be on the upper left corner of your keyboard on the  ~  hey.

Offline sicht

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Re: Missing wireless-kernal.tcz file
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2021, 08:42:42 AM »
Thanks, I was not aware that KERNAL  would be replaced. I have to assume that a BOGUS.tcz file is just a placeholder

Offline sicht

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Re: Missing wireless-kernal.tcz file
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2021, 08:44:47 AM »
Thanks for the missing file tip as well! Endless things to learn

Offline sicht

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Re: Missing wireless-kernal.tcz file
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2021, 09:01:07 AM »
The echo "wireless- `uname -r`.tcz" command returned
wireless-5.10.16-piCore.tcz
The version in the repository is wireless-5.4.51-piCore.tcz
I'm at a loss again

Offline Juanito

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Re: Missing wireless-kernal.tcz file
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2021, 09:08:30 AM »
It looks like you have 13.x installed - what does the command “version” give?

Offline sicht

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Re: Missing wireless-kernal.tcz file
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2021, 09:16:55 AM »
I did start with version 13. Would good advice be to go and start with verison 12?

Offline sicht

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Re: Missing wireless-kernal.tcz file
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2021, 09:18:37 AM »
Since I am working out of the version 12 repository it would make sense to stick with version 12.

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Re: Missing wireless-kernal.tcz file
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2021, 09:25:41 AM »
From the result you got from “uname -m”, it looks like you installed 13.x - if this is confirmed by “version”, you need to use the 13.x repo.

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Re: Missing wireless-kernal.tcz file
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2021, 09:29:28 AM »
Thanks again. I was using the web linked pages. I didn't see the 13 repo on the website, but I am there now. Thanks again