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TinyCore on a Dell Mini 1011
emninger:
--- Quote from: Juanito on October 25, 2015, 06:45:35 AM ---Yes it will, but as an alternative you can use the wl-modules-3.16.6-tinycore extension - be sure to read the info file.
--- End quote ---
No. Definitely it did not. I followed exactly the instrcutions, but wireless is still not working. Is there any toolor "how to" for tinycore how to manage network interfaces and setup?
TIA
emninger:
@nitram
First of all thanks for the very extensive reply. I'll check all your suggestions later on.
For the moment i'll stick with two points:
- The hardwired eth0 connection is up. I can run firefox, ping several urls so, eth0 is definitely up. BUT: When i try Apps > Browse cloud or i try to get the fastest mirror i'm prompted with a network error. I do not understand why?
- Xorg-7.7 or Xbfdev are packages or settings to put into the bootloader?
TIA.
Lee:
--- Quote ---- The hardwired eth0 connection is up. I can run firefox, ping several urls so, eth0 is definitely up. BUT: When i try Apps > Browse cloud or i try to get the fastest mirror i'm prompted with a network error. I do not understand why?
--- End quote ---
I think there is an on-going hardware issue with the main repo server.
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,19021.msg116921.html#msg116921
As a temporary work around, maybe try setting your mirror to the ibiblio one:
--- Code: ---echo http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/ >/opt/tcemirror
--- End code ---
nitram:
Lee's suggestion should get you up and running with wired connection through Apps.
My HP Mini running Xvesa. Backup ~/.xsession and try the following, it's really just the resolution you're after:
--- Code: ---/usr/local/bin/Xvesa -br -screen 1024x576x24 -shadow -mouse /dev/psaux -nolisten tcp -I >/dev/null 2>&1 &
export XPID=$!
waitforX || ! echo failed in waitforX || exit
"$DESKTOP" 2>/tmp/wm_errors &
export WM_PID=$!
[ -x $HOME/.setbackground ] && $HOME/.setbackground
[ -x $HOME/.mouse_config ] && $HOME/.mouse_config &
[ $(which "$ICONS".sh) ] && ${ICONS}.sh &
[ -d "$HOME/.X.d" ] && find "$HOME/.X.d" -type f -print | while read F; do . "$F"; done
--- End code ---
Note: touchpad function is poor with Xvesa. Basic functionality only, to my knowledge not tweakable. The touchpad on my Mini seems overly sensitive and there is no touchpad scroll. So you either get used to it or upgrade to Xorg, where things are more tweakable with a performance penalty.
Xorg is a .tcz extension. You should have either Xvesa or Xorg on your onboot.lst, not both. Running Xorg will require loading additional graphic drivers (see xf86-video-* extensions). If you go with Xorg you may/not require an xorg.conf file and will probably want to set up a config file for the touchpad (think in xorg.conf.d).
Regarding wireless, we may have similar components. Here's my wired and wireless hardware:
--- Code: ---01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR8132 Fast Ethernet (rev c0)
--- End code ---
The additional bootcodes i need to get wireless running (showbootcodes):
blacklist=b43 blacklist=ssb
My onboot.lst for graphics, wireless and sound. I no longer use wifi.tcz anymore and connect directly through wpa_supplicant.
Xprogs.tcz
aterm.tcz
wifi.tcz
wl-modules-3.16.6-tinycore.tcz
jwm.tcz
alsa-config.tcz
Xvesa.tcz
emninger:
@Lee: Thanks a lot. To know it earlier i'd have saved a lot of time ;)
@nitram:
Your settings for .xsession do not work for me. Now, when i call Xvesa in a terminal i'm getting this error:
--- Code: ---_XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running
--- End code ---
Btw, i do not really know what Xvesa is? A slimmed X-server?
As for my hardware, this is what inxi says, and it seems pretty similar to yours:
--- Code: ---Network: Card-1: Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY driver: b43-pci-bridge
IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A
Card-2: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller driver: r8169
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac:
--- End code ---
Where (and why??) do you blacklist ssb and b43?
And two further questions: i do not really understand how to get to edit the bootloader. I tried tab and e (what i know from lilo and grub) but that does not work. F2 brings me to the bios of the netbook?
Furthermore, likely very stupid, but: i tried to set the keyboard to a german one following what is explained in the FAQ. But there, seems they point to load a finnish keyboard. Looking to the keyboard layouts i\m not sure which one is a german, and, if i'm guessing correctly which of the both is to be used.
In any case thanks a lot for your patience.
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