wifi lenovo t410. and apps not opening

[aime]

Hey yall! Before I start id like to compliment the devs on this brilliant distro and this whole community for being so friendly and helpful. Because of that I am determined to use tiny core for primary use at all costs.
All my computers bit the dust due to age (and probably lack of thought over the years), but I have one left. A lenovo t410.

Due to my situation wifi is a must. My wifi card is an Intel 6300. Whenever I run the wifi app all network SSIDs are listed, I choose the desired one and enter the password. It fails to connect every time (its the correct passkey, I've done it 30 times with the router in front of me). I've tried it manually and it doesn't work (probably doing it wrong though). I've read through the wiki, forum, and FAQs; the information given its fantastic, but unfortunately I believe it is going over my head.

I have TinyCore Plus installed to my ssd via the installer GUI. I have followed the wiki page dedicated to that function and it seems successful so far except for the wifi.

I also have hardwired it and installed a browser but it never opens when I click on it, ill look more into that another time. I believe ill take this situation step by step.

I apologize if I am troubling anyone for an operation that is likely trivial to most of y'all folks, but I love this system and the community so I gotta have it.

[coreplayer2]

Welcome aime

Did you use APPS to install the browser ?

Which browser?

And show output of typing and entering the browser name at a terminal window

Typically when attempting to launch an application from a terminal you will receive any errors or names of missing libraries in feedback..


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[aime]

Yes from APPS then clicked on apps in top left -> cloud (remote) -> browse proceeded to search

Qtweb.tcz (still won't open upon clicking)

ran in terminal:
' QtWeb: error while loading shared libraries: libgobject-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such directory '

Went to APPS to search for said object file and no dice.

AttempTed Firefox and it works fine.

Any advice on the wifi? I'm confused about it because if the machine is listing all SSIDs then the wifi card should be detected. Would you know why it isn't upon passkey entry?

Thanks alot for your help.

UPDATE__QtWeb popped up just now for some reason about 7 min after clicking it and launching from terminal.

[coreplayer2]

Yes from APPS then clicked on apps in top left -> cloud (remote) -> browse proceeded to search

Qtweb.tcz (still won't open upon clicking)

ran in terminal:
' QtWeb: error while loading shared libraries: libgobject-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such directory '

Went to APPS to search for said object file and no dice.

While in APPS, Instead of "search" use "Provides" from the dropdown menu and you'll find that libgobject-2.0.so.0 is provided by glib2.tcz

UPDATE__QtWeb popped up just now for some reason about 7 min after clicking it and launching from terminal.

libgobject-2.0.so.0 can't help, but maybe it timedout waiting?

Any advice on the wifi? I'm confused about it because if the machine is listing all SSIDs then the wifi card should be detected. Would you know why it isn't upon passkey entry?

Run "dmesg" ?  from a terminal

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dmesg | tail -20If no clues then try tail -50  and post output (please use code tags when posting large amounts of terminal output)

[Misalf]

Hi aime,
It might be worth taking a look at  /etc/sysconfig/wifi-wpadrv .
It could contain either  wext  or  nl80211  as the WPA Driver to be used.
Swapping those out may get you connected.

Before attempting to connect, run either

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echo wext | sudo tee /etc/sysconfig/wifi-wpadrv
(which is the default) or

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echo nl80211 | sudo tee /etc/sysconfig/wifi-wpadrv

I had better luck with  nl80211  when using my old netbook to connect to a certain SSID.
Also see  http://tinycorelinux.net/8.x/x86/tcz/wifi.tcz.info .


If this was it, add  wifi-wpadrv  to your backup:

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echo "etc/sysconfig/wifi-wpadrv" >> /opt/.filetool.lst
filetool.sh -b


[aime]

Misalf:
I ran the two entries with wext and nl80211 before attempting a connection in a terminal with your provided examples, unfortunately both failed. You are correct in regards to wext being located by default in my /etc/sysconfig/wifi-wpadrv. I did not add to backup yet due to it not working.

coreplayer2:
I decided to run dmesg | tail -50

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tc@box:~$ dmesg | tail -50
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Down
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
wlan0: authenticate with d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
wlan0: send auth to d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0 (try 1/3)
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
wlan0: send auth to d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0 (try 2/3)
wlan0: send auth to d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0 (try 3/3)
wlan0: authentication with d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0 timed out
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
wlan0: authenticate with d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
wlan0: send auth to d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0 (try 1/3)
wlan0: send auth to d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0 (try 2/3)
wlan0: send auth to d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0 (try 3/3)
wlan0: authentication with d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0 timed out
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
wlan0: authenticate with d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
wlan0: send auth to d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0 (try 1/3)
wlan0: send auth to d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0 (try 2/3)
wlan0: send auth to d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0 (try 3/3)
wlan0: authentication with d4:04:cd:be:4f:b0 timed out
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!
rtl8192se:0xf8e4e228:<0-0> switch case not processed
e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: Rx
e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Down


Thank yall for helping. I am grateful.

[coreplayer2]

earlier you had said

My wifi card is an Intel 6300

but it appears you're using an rtl8192se adapter?

coreplayer2:
I decided to run dmesg | tail -50

rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0>
rtl8192se:0xf8e51e57:<0-0> Set FW Cmd fail!!

If using a Realtek adapter try the updated driver from "rtlwifi-4.8.17-tinycore.tcz"
And blacklist all other Wifi adapters

[aime]

I apologize for giving the wrong card, I'm obviously inexperienced. The last trouble ill ask of you is how do I blacklist the other adapters or where can I find the file for that specific task?

[aime]

I looked into blacklisting. A forum thread I found described a simple process to execute this task. It instructed to run lsmod. I did so, the output revealed:

1 driver in rtl_pci = rt18192se
2 drivers in rtlwifi = the above and rtl_pci
3 drivers in mac80211 (possibly not needed due to operating a thinkpad) = the two above and rtlwifi

The module listed as rt18192se is not being used.

I apologize for not tagging, I am not capable of c/p from terminal at the moment.

Instructions navigated me towards editing /etc/modprobe.conf and adding ' blacklist driver-name '
I did so, saved, then exited. I ran lsmod afterwards and it still listed these modules as being used. Shrugged my shoulders then proceeded towards the wifi icon in wbar and tried to connect. It failed to connect. I'm guessing I need to enable the rt18192se module listed in lsmod. Ill look for some other information on how to proceed but I welcome any advice or instruction.

[Misalf]

There is a boot code for blacklisting modules

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blacklist=ssb,b43,bcma


[coreplayer2]

Hello aime

First,  It's no trouble..

Second, I'm surprised you have more than one wifi adapter in a notebook!   The lenovo t410 came with a choice of three, but AIUI only one installed.   Anyhow, better confirm which adapters are installed and which adapter are you planning on using?

Install pci-utils.tcz and usbutils.tcz extensions, then to obtain hardware info run

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lspci -k
lsusb


To Blacklist undesirable modules please add the blacklist=module_name bootcode to your boot config file.

In a Typical TC installation the boot config file (often called extlinux.conf) may be found in /tce/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf 

to edit try:

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sudo editor /tce/boot/extlinux/extlinux.confOr

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sudo editor /etc/sysconfig/tcedir/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

Add blacklist code to the append line, eg:

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APPEND initrd=/boot/core.gz quiet blacklist=rtl8192seNote: be careful not to blacklist modules you might need.

BTW, copy and paste is easy;  simply highlight the text to copy and then align the cursor at the desire spot and depress the middle mouse button to paste.

Also we recommend reading the core book: http://tinycorelinux.net/book.html

[aime]

yessir!

here is the lsmod for reference:

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tc@box:~$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P 
cpufreq_userspace      12288  0
cpufreq_conservative    12288  0
cpufreq_powersave      12288  0
rtl8192se              49152  0
rtl_pci                24576  1 rtl8192se
rtlwifi                53248  2 rtl8192se,rtl_pci
mac80211              229376  3 rtl8192se,rtl_pci,rtlwifi
wl                   6025216  0
cfg80211              139264  3 rtlwifi,mac80211,wl
squashfs               24576 68
loop                   20480 136
video                  28672  0
backlight              12288  1 video
fjes                   20480  0
mxm_wmi                12288  0
ppdev                  12288  0
ac                     12288  0
parport_pc             24576  0
parport                28672  2 ppdev,parport_pc
pcspkr                 12288  0
sdhci_pci              16384  0
sdhci                  24576  1 sdhci_pci
mmc_core               61440  2 sdhci_pci,sdhci
battery                16384  0
wmi                    12288  1 mxm_wmi
intel_ips              16384  0
mei_me                 16384  0
mei                    36864  1 mei_me
e1000e                114688  0
lpc_ich                16384  0
ptp                    16384  1 e1000e
pps_core               12288  1 ptp
acpi_cpufreq           12288  1

running lscpi -k provides:

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tc@box:~$ lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2193
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 215a
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 215f
        Kernel driver in use: mei_me
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2153
        Kernel driver in use: e1000e
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2163
        Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 215e
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 06)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 06)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev 06)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev 06)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2163
        Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a6)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2166
        Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2168
        Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2167
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2190
        Kernel driver in use: intel ips
03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8191SEvB Wireless LAN Controller (rev 10)
        Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device e020
        Kernel driver in use: rtl8192se
0d:00.0 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd MMC/SD Host Controller (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2133
        Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci
0d:00.1 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5U2xx (R5U230 / R5U231 / R5U241) [Memory Stick Host Controller] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2134
0d:00.3 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 PCIe IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2136
ff:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2196
ff:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2196
ff:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2196
ff:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 1st Generation Core i3/5/7 Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2196
ff:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 1st Generation Core i3/5/7 Processor Reserved (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2196
ff:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 1st Generation Core i3/5/7 Processor Reserved (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2196

running lsusb gives:

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tc@box:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 17ef:480f Lenovo Integrated Webcam [R5U877]
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
where does that get us? Is the rt18192se the one needing to be disabled?

[coreplayer2]

where does that get us? Is the rt18192se the one needing to be disabled?

I'm not familiar with your notebook except what I've researched to help out, but it appears the wifi adapter has been upgraded to an RealTek device.   Unless i missed the mystery Intel 6300 adapter in the list the only wifi adapter I see installed is a

Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8191SEvB Wireless LAN Controller (rev 10)
Using Kernel driver: rtl8192se

Unfortunately the default rtl8192se module doesn't work, so..  In which case no need to blacklist any wifi device because AFAIK you only have one, simply install  " rtlwifi-4.8.17-tinycore.tcz " extension and reboot.

Please show contents of " /tce/onboot.lst "   try

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cat /tce/onboot.lst
but at the very least make sure you have only these WiFi extensions installed, in this order

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firmware-rtlwifi.tcz
rtlwifi-4.8.17-tinycore.tcz
wifi.tcz

[aime]

contents of " onboot.lst " :

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Xvesa.tcz
Xlibs.tcz
Xprogs.tcz
aterm.tcz
flwm_topside.tcz
wbar.tcz
flwm.tcz
wifi.tcz
wl-modules-4.8.17-tinycore.tcz
iw.tcz
pci-utils.tcz
firmware-atheros.tcz
firmware-atheros.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-broadcom_bnx2.tcz
firmware-broadcom_bnx2.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-broadcom_bcm43xx.tcz
firmware-broadcom_bcm43xx.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-ipw2100.tcz
firmware-ipw2100.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-ipw2200.tcz
firmware-ipw2200.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-iwlwifi.tcz
firmware-iwlwifi.tcz.md5.txt
firmware_iwlwifi-7260.tcz
firmware_iwlwifi-7260.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-libertas.tcz
firmware-libertas.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-myri10ge.tcz
firmware-myri10ge.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-netxen.tcz
firmware-netxen.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-openfwwf.tcz
firmware-openfwwf.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-radeon.tcz
firmware-radeon.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-ti-connectivity.tcz
firmware-ti-connectivity.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-ueagle-atm.tcz
firmware-ueagle-atm.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-vxge.tcz
firmware-vxge.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-iwimax.tcz
firmware-iwimax.tcz.md5.txt
firmware-zd1211.tcz
firmware-zd1211.tcz.dep
firmware-zd1211.tcz.md5.txt
firmware.tcz
firmware.tcz.md5.txt
QtWeb.tcz
glib2.tcz
rtlwifi-4.8.17-tinycore.tczAfter installing " rtlwifi-4.8.17-tinycore.tcz " and rebooting I decided to attempt a connection using " wifi ". The attempt was successful according to the application so I decided to open this page and the repository with confidence and they failed to load. I will incude a screenshot.

I used your instruction and checked the " onboot.lst " file for " firmware-rtlwifi.tcz " and it was absent. Proceeded to tether up and fetch this extension. I installed it from " Apps" using the ' on boot ' option and restarted this process rendering the same results:

Connection established
cant connect with browser or repository
firmware-rtlwifi.tcz missing
reinstalling

So then after the second attempt and " firmware-rtlwifi.tcz " missing once more I reinstalled the package, exited " Apps ", reopened " Apps " and searched for the package to see if it actually installed. It didn't, so i repeated the process a couple more times producing the same results.

I am atleast getting a message from " wifi " confirming connectivity, which is a step forward from my previous position. I will delete and reorder all extensions in regards to your instruction.

EDIT- reordered and deleted extensions and same results. Even included " firmware-rtlwifi.tcz " despite the extension not installing during a session or after reboot and still received the same.

[Rich]

Hi aime
Do you have a nameserver listed in  /etc/resolve.conf? This is what mine looks like:

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tc@box:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 68.237.161.12
nameserver 71.243.0.12
tc@box:~$ Your ISP should have provided you with a maneserver IP address.

To see if you're connected to the outside world try the ping command:

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tc@box:~$ sudo ping -c3 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=0 ttl=60 time=7.724 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=60 time=7.331 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=60 time=7.607 ms
--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 7.331/7.554/7.724/0.165 ms
tc@box:~$ If it comes back with  100% packet loss  then you might have a routing problem. If that's the case post the output of:

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route -n