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downloading tiny core with wireless
PDP-8:
There is also a hardware solution to make things easier - an Ethernet-to-Wifi device - such as the IoGear GWU637.
Once configured, your computer just thinks it is using the ethernet interface, rather than wireless. No need to hunt down or identify drivers etc.
Basically you attach the Iogear to the ethernet port of any computer with a web-browser. You temporarily use a static address to connect to the internal web-server of the Iogear to set up your wireless parameters. Once you have finished setting up, you change the computer back to dhcp (if that's what you were using originally), and now just plug the iogear into any other device's ethernet port. Of course if your wireless parameters change, you'll have to do the setup again - but no need to do it every time if you don't need to.
The computer you are running Tinycore / piCore (or anything else) thinks it is dealing with a wired ethernet connection, rather than a wireless connection down the line.
The iogear is only 2.4ghz band, but it might be enough to get you online to download drivers for a more advanced card / driver you wish to use on a more permanent basis. It has been a very handy installation tool for me.
lt.columbo:
--- Quote from: coreplayer2 on September 08, 2017, 09:06:39 PM ---There's only a minor inconvenience with Broadcom actually. All you need is firmware-getB43.tcz (available in coreplus) and it's dependencies listed in firmware-getB43.tcz.dep. Run it to download, install and then load the proprietary firmware. You need wifi.tcz (also available in coreplus) and all dependencies listed in wifi.tcz.dep load wifi (tce-load -i wifi) and you should be good to connect.
--- End quote ---
Hi!
I try to turn on wi-fi in tinycore plus 9, but after starting firmware-getB43 I see in the terminal:
Loading Dependencies
squashfs-tools installed
b43-fwcutter installed
Downloading Broadcom driver...
wget: bad address 'www.lwfinger.com'
Error: Downloading source. Exiting.
What is this driver that I can’t download because I don’t have a network connection?
Why it can not be included in the distribution?
I don’t understand why core plus it doesn’t work not only out of the box, but even after manual loading!
Rich:
Hi lt.columbo
--- Quote from: lt.columbo on December 09, 2018, 02:14:42 PM --- ... What is this driver that I can’t download because I don’t have a network connection? ...
--- End quote ---
The driver is probably located at www.lwfinger.com/b43-firmware.
--- Quote from: lt.columbo on December 09, 2018, 02:14:42 PM --- ... Why it can not be included in the distribution? ...
--- End quote ---
Some companies don't allow their firmware to be distributed by third parties.
coreplayer2:
--- Quote from: lt.columbo on December 09, 2018, 02:14:42 PM ---Hi!
I try to turn on wi-fi in tinycore plus 9, but after starting firmware-getB43 I see in the terminal:
Loading Dependencies
squashfs-tools installed
b43-fwcutter installed
Downloading Broadcom driver...
wget: bad address 'www.lwfinger.com'
Error: Downloading source. Exiting.
What is this driver that I can’t download because I don’t have a network connection?
Why it can not be included in the distribution?
I don’t understand why core plus it doesn’t work not only out of the box, but even after manual loading!
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The error is generated because the firmware installer cannot connect and retrieve the source.
Broadcom do not allow their firmware to be distributed. So, they expect you to initially download their firmware via an Ethernet connection. Thereafter your wireless connection should function as expected.
For older WiFi devices you might manage with one of the other available firmware’s
For the best support use firmware_getb43 extension over an Ethernet connection by any means possible
Good luck
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