On Mon, 14 Jul 2014, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:

Am Montag, 14. Juli 2014 schrieb Felmon Davis:

On Sun, 13 Jul 2014, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:

Try this:

dmesg | grep -i firm

and post the output.

that doesn't yield anything useful on my system and the firmware is
functioning!

I thought

lspci |grep -i control

is better as it yields the chipset in my case:

05:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285
Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

I don't have my other linux machine running here but as I said, it
coughs up Broadcom.

then search for the firmware for your adapter.

is my approach fundamentally mistaken?

f.

If it's a firmware problem then you could simply try the brute-force way and copy /lib/firmware from Mate to Exe GNU. If you're lucky, it'll work. Most likely it won't work and you need to try a new kernel from backports or testing.

and of course you are right that brute force is worth try. has never worked for me however.

F.

Nik

Am Sonntag, 13. Juli 2014 schrieb Felmon Davis:

On Sun, 13 Jul 2014, Robert Peters wrote:

Thanks to all who replied to my post.
Unfortunately, any version of TDE in my new laptop has in many places
been unable to make an online connection.  It may be due to lack of
drivers or firmware.

so the question becomes what firmware do you need. you can figure out
which driver Mate is using or just look for the specs for the laptop
and find the firmware.

people here can help. I don't recall but did you provide the model and
brand of laptop?

the fact it is working in Mate means it will work in Trinity.

I've had to fool around with Broadcom chipsets to get wifi working on
a Thinkpad I have. a bit of a hassle and then it's done.

F.

 So for now I'm running Linux Mint (Debian Mate)
with some Trinity apps and will have a go at this some time later.
BTW, "Mate" refers to the Yerba Maté drink, not the British "matey".

Robert

--

Felmon Davis

When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured.
                -- Anton Chekhov, "The Cherry Orchard"



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