Installing Lubuntu on Sony Vaio laptop wifi issue
 

Hello again

From my last thread on attempting to install Mint on this laptop, I was led to antiX and that distro.

Through some of the experts there (big thanks to dolphin!!) I was able to get it installed.

But, I had some issues with the mouse pointer freezing that we could really not figure out.

But I did use the knowledge gained from that install to get Lubuntu 15 installed! Which I could not earlier..

It seems to run fine, mouse pointer works as it should.

So this is bringing up new questions, around the wifi card and connections

I don't know how to configure it, I don't even know if the card is being seen by Linux. In Mint, it was pretty straightforward. I installed Mint on a old Dell laptop and it was real easy. I played around with the network manager and from what I find online it should see my wireless network but does not, leading me to think the card is not installed correctly

here is my system

Processor
Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (1.73GHz1
, 2MB L2
Cache)
Front Side Bus Speed
533MHz
Chipset
Intel 915GM
Integrated Wireless LAN
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
(802.11b/g)3
LCD
14.1 WXGA display8
(1280x800) with XBRITE-ECO
technology
Hard Drive
80GB2
5400rpm Serial ATA
Memory
1GB PC2-3200 400MHz DDR2 (512MBx2)
(Expandable up to 2GB)
Graphics
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
128MB Dynamically Shared RAM Video Memory
Graphics Interface
VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor
Optical Drive
DVD+R Double Layer / DVDRW Drive4
DVD+R DL Write (4x MAX);
DVD-R Write (8x MAX); DVD-RW Write (6x MAX)
DVD+R Write (8x MAX); DVD+RW Write (8x MAX)
CD-R Write (24x MAX); CD-RW Write (24x MAX)
DVD-ROM Read (8x MAX); CD-ROM Read (24x MAX)
Communication
Integrated MOTION-EYE Camera with built-in
microphone
Modem
Integrated V.90 Modem (RJ-11)
Ethernet
10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet (RJ-45)
Audio
Windows sound system compatible with Built-in stereo
speakers
Audio Interface
Microphone jack, Headphone jack
Optional Port Replicator
3 USB 2.0 ports, Monitor (VGA) port, Printer port, DVI-D, DC
in, RJ-45 Ethernet
Memory Stick Media Slot
Supports optional Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO
and Memory Stick DUO media5
with MagicGate
functionality
PC Card Slots
One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus
support
Other Interfaces
4pin i.LINK6
connector(IEEE 13943), 3 USB 2.0 ports,
port replicator connector, VGA out
Pointing Device
Electro-Static touch pad

Any assistance would be appreciated

Looking at my system info looks like my Ethernet card is installed so I am going to try to plug it into my network and see if it downloads anything.

When I installed Lubuntu, I was not online so there needs to be additional software added anyway I imagine

The first thing to do after an install is an update...

hopefully I can connect through the Ethernet connection so I can LOL

will try in a little bit and report back

thanks

well this is really starting to kick my butt

I connected with my Ethernet and it downloaded a bunch of updates.

I still cannot get the wireless card to connect. I dont even know how to tell if its installed correctly or has the proper drivers

Have looked at some You Tube videos but they just dont show what I have or they talk about other stuff I dont see or have

I could really use some help

thanks

Personally, twas I you, I'd download Lubuntu 14.04 the LTS version. Buntu 15 is only good for 9 months then you have to do this again. Version 16.04, the next LTS (long term support) comes in late April but you will not have to bail from 14.04 even then.

The latest versions of Buntu are more focused on newer hardware and that can cause issues with older hardware. I've been running 14.04 (alongside MX) for a long time and it's steady and stable.

I assume the mouse issues in MX were from a touchpad? I never use them as I prefer a wireless mouse myself...

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/re...14.04/release/

lubuntu uses

for answering

Also uses

to show if wireless signal is present.

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Hi Brian...

I use Lubuntu 14.04 LTS myself, it's a good distribution. :)

If you would, please open a terminal and post the entire output of...

Just copy and paste the command above into the terminal and do the same when you post the results. Rokytnji's command will work for all your hardware, not just the wireless adapter. :)

Regards...

brian@brian-VGN-FJ170:~$ lspci -nnk | grep -i net -A2
06:08.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: 8139too
--
06:0a.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection [8086:4220] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2751]
brian@brian-VGN-FJ170:~$

thank you very much for your help

actually I am running Mint on a old Dell that I installed just a few days ago and its really nice, very quick and easy to configure everything which is what I am posting from now...

It is a lesser machine than this Vaio but for some reason I have had all kinds of trouble installing anything on the Vaio

Finally getting someplace but stuck at the wireless issue

really frustrating but I will get it resolved I am not giving up!!

this is what I get when I run that command

brian@brian-VGN-FJ170:~$ sudo ifconfig -a
[sudo] password for brian:
enp6s8 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:01:4a:ca:4c:4f
inet addr:10.0.0.24 Bcast:10.0.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::201:4aff:feca:4c4f/64 Scope:Link
inet6 addr: 2601:403:1:f438:8012:401f:37c:a039/64 Scope:Global
inet6 addr: 2601:403:1:f438:201:4aff:feca:4c4f/64 Scope:Global
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:40412 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:30570 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:28016109 (28.0 MB) TX bytes:3575503 (3.5 MB)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:18433 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:18433 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1656507 (1.6 MB) TX bytes:1656507 (1.6 MB)

brian@brian-VGN-FJ170:~$

Hi Brian...

At first glance, it doesn't appear that the driver and/or firmware for your adapter is loading at boot but I'm not sure. If you would, could I also get the outputs for...

If the latter doesn't work, try...

If that still doesn't work, just use...

However, in this case, there might be a lot to copy and paste. ;)

Please retrieve the dmesg report right after the system boots up.

Regards...