Ubuntu 16 LTS "TRY NOW" wifi / usb drivers??
would the try now feature on ubuntu loaded onto a bootable USB flash drive load wifi drivers for a HP 620? does anyone know?
also would a SIM card usb modem work with unbuntu 16 LTS HSDPA 7.2mbps? right now me and my friend are trying to resurrect a hp 620 with a limited amount of data .. we got tahr64 on it "puppy linux" but it doesnt see the USB SIM modem when we plug it in if we got more GB's of data and got ubuntu 16 iso thats like 1.5gb would that work does anyone know with the TRY NOW feature? |
You could try running Ubuntu Live and see if it see's the usb wifi dongle:-
If not you will have to install the driver for the usb dongle. What exact make and model usb device do you have? With Puppy up and running does lsusb see it? |
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lsusb? im not even sure what that is .. my friend lives in africa, im trying to help him via remote using a working windows 7 elite book, and a hp 620 with a dead hdd its a HSDPA, im not sure what it is.. ive never seen a SIM MODEM before, it looks just like a usb flash stick, such as a sandisk usb flash stick drive im not a linux guru by any means, i just figured it would be a way to get him back browsing the web instead of stuck on his phone, but the laptops wifi doesnt work either when he turns his phone into a hot spot, Wi-Fi cant connect error. i dont know of lsusb see's it or not since i dont have access too it, but i know apt-get doesn't exist and its based on Ubuntu i think. is Ubuntu live on their website somewhere? |
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He might just need to get a new usb flash dongle in order to get things working again. No, the Ubuntu Live .iso would have to be downloaded and burned to a DVD or placed on a usb flash drive and made to boot with a program. If the HDD is dead it will have to be replaced. |
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its the hp620 that is running puppy with the dead hdd, that cant see the SIM modem when plugged in via usb, puppy also cant get the hp 620's internal wifi card working either it would seem.. i was curious if Ubuntu Live would? |
If it's not working with Puppy it's a possiblity that the wifi with Ubuntu won't work either.
You'd have to try Ubuntu and see if it works. What wifi card is it? Run this command to find out what wifi card it is. Code:
lspci | grep -i network http://www.wirelesshack.org/top-linu...-adapters.html |
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do you know how i would install a driver for this using puppy linux? i have never installed a driver before on linux http://myflavia.org/lsusb.png when i type lsusb with the modem plugged in, this is the result i get in the above picture. |
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it appears, this module being used does not support WPA/WPA2 encryption, and the phones mobile hotspot settings, does not offer WEP however, we have disabled all encryption on the phone, and disabled the password, we will now try an "OPEN" profile without a shared key, with just the ESSID http://myflavia.org/failed.png EDIT every thing has failed.. the rt2008.pci simply doesnt function for the Ralink corp, RT3090 wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe with Tahr64 latest version 6.0.5, we will update as we try other variations of puppy linux or other options |
Go here and download the driver.
https://packages.debian.org/jessie/firmware-ralink Than cd (change directory where the driver is) like this example where the driver is in the downloads directory. Code:
cd Downloads Code:
sudo dpkg -i firmware-ralink _0.44_all.deb IF it doesn't work than use your Puppy Package Manager to install the driver. Looking at the output of lsusb I see you have a usb device plugged in that's called Primax Electronics, Ltd. Is that a mouse or a usb device of some sort? |
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i just need to figure out a way to get the .deb file in the file structure of puppy linux (tahr64 6.0.5) using the win 7 elite book and plugging in the puppy USB flash drive into the elite book and moving the file inside of it some how |
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I looked up Primax Electronics. They are a company in Taiwan and they make bluetooths, keyboards, mobile devices and the like. If you have to, download the .deb package and put it on a usb flash drive. Than take that flash drive plug it into the elite book and cut and paste the .deb pkg into whatever directory you want. Here's the Puppy Linux Wireless help page for using the Network Wizard. http://puppylinux.org/wikka/HowToWifiFromCommand |
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Here's 2 Video's on How to connect to the internet with Puppy Linux. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWBo15s8dME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CY8Pz4A1BY |
I think the OP is referring to a USB G3 or G4 modem. There appears to be a wireless adapter also in the same machine. But I think the desired connection is through the cellular modem. Is this correct?
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