Re: [PLUG] Wifi Compatibilty and Linux Distro's

2016-07-31 Thread Nat Taylor 
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First of all remove the settings you made.

sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723be.conf

If you do not have this file, nothing is wrong.

Then install a good driver

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hanipouspilot/rtlwifi
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rtlwifi-new-dkms linux-firmware

Reboot and enjoy

If you still have problems, you may need to add an option:

echo "options rtl8723be ant_sel=2"  | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723be.conf

then reboot again.

Expanation is made by *chili555* in this answer
.

This is the same driver as https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new,
rock.new_btcoex branch but packed as dkms.

You can see all that at
https://github.com/hanipouspilot/rtlwifi_new/tree/rock.new_btcoex

If you also need bluetooth working, run also:

sudo apt-get install rtl8723au-bt-dkms linux-firmware

*Note:* Support for 4.2 kernels and Ubuntu 15.10 has been added to the PPA.
For kernel 4.2 the bluetooth driver should *not* be installed from the PPA.
There is already native support of the bluetooth adapter in kernel 4.2.

*Offline guide*

If you do not have any internet connection, you can download the package
using another computer, a phone, etc.

The package is HERE


You will also need DKMS installed. You can find the DKMS package for Ubuntu
16.04 HERE


Copy these two files to the Ubuntu Home folder (~/) and run in terminal

sudo dpkg -i dkms*.deb rtlwifi*.deb

Then reboot.

*Important:* For new Ubuntu kernels installed on a system with Secure Boot
on UEFI, the unsigned kernel module may not load. In this case see THIS
ANSWER  to fix it.

Meanwile I will try to find a way how to sign the module in the PPA. There
is a way how to do it.
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edited Jul 21 at 18:23 
answered Jun 12 '15 at 15:25

Pilot6 
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On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Nat Taylor  wrote:

> DuckDuckGo told me this, here's the link for more too (
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/635625/realtek-8723be-wifi-problem#635629
> ):
> Realtek 8723BE Wifi problem
> 
>
> First of all remove the settings you made.
>
>   sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723be.conf
>
>
> If you do not have this file, nothing is wrong.
>
> Then install a good driver
>
>   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hanipouspilot/rtlwifi
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get install rtlwifi-new-dkms linux-firmware
>
>
> Reboot and enjoy
>
> If you still have problems, you may need to add an option:
>
>   echo "options rtl8723be ant_sel=2" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723be.conf
>
>
> then reboot again.
>
> Expanation is made by chili555 in this answer
> .
>
> This is the same driver as https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new
> , rock.new_btcoex branch but
> packed as dkms.
>
> You can see all that at
> https://github.com/hanipouspilot/rtlwifi_new/tree/rock.new_btcoex
>
> If you also need bluetooth working, run also:
>
>   sudo apt-get install rtl8723au-bt-dkms linux-firmware
>
>
> Note: Support for 4.2 kernels and Ubuntu 15.10 has been added to the PPA.
> For kernel 4.2 the bluetooth driver should not be installed from the PPA.
> There is already native support of the bluetooth adapter in kernel 4.2.
>
> --Pilot6 
>
> On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 6:40 PM, John Jason Jordan 
> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 14:51:24 -0700
>> Charles Hill  dijo:
>>
>> >I don't subscribed to the ship it now with a known bug especially when
>> >it's wireless and patch it later.
>> >On a laptop "Wireless" is a core function.. and if it's not stable it
>> >lends to a miserable user experience.
>>
>> There's always a trade-off between being able to run the latest versions
>> of programs with cool new features, as opposed to reliability and
>> stability. Some lean toward one way and others toward the other. And
>> then there's me - I want both. I've tried various distros and I always
>> keep coming back to Ubuntu. Yes, Ubuntu has bitten me  with serious bugs
>> that should not have made it into the release version, but such cases
>> are rare.
>>
>> > I find it interesting that there appears to be no "Open Wireless
>> > standard?> > landscape? 15 plus years?
>> >Maybe I'm missing something but consistent wireless functionality
>> >should be ingrained/installed in every Linux version/flavor. Why is
>> >that so difficult?
>>
>> Patents and corporate secrecy. If a manufacturer open sources their
>> hardware then everyone will

Re: [PLUG] Wifi Compatibilty and Linux Distro's

2016-07-31 Thread Nat Taylor 
DuckDuckGo told me this, here's the link for more too (
http://askubuntu.com/questions/635625/realtek-8723be-wifi-problem#635629 ):
Realtek 8723BE Wifi problem


First of all remove the settings you made.

  sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723be.conf


If you do not have this file, nothing is wrong.

Then install a good driver

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hanipouspilot/rtlwifi
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rtlwifi-new-dkms linux-firmware


Reboot and enjoy

If you still have problems, you may need to add an option:

  echo "options rtl8723be ant_sel=2" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723be.conf


then reboot again.

Expanation is made by chili555 in this answer
.

This is the same driver as https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new
, rock.new_btcoex branch but
packed as dkms.

You can see all that at
https://github.com/hanipouspilot/rtlwifi_new/tree/rock.new_btcoex

If you also need bluetooth working, run also:

  sudo apt-get install rtl8723au-bt-dkms linux-firmware


Note: Support for 4.2 kernels and Ubuntu 15.10 has been added to the PPA.
For kernel 4.2 the bluetooth driver should not be installed from the PPA.
There is already native support of the bluetooth adapter in kernel 4.2.

--Pilot6 

On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 6:40 PM, John Jason Jordan 
wrote:

> On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 14:51:24 -0700
> Charles Hill  dijo:
>
> >I don't subscribed to the ship it now with a known bug especially when
> >it's wireless and patch it later.
> >On a laptop "Wireless" is a core function.. and if it's not stable it
> >lends to a miserable user experience.
>
> There's always a trade-off between being able to run the latest versions
> of programs with cool new features, as opposed to reliability and
> stability. Some lean toward one way and others toward the other. And
> then there's me - I want both. I've tried various distros and I always
> keep coming back to Ubuntu. Yes, Ubuntu has bitten me  with serious bugs
> that should not have made it into the release version, but such cases
> are rare.
>
> > I find it interesting that there appears to be no "Open Wireless
> > standard? > landscape? 15 plus years?
> >Maybe I'm missing something but consistent wireless functionality
> >should be ingrained/installed in every Linux version/flavor. Why is
> >that so difficult?
>
> Patents and corporate secrecy. If a manufacturer open sources their
> hardware then everyone will know how they made the product. That
> entices patent trolls. Better to keep everything secret.
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Re: [PLUG] How to get a more visible mouse cursor [RESOLVED]

2016-07-31 Thread Rich Shepard 
On Sun, 31 Jul 2016, Rich Shepard wrote:

>   That first link was from 1997, Further down the page was a 1996
> Slackware-3.3 version. Should continue to work.

   Yes, it's still found in /usr/doc/Linux-HOWTOs/.

Thanks for the lesson, Michael,

Rich
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Re: [PLUG] How to get a more visible mouse cursor

2016-07-31 Thread Rich Shepard 
On Sun, 31 Jul 2016, Rich Shepard wrote:

>   I'll keep looking.

   That first link was from 1997, Further down the page was a 1996
Slackware-3.3 version. Should continue to work.

Rich
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Re: [PLUG] How to get a more visible mouse cursor

2016-07-31 Thread Rich Shepard 
On Sun, 31 Jul 2016, Michael Rasmussen wrote:

> Rich, wouldn't it be easier for your to Google:
>slackware big-cursor

Michael,

   Actually, I did search the web, but without the hyphen; found nothing.
Interestingly, duckduckgo finds nothing and google's first link is
'X11-big-cursor MINIHOWTO' with nothing slackware-specific.

   I'll keep looking.

Thank you.

Rich
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Re: [PLUG] How to get a more visible mouse cursor

2016-07-31 Thread Michael Rasmussen 
On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 07:31:46AM -0700, Rich Shepard wrote:
>For those of us with older eyes a larger cursor, particularly on smaller
> screens such as laptops, might be a Good Thing. Since we don't all run
> Debian or a Ubuntu it would be nice for someone who does to get the file
> referenced in this URL
> 
> 
> 
> and somehow make it available to those of us would would like to try it and,
> perhaps, find it very useful.
 
Rich, wouldn't it be easier for your to Google:
slackware big-cursor

Click on the first link returned and follow the Slackware specific procedure?


-- 
  Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon  
Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity
Work hard to get your thinking clean ... simple. 
But it's worth it because once you get there, you can move mountains.
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[PLUG] How to get a more visible mouse cursor

2016-07-31 Thread Rich Shepard 
   For those of us with older eyes a larger cursor, particularly on smaller
screens such as laptops, might be a Good Thing. Since we don't all run
Debian or a Ubuntu it would be nice for someone who does to get the file
referenced in this URL



and somehow make it available to those of us would would like to try it and,
perhaps, find it very useful.

TIA,

Rich

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