Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver
His only chance is probably... if he can clean the intel me, which he shouldn't do without special knowledge of how to modify a bios via external flashing. Of course... that is very dangerous, so I don't recommend it. That being said, he may have to learn what I learned back around 7 years ago, which is, that hardware by big names doesn't support total software freedom without modifications usually... I hope this isn't the case and I hope he doesn't give up on GNU/Linux though. I myself admittedly am guilty of using some proprietary software, such as dos games and wine-staging games. But yeah, never play games from software the way their creators originally intended them to be played. That is a security issue, privacy issue and makes the developers out there way too happy.
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver
Its an Acer Aspire One 1-131 cloudbook system bios v1.05 VGA BIOS Version: Intelv10007
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver
> Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 3160 (rev 83) Unfortunately, I think that all Intel WiFi cards require proprietary firmware. If your BIOS allows it, maybe you can replace the WiFi card. What is the vendor and model of your computer? signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver
Thanks! The output of that command was: Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 3160 (rev 83)
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver
>Anyway, I installed Trisquel on a usb stick and on one computer the > wifi doesn't work. The other I booted it on the the wifi worked fine. > From what I gather, that might mean the one it didn't work on probably > doesn't have a free wifi driver available, and, the one it does have a > free wifi driver available. Anyone know if that's correct? Specifically it means that there was no free driver when Linux (the kernel) version 4.4 (the default version in Trisquel 8) was released. It is possible (no promises) that upgrading to a newer kernel version could get your WiFi card working. Try booting back into Trisquel on the computer without working WiFi, open a terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T, and run $ lspci | grep Network (Type "lspci | grep Network" and press Enter) This will print information about your WiFi card to the terminal. Copy/paste that information to this thread. If there is still no free driver for your WiFi card, you might be able to replace it with a WiFi card for which there is a free driver. However, sometimes the computer's proprietary BIOS will not allow you to install an unauthorized WiFi card, so if none of the approved WiFi cards have free drivers either then you are out of luck. What is your laptop model? If all else fails, you can buy a USB WiFi dongle like this one.[1] However, since WiFi works on one of your computers, you might as well start by installing Trisquel on that one. [1] https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Wifi driver failed - Broadcom (14e4:43ba)
It *might* work with openfwwf. Try installing that and restart. If not then yes, replacing the WiFi card with one that doesn't need proprietary junk would be a good idea. Or, if you don't want to open the computer, there are USB ones too. Like https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb
Re: [Trisquel-users] Wifi driver failed - Broadcom (14e4:43ba)
> I am trouble installing wifi > driver(broadcom BCM43602 -14e4:43ba) on my laptop. That WiFi card doesn't work without proprietary software. Trisquel only includes free software.[1] > According to the > https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/brcm80211, Driver is > supported in 3.17+ kernel version. This refers to the mainline kernel, which includes proprietary software. Trisquel uses Linux-libre,[2] which contains only free software. > I did try different Linux operating > system which took wifi driver automatically Then the other distro you tried includes non-free software. I recommend looking into an external WiFi[3] card that does not require proprietary software. [1] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html [2] https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/ [3] https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver instal for Centrino Wireless-N 1030
I think that someone here will be able to help. I'm just here to nit-pick: Linux is one of many programs that make up our system. It's misleading (and gives undue credit) to call the whole system Linux. This community cares about software freedom, as the GNU Project set out in 1983. All the programs that make up our system are checked for compliance with the GNU principles. I think that it is more accurate to call the system GNU. This name describes our philosophical motivation. GNU applies to all the programs that make up the system. What I'm trying to say is that I don't know enough abuot wifi drivers to actually be helpful _
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver instal for Centrino Wireless-N 1030
I got a dongle online a couple years ago that simply plugs into the USB port and it works perfectly. If there is no free alternative for your wireless card, that's what I would suggest, as it worked fo rme.
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver instal for Centrino Wireless-N 1030
so botom line is this card is made by satan and i cant use it rather than making a purchase for a dongle i just went in the basment and made a 15 meter utp cable i gues if you want to be truly free wifi isent a smart move anyway. thank you bothe for your ansers
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver instal for Centrino Wireless-N 1030
Replacing the internal wifi card is a pain with a lot of systems now. HP, Dell, Toshiba, and Lenovo/IBM implement digital restrictions to prevent users from replacing there wifi card with another. Companies make significant money off of after-warranty part sales and so forcing individuals and repair companies to go through them is extremely profitable. Now there have been changing excuses over the years as to why they have implemented these restrictions although the bottom line is these excuses are a lie. Originally they were saying it was due to FCC regulations. However there is no such regulation and the FCC explicitly wrote out a policy making it clear that there is no requirement to white list (restrict) the cards. In any case most if not all other companies ship without these restrictions on this standard slot. That includes our laptops and desktops (I'm the CEO of ThinkPenguin). And of course there are other issues to be concerned about with any MS Windows system or system sold by other companies supporting GNU/Linux. Most (or all) are shipping systems which are not free software friendly. You may miss out on things like suspend to ram, 3d acceleration, and wireless support. Some of these may be less critical depending on your needs. The wireless card can be replaced in most of these systems with one that is free software friendly (other than from the companies above).
