Hi Davin, having started, I'll see if we can finish...
On 28/02/15 18:51, Davin Pearson wrote: > Is this TLWN725-N USB adapter? > (What does 'lsusb' command tell you?) > > Here is the output of lsusb: > >> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:8179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. This confirms it is V2 (according to the internet...) > Here is the output from running the commands in > http://brilliantlyeasy.com/ubuntu-linux-tl-wn725n-tp-link-version-2-wifi-driver-install/ > > apt-get update > >> root@davin-desktop:/home/www# apt-get update >> Err http://extras.ubuntu.com saucy InRelease >> Err http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security InRelease >> Err http://extras.ubuntu.com saucy Release.gpg [ snipped lots more similar errors] Something weird going on with your update settings. Did you have a working internet connection at the time? You will need one for the instructions to work. If _apt-get update_ doesn't work you have bigger problems. In any case, I second Dave Lilley's suggestion to get along to a meeting. AFAIK they are held in the South Library first Wednesday of the month. See http://www.infohelp.co.nz/glu.html >> root@davin-desktop:/home/www# apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) >> linux-headers-3.11.0-12-generic is already the newest version. >> root@davin-desktop:/home/www# apt-get install build-essential >> build-essential is already the newest version. Looks like you missed apt-get install git >> root@davin-desktop:/home/www# git clone > https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu >> The program 'git' is currently not installed. You can install it by > typing: >> apt-get install git Notice that trying to run the command helpfully suggests that you install it. You need to do this successfully before anything beyond here will work >> root@davin-desktop:/home/www# cd rtl8188eu >> bash: cd: rtl8188eu: No such file or directory Usually once one step in a sequence has failed, there is not much point carrying on with the remaining steps until the initial failure is resolved. -- Eliot _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
