On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Julian Visch <[email protected]> wrote:
> Was there a happy ending to this email back in march? As I have the same > situation with no easy access to wired internet. > > > > My thoughts are to either borrow someone elses really really long cable or > visit a friend and use their internet to upload. > > > > But I am hoping there is a way I can just download the driver via windows > and just install in linux, is there a current website listing all the > drivers? > Or borrow a wireless USB stick that woks from a friend and install the drivers for the built in one. Also some cellphones will do USB tethering. Last time I bought a laptop I took a USB stick with the latest ubuntu, booted the laptop from it and checked the wireless worked. If it hadn't, I wouldn't have bought it. > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Davin Pearson > *Sent:* Tuesday, 3 March 2015 3:31 p.m. > *To:* Canterbury Linux Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [Linux-users] Trouble with Wireless internet under > GNU/Linux > > > > I am living at Hillmorton Hospital so I have no access to an Ethernet > Cable. > > All I have is wireless internet. > > > > On 2 March 2015 at 11:13, Nick Rout <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Davin Pearson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Here is the result of installing git: > > > > root@davin-desktop:/home/www# apt-get install git > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree > > Reading state information... Done > > E: Unable to locate package git > > root@davin-desktop:/home/www# > > > > It seems that I need to have a working internet connection to install the > > program "git" > > which puts me into a chicken and egg situation: I need to have a working > > internet connection > > in order to get a wireless internet connection! > > Plug the wire in! > > > > > > On 1 March 2015 at 10:34, Eliot Blennerhassett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> 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 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sincerely and kindest regards, Davin. > > Davin Pearson http://davin.50webs.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > > > > > -- > > Sincerely and kindest regards, Davin. > Davin Pearson http://davin.50webs.com > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > >
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