LL2.2 Feedback .

[altman]

Guess you ll have to install these yourself , unless they re in the Install Softwares on LL Installer .

[Monkeyman]

Loving 2.2 so far.  I thought there was going to be some sort of conky (corky?) widget type thing for the date/time?  Did I miss checking a box?

[Jerry]

Broadcom support in linux is poor. You can't offer 100% Broadcom support out of the box. With what you include in a distro, it's a case of damned if you do, damned if you don't. The trick is find a happy middle ground. At the end of the day mpig, you still have options in front of you

[mpig]

With live mode, you are stuck with the given hardware support. Anything you install will be lost upon reboot. If you want a permanent fix, you'll either have to stay with LL 2.0 and install the extra software 2.2 offers, or install 2.2 and follow altman's instruction in post #9.

i have found the solution to install wlan broadcom long ago. Since none ubuntu family distros (ubuntu, xubuntu, ubuntu gnome, peppermint, elementaryOS) can detect my broadcom wlan from installation media.

Then i'm excited when i found LL 2.0. It can automatically detect my wlan. So i thought, LL developers mastering this distro correctly.

[Jerry]

With live mode, you are stuck with the given hardware support. Anything you install will be lost upon reboot. If you want a permanent fix, you'll either have to stay with LL 2.0 and install the extra software 2.2 offers, or install 2.2 and follow altman's instruction in post #9.

[rokytnji]

Different kernel with firmware issues maybe between 2.2 and 2.0

Just guessing though. I do not know if a kernel change came with 2.2 vs 2.0 when the update was done.

[mpig]

i have LL 2.2 final.

I want LL 2.2 can detect my wlan before the installation, when running live linux lite. LL 2.0 can detect while running in live mode.
Sorry for my english. Still learning. 

[altman]

Ah , you want wifi to be started on startup right ! Hope I understand what you mean .

It might have to do with what hardware you re having also .

I have LL 2.2 Beta installed & I did not have any issues . Which one do you have installed , LL2.2 Beta or LL2.2 Finale release .

[mpig]

no no no. I already fixed the wlan problem.

I just want LL 2.2 can detect wlan broadcom from the start, from when i'm using the live before installation. Because LL 2.0 can do it. I don't know why LL 2.0 can but LL 2.2 can't.

[altman]

Try this mate ;


sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source ;

sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer



Hope it will do the job .

[mpig]

LL 2.0 can detect my wlan from the start. But the LL 2.2 can't.

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audi@audi-Aspire-3680:~$ dmesg | grep b43
[    2.412682] b43-pci-bridge 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[   27.168913] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found (core revision 10)
[   27.216578] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 4, Type 2 (G), Revision 8
[   27.448462] b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load failed with error -2
[   27.448468] b43 ssb0:0: Falling back to user helper
[   27.575281] b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load failed with error -2
[   27.575288] b43 ssb0:0: Falling back to user helper
[   27.581758] b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load failed with error -2
[   27.581764] b43 ssb0:0: Falling back to user helper
[   27.594054] b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load failed with error -2
[   27.594060] b43 ssb0:0: Falling back to user helper
[   27.601984] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
[   27.601991] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
[   27.601994] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
audi@audi-Aspire-3680:~$
Can you guys fix this? I mean, make LL detecting wlan broadcom from the beginning like LL 2.0. The solution is simple but really annoyed me.

[altman]

It just shows that there is life left in machines that probably end-up in landfill

Absolutely.  I've installed LL and other Xfce-based distros to quite a few older systems and they always end up feeling like they got a new lease on life.

Thanx for the review Gold_Finger , like the way it s written .

Thanks altman.  Don't know if you saw this, but posted it for you a few days back:  https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index.php?topic=1186.msg7864#msg7864

Ah , thanx fella ! Sorry about the late answer back .

[gold_finger]

It just shows that there is life left in machines that probably end-up in landfill

Absolutely.  I've installed LL and other Xfce-based distros to quite a few older systems and they always end up feeling like they got a new lease on life.

Thanx for the review Gold_Finger , like the way it s written .

Thanks altman.  Don't know if you saw this, but posted it for you a few days back:  https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index.php?topic=1186.msg7864#msg7864

[altman]

Thanx for the review Gold_Finger , like the way it s written .

[Wirezfree]

Nice write up and good pointers... +1
It just shows that there is life left in machines that probably end-up in landfill