A new version of PuppEX Jammy64 :: 241109

[exton]

NEWS ABOUT PuppEX Jammy64 22.04 241109
This Puppy derivative is made by me. It is a replacement for Build 230222. It is built from Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish) packages and packages built from woof-CE Recipes. I've also compiled a brand new kernel - 6.11.7-exton. (The kernel 6.11.7 was released yesterday by Kernel.org). The reason for this new Puppy build is that I came to realize that Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will be supported until April 2027...

CHANGES
This build uses the standard Puppy Linux DE. I.e. ROX. I have added PCManFM File Manager and Samba so that you can reach your Windows computers in you home network. Watch this screenshot...

IMPORTANT NOTE: The normal remasterpup2 script (which is included in all Puppy Linux versions) doesn't work in PuppEX Jammy64. I had to use my "special remaster tricks" to be able to fully build PuppEX Jammy64.

INSTALL TO HARD DRIVE
PuppEX Jammy64 can easily be installed manually to hard drive if you have at least one Linux system installed. You must also use Grub as boot loader. READ ABOUT how to do such an installation at https://puppex.exton.se

READ MORE and/or download this PuppEX Build directly from SourceForge.net.

[JusGellin]

I wanted to try a newer Linux kernel, which I noticed you had - 6.11.7 so I downloaded and tried this.
I just got a new laptop which unknowingly to me need a higher version.
This really takes care of making the display resolution work like it should.

How can I make the wifi work on it? I was unsure about that.

It's amazing that the Ubuntu version is 4.4G - you were able to bring it way down 720M!

Thanks

[JusGellin]

@exton
I checked this on another model laptop.
The wifi shows up and I can switch it on there.

So the not showing wifi is just on my new laptop.

Thanks

[bigpup]

WIFI issues, on very new hardware, is most likely the needed driver and or firmware is missing.

So, first thing needed is specific info on what the WIFI hardware is.

This topic may help you:

viewtopic.php?t=635

[JusGellin]

@bigpup
Thanks I realize this.

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lspci | grep -i net
00:14.3 Network controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake PCH CNVi wifi (rev 01)

I was hoping that maybe a newer kernel would work for this new laptop.
But it seems trying different puppys and KLs that they seem to either have
1. Only wifi that works and graphics not working correctly.
2. Graphics working correctly but wifi not working.
3. Not even able to boot.

When I tried this PuppEX Jammy64, the graphics worked, but wifi didn't.
I thought the wifi was disconnected until I tried this on another laptop that wifi worked for this.

I tried two other distros that had kernel 6.8. worked properly - Linux Lite 7.2 and Linux Mint 22.

So I'm just searching around to see what works and what doesn't.

[TerryH]

@bigpup
Thanks I realize this.

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lspci | grep -i net
00:14.3 Network controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake PCH CNVi wifi (rev 01)

I was hoping that maybe a newer kernel would work for this new laptop.
But it seems trying different puppys and KLs that they seem to either have
1. Only wifi that works and graphics not working correctly.
2. Graphics working correctly but wifi not working.
3. Not even able to boot.

When I tried this PuppEX Jammy64, the graphics worked, but wifi didn't.
I thought the wifi was disconnected until I tried this on another laptop that wifi worked for this.

I tried two other distros that had kernel 6.8. worked properly - Linux Lite 7.2 and Linux Mint 22.

So I'm just searching around to see what works and what doesn't.

There are 2 components required, the kernel module and the wifi adapter firmware.
lspci | grep -i net is checking for the kernel module presence.

The firmware is checked using:

dmesg | grep irmware (it has been written abbreviated this way to not have to worry about the possibility of firmware using Upper or Lower case 'F'. You could also write it as "dmesg | grep -i firmware", which finds either. You get an error code returned if the firmware can't be found or loaded.

Due to size issues, the Puppy fdrv.sfs possibly won't contain all firmware. The dmesg will show the missing firmware. As yours is intel, it wil prpbably show a version of iwlwifi that is required. If you have an installation which wifi is working. You can copy it to the firmware directory in the installation that wifi is not working, possibly /usr/lib/firmware/intel or /lib/firmware/intel for a non-usrmerge installation.