Fossapup can't detect WiFi adpter
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:20 am
Hi ,
I have installed fossapup64-9.5 on my Acer aspire 14 laptop but it can't detect the WiFi adapter and only detects eth0.So,what to do now?
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Hi ,
I have installed fossapup64-9.5 on my Acer aspire 14 laptop but it can't detect the WiFi adapter and only detects eth0.So,what to do now?
@Asdf - we need to find out what wireless adaptor you have. Please run (in a terminal):
lspci -nn | grep etwork
and post results here (note command starts with lower case 'L' & has a pipe symbol in the middle).
02 : 00.0 Network controller [0280] : Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM43142 802.1 1b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
This this what it showed
@Asdf - driver & howto for your adaptor is here: viewtopic.php?p=20870#p20870
While I try to install the pet file it says that "it is named bcm4211-43142-wl-64-k5453 inside pet file .Will not install it!" .The problem still prsists.What should I do now?
@Asdf - just tested .pet again myself - no problem installing. With all the issues you're having, I'm suspecting a bad install. How did you install fossapup64? Do you have adrv & fdrv as well as zdrv & puppy .sfs's?
I have installed it using Rufus and using it as a live media with a USB flash drive.
And I don't know what these adrv and fdrv is
If you please give a details it would be helpful.
Also please tell me if there is any kinds of way to cheak if the installation is correct
@Asdf - I'm not familiar with rufus although some others use it. There is a puppy installer under Setup in the Main menu. To check what is actually installed, you need to mount the usb drive & look at contents. Use pmount under Filesystem in Main menu - your usb stick should be something like sdb1 or sdb2. Must unmount when done.
Sorry didn't actually got you
Can you please give a bit detailed info on it
@Asdf - I don't usually use fossapup64, but booted it up & took a screenshot of a mounted usb stick.
You only need to click on the drive icon (I clicked on sdb2) to mount it. Then you see what is on it.