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Dinohi friends04:10
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Guest23154i have an issue04:11
Guest23154I have an Acer netbook with lubuntu installed, and a huawei datacard - E-8131, the internet is slow - Help please04:13
Guest23154I have an Acer netbook with lubuntu installed, and a huawei datacard - E-8131, the internet is slow - Help please04:20
holsteinGuest23154: if they dont support linux, it may not work well.. i would try and test the card in a supported operating system..04:25
holsteinmake sure that it works04:25
Guest23154I had tried in chromium os - was working fine04:26
Guest23154The thing is I want to use as a desktop environment and not in cloud, thats why I switched to lubuntu04:28
kingchipoHello everyone! Trying to get my broadcome wireless driver working properly. I've managed to connect to my wireless but the connection is extremely slow. Could use some assistance with this problem if at all possible04:58
kingchipodmesg | grep b43 displays several errors.. ERROR: PHY transmission error, as well as: warning: unexpected value for chanstat (0x7c00)05:00
kingchipoAdditionally I've reinstalled the firmware multiple times05:01
kingchipoAny assistance would be awesome! ill standby05:02
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ianorlinhmm not sure of that error message try lspci -vvn |grep 14e405:09
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kingchipoThe command returns 14e4:432005:11
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kingchiporev 0205:11
meek_Hello all05:13
kingchipoo/05:14
kingchipoerr i should say it returned : 00:09.0 0290: 14e4:4320 (rev 02)05:14
ianorlinshould proably give more contex with lspci -vvn |grep -C 10 14e405:16
meek_I have lubuntu installed Acer netbook, and connecting internet with a Huawei E8131 datacard, but the connection is slow05:16
meek_Some help would be nice05:17
holsteinmeek_: sure.. and you should ask Huawei for help.. but, as far as for lubuntu support, please try the device in a supported operating system to make sure its functioning properly05:39
holsteinmeek_: then, i would try a few linux live CD's.. ubuntu 12.04, 14.04.. 14.10.. anything to get a different kernel05:39
meek_But it works fine with Chromium OS, AFAIK its also linux based05:49
meek_Maybe I am asking for too much, anyways @holstein thanks05:50
holsteinmeek_: then, you are not having an issue with the card05:52
holsteinmeek_: oh.. you mean, chromiumOS.. not the chromium browser05:52
holsteinmeek_: thats why i suggested trying other live CD's with differnt kernels05:53
meek_not browser, chromium OS05:53
holsteinmeek_: in linux, the kernel has the drivers "baked in" basically, so, a different kernel can support the hardware, while an older one wont, or a newer one might have a regression, or have to drop support05:53
holsteinmeek_: so, you can boot up "chromiumOS" and look at the kernel, and match that as much as possible from an ubuntu version..05:54
meek_sure @holstein but can you also tell me 'How to' find kernel version05:55
holsteinmeek_: in most linux distros, you can open a terminal and run "uname -a"05:56
holsteinmeek_: i dont use chromium OS.. and it may be different..05:56
meek_fine I will check these suggestions and will get back if required05:56
meek_thanks @holstein, have a nice day :)05:57
kingchipo*pulls out hair05:58
kingchipoI dont want windows xp X (05:59
holsteinkingchipo: you really shouldnt use it.. its EOL05:59
kingchipoHaha, well im trying to put lubuntu on this piece of shit my dad uses06:00
kingchipoWireless card refuses to work06:00
holsteinthese days, hardware like that is quite reasonable06:00
holsteini just swap out to hardware that supports the operating system i want to use06:00
holsteinyou can try using the windows driver with ndiswrapper.. but, anything im leaving with a family member has to be bulletproof..06:01
kingchipohaha, yeah just broke college student atm haha06:01
kingchipotired of removing viruses :\06:01
holsteinkingchipo: i have plenty i got for free or *quite* cheap..06:01
holsteinkingchipo: its up to you.. nothing about linux/lubuntu is preventing broadcom from supporting that device, but, i woudl try referring to..06:01
holstein!broadcom06:02
ubottuHelp with Broadcom bcm43xx can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx06:02
kingchipohaha yeah im aware of the proprietary bs06:02
holsteintry lubuntu 14.04 live.. you should be able to add the firmware there06:02
kingchipoThinking of trying a debian distro06:02
holsteinkingchipo: so, try adding the firmware, and see if it works, and dont assume that on a machine of the xp era that its not just bad hardware06:03
holsteini spend a long time troubleshooting a device for the *same* deal.. a family member. turned out the wifi device was broken06:03
holsteinkingchipo: the kernel is modular, and contains the drivers that its allowed to contain.. debian is not allowed to provide the brodcom drivers either..06:04
kingchipoHaha, well it does work on xp, I''ve gotten to to recognize to "connect" just very slow06:04
holsteinkingchipo: you should be able to try a debian live distro as well..06:04
kingchipoLol, Have you ever dealt with a really old machine? if the image is larger than 700 mb It will not install06:05
holsteinkingchipo: you might have 2 broadcom driver options, as well as the windows driver in ndiswraper06:05
kingchipoRead in some ubuntu docs that this card should use the bra legacy06:05
holsteinkingchipo: *yes*.. the machine i referenced above was older.. and i installed on an older machine today.. *quite* often. the age of the machine is *not* your issue06:05
holstein!broadcom | kingchipo06:06
ubottukingchipo: Help with Broadcom bcm43xx can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx06:06
holstein^ thats the ubuntu doc06:06
holsteinkingchipo: you can read there, or here.. open a terminal and run "lspci". there, you will find your device id.. bcm4313 or whatever06:06
kingchipoIt's wierd, I try installing mint earlier, being that i needed to use a dvd the live cd is extremely slow and seems to halt06:06
holsteinkingchipo: mint has the same kernel06:07
kingchipoRight, wierd. Mint and kubuntu would not install. But the smaller lubuntu image would06:07
holsteinkingchipo: i *dont* install til i learn how to support the hardware06:08
kingchipoany image on a cd would install, dvd image would not06:08
holsteinkingchipo: a team of professionals were hired to make sure all that hardware worked well in windows.. you are taking that role on06:08
holstein!mini | kingchipo06:08
ubottukingchipo: The Minimal CD image is very small in size, and it downloads most packages from the Internet during installation, allowing you to select only those you want.  The installer is text based (rather than graphical as used on the Desktop DVD). See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD06:08
kingchipoRight lol i understand06:08
holsteinyou can use that image, which fits on a CD.. install the minimal environment, and use wired networking to get packages06:09
holsteinyou can install from bootable USB06:09
kingchipoI can't remeber the exact lubuntu image i used but it was 680 mb and installed fine from cd06:09
kingchipoI know the official was 720 mb and would not install from dvd haha06:09
holsteinkingchipo: i would use the 14.04 version06:09
holsteinkingchipo: if you are not, get the 14.04 version, and try it.. you can use the mini iso i referenced above, or USB install06:10
kingchipoWell Ive gotten lubuntu installed. Unforunately its so old the bios dont support booting from usb06:11
holsteinhttp://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/ is how you boot USB on that hardware06:11
kingchipowoah06:11
kingchipoThats helpful...06:11
holsteinif you dont have version 14.04, get that one06:11
kingchipoI do06:11
holsteinkingchipo: you state you dont know what you have06:12
kingchipoI dont know which image i used. It was 14.04 but the image was smaller than the official image06:12
holsteinkingchipo: there is *only* the official versions06:13
kingchipoI used the alternate image available here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Alternate_ISO06:13
kingchiposlightly smaller so i could fit it on cd-rom06:13
holsteinok.. that is official06:13
holsteinkingchipo: so, read the broadcom linke, and try the alternatives.. or replace the hardware. or try the windows driver in ndis06:14
holsteinusually there are 2 options.. but, there may not be06:14
holsteinyou can use "lspci" and link the output here if you need help figuring out what you have06:14
holstein!paste06:14
ubottuFor posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use http://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use http://imgur.com/ !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic.06:14
kingchipook sure thanks! ill run through the documentation again and see my results.06:15
holsteinkingchipo: or, share you card chipset here, or #ubuntu and someone can assist06:15
kingchipoOk, possibly found the problem? the driver in use is b43-pci-bridge. This isn't the legacy driver i presume?06:17
holsteinkingchipo: dont "presume" anything06:17
holsteinkingchipo: link your chipset here, or #ubuntu, and a volunteer will try and assist you06:17
holsteinkingchipo: open a terminal, run lspci, and share the chipset..06:18
holsteinshare the entire line from there about the device..06:18
kingchipoChip is BCM4306 ( 14e4:4320)06:18
holsteinkingchipo: no "Rev" ?06:20
kingchiporev 206:20
kingchiposorry..06:20
holsteinkingchipo: it *literally* cannot hurt you to shave the entire line06:20
holsteinshare*06:21
holsteinkingchipo: you can try, opening a terminal, and run "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer" without the quotes06:22
holsteinkingchipo: acutally, for rev2, you need..06:23
holstein"sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install firmware-b43legacy-installer"06:23
holsteinkingchipo: i woudld try the second command, and reboot.. i would be wired when running that ^ and also, before i test, i'll run this as well "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" while wired, before rebooting..06:24
holsteinkingchipo: please run those 2 commands, and share any errors, and reboot and test the wifi..06:25
holstein!paste06:25
holsteinkingchipo: is the wifi working?06:31
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kingchipoYes, It connects to the router, but is extremely slow06:32
kingchipoabout 4000 bytes per second slow06:32
holsteinkingchipo: how are you determining the speed?06:32
kingchipojust a speed test lol06:33
holsteinkingchipo: in what capacity? a speed test to your gateway?06:33
kingchipospeedtest.net06:34
kingchipolol06:34
holsteinkingchipo: whats funny, friend?06:35
kingchipothe speed :)06:35
holsteinkingchipo: there can be expected compromises, as i was saying before, since, you are not promised linux support for the device by the creators of it06:35
holsteinkingchipo: did you update? and reboot?06:36
kingchipoI did both update and reboot06:36
kingchipoCould conflicting drivers cause this?06:37
holsteinkingchipo: if you installed multiple drivers, and you are not using the one i just had you install, sure06:38
holsteinkingchipo: what driver are you using? you can use "lspci -vv" and *please* use pastebin to share the *actual* output06:38
holstein!paste06:38
holsteinkingchipo: sure, thats the information you shared before *still* not copied and pasted as i asked.. what i need is the driver information06:40
holsteinkingchipo: can you open a terminal and run "lspci -vv" and share the output?06:40
kingchipoWhats the short cut for copy ?06:41
ianorlin!pastebinit06:41
ubottupastebinit is the command-line equivalent of !pastebin - Command output, or other text can be redirected to pastebinit, which then reports an URL containing the output - To use pastebinit, install the « pastebinit » package from a package manager - Simple usage: command | pastebinit -b http://paste.ubuntu.com06:41
holsteinselect.. right click.. select "copy".. or control c..06:41
kingchipohttp://paste.ubuntu.com/9279245/06:43
kingchiposorry, i was in xterm06:43
holsteinkingchipo: did you install any other drivers from the internet?06:44
holsteinkingchipo: what would i do? load an ubuntu 14.04 live CD.. lubuntu is fine.. i would install the firmware-b43legacy-installer package, and see that it works as expected..06:45
kingchipoI believe i may have, when i first attempted to troubleshoot the card i follow some instructions on a forum post.06:46
kingchipook, ill do that, sounds easier06:46
holsteinkingchipo: if you have ran some commands that you cant/wont share here, they could be breaking something06:47
holsteinkingchipo: you can also just fresh install, and refer to the information i gave..06:47
kingchiporeinstalling now06:47
holsteinkingchipo: that would likely take less time since you have the alternate iso already.. resintall, boot and run "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install firmware-b43legacy-installer" while wired.. reboot, and test06:48
kingchipoOk sure thing, incase your not here when it finishes, Thanks a ton for your help06:49
holsteinsure.. and if that doenst work, i would do these steps.. remove that package.. sudo apt-get autoremove firmware-b43legacy-installer, then refer to and try https://andym3.wordpress.com/projects/the-broadcom-wireless-card-guide/06:50
holsteinif that doesnt work, remove what he has suggested, and..06:50
holstein!bug06:50
ubottuIf you find a bug in Ubuntu or any of its derivatives, please file a bug using the command « ubuntu-bug <package> » - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs for other ways to report bugs.06:50
holstein^ file or join a bug... you can always try #ubuntu as well, since its more general than lubuntu06:50
kingchipoWill do, Thank you so much!06:51
holsteinor, just buy another device.. i promise you can replace that for under $10US06:52
kingchipoYeah i know lol, I have a netbook setting in my closet.. just need another 3.5 hdd for it or else i would use it.06:53
holsteinyou can get one of those for free/cheap as well06:56
holsteinthe netbook.. not the hard drive ;)06:56
holsteinwhat i did was take the chipset from one netbook and replace a broadcom in another.. viola06:57
holsteinvoila*06:57
kingchipoPeople are pretty greedy with their electronics around here.07:00
kingchipoFor some reason they believe their emachines they bought from circuit city in 1989 is still worth  $120007:00
holsteinwhat chipset is in the netbook? why not run the netbook with an SD card or USB stick for a hard drive?07:01
holsteini'll just pulll the hard drives and boot sd cards on them..07:01
kingchipoHmm thats a really great idea.07:02
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