* Re: looking for Linux firmare/driver for powerbook g4
2011-12-26 17:04 ` looking for Linux firmare/driver for powerbook g4 Larry Finger
@ 2011-12-27 2:20 ` Thomas
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From: Thomas @ 2011-12-27 2:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Larry Finger; +Cc: greg, wireless
Thank you for the quick, useful, and to the point response =)
I suspect the key line that is the one we are looking for is:
BUS 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8172 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
but I list the whole response below...
running my live ubuntu cd 10.04 when I type lsusb into the terminal
window I get:
BUS 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
BUS 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
BUS 002 Device 004: ID 05ac:8205 Apple, Inc. Bluetooth HCI
BUS 002 Device 003: ID 05ac:030a Apple, Inc. Internal Trackpad
BUS 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
BUS 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8172 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
BUS 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
I'm also distressed because I find no gui for the wireless connection in
Lubuntu, I know that is not your program, but I find it really weird
that it seems to not exist
I think I'm going to go to mint or puppy or stick with Ubuntu
10.04... I do not like the new desktop in the "precise" ubuntu...
a very dysfunctional and un-editable dock! IMO Once again, not your
issue =)
Also, when I load ubuntu 10.04 live cd it says there are additional
hardware drivers to download... Broadcom B43 if I remember from
last year, these are the ones for the airport extreme card, but it did
not work this time =( besides, I want the n-type usb anyway =)
I'm using the same USB WLAN device on my new macbook air with a program
I downloaded from your web-page (last week?)
that program says (under "information") Utility Version 1.9.7
(2011/11/11) Driver version: v1081 and the program does not open a
window (even tho the program is "on"/running when I have a different
(borrowed) usb WLAN in the usb slot
AND, when I do a lsusb on my macbook air, I get:
mmmmmm-MacBook-Air:~ nnnnn$ lsusb
-bash: lsusb: command not found
mmmmmm-MacBook-Air:~ nnnnn$ ls usb
ls: usb: No such file or directory
mmmmmm-MacBook-Air:~ nnnnn$ ls: usb
-bash: ls:: command not found
the same happens on my terminal on my 12" g4 running mac OS 10.4.10
thank you for your attention here, I do appreciate it!
Thomas
> On 12/25/2011 06:23 PM, Thomas wrote:
>> Hey, thanks for being there!
>> I was looking to instal Lubuntu onto my mac powerbook g4 12"
>> (1.5g/1.25ram)
>> when I installed ubuntu 10.04 it had a driver available called
>> "broadcom B43"
>> for my wi-fi, but on the live cd version of Lubuntu 12.04, I could
>> not even find
>> anyway to access additional drivers OR the WLAN (wi-fi) settings or
>> controls,
>> etc. and firefox told me I was off line (until I plugged in an
>> ethernet cable)
>> I also have a USB wi-fi device that has no branding, but is called:
>> WLAN 11n Mini USB Adapter
>> FCC ID: WKLWL6203
>> mac 0002728E8A88
>>
>> Is there anything you can do to help me get my old powerbook to use
>> this USB WLAN?
>> I'd rather use it (type n) than the internal (g style) "airport extreme"
>
> I have Mint 9 running on my Powerbook G4 Titanium. I bought the
> machine to debug the big-endian issues for driver rtl8192cu. I have a
> number of USB wireless devices, and all work just fine.
>
> Please post the output of the lsusb command so that we know the USB
> IDs for your device. That will determine what driver it needs.
>
> Larry
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