Installing network drivers on a live USB Xubuntu
Submitted by kwok on November 10, 2008 - 14:26.
Hey SOCIS,
I've installed Xubuntu 8.04 on my usb key and I'm trying to run it on my eee pc 901.
Unfortunately for me, the drivers that are native to ubuntu only supports the 900 series down. So now I'm trying to find a way to install the drivers onto the usb key.
I've followed the guide from http://www.array.org/ubuntu/ to install the package, but I encountered an error when I try to install the .deb package. I don't remember the exact error, but it was something like /initr.....
So now, I don't know what to do.
Help.
Thanks.
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error is usfull
If you could repeat the procedure and get the exact error, that would be useful...
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Matt Englert
Or, try using 8.10 since it
Or, try using 8.10 since it has an auto-usb-key wizard. It works really well, and might include the newer drivers you need.
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Andrew
Alright here it
Alright here it is:
update-initramfs is disabled since running on a live CD
Failed to symbolic-link /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-eeepc to initrd.img.dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.24-21-eeepc (--install):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17 dpkg:
dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-eeepc:
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-eeepc depends on linux-image-2.6.24-21-eeepc; however;
Package linux-image-2.6.24-21-eeepc is not configured yet.
dpkg:error processing linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-eeepc (--install):
dependency problem -leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.24-21-eeepc
linux-ubuntu modules-2,6,24-21-eeepc
I talked to Josh, he said that since I'm running it on a live USB as oppose to a HDD install, I need certain kernels that can't be installed on an usb.
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Kelvin Lau
2nd Year BAH/CIS
SOCIS Member
If you re-install to your
If you re-install to your USB key as if it was a hard drive, you should be able to change the kernels. It looks like you have it set up in the same way as the wizard in 8.10, where the USB key is essentially a copy of the live CD. When you set it up, did you set up a read/write disk image or set your install to be read only?
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Andrew
perhaps a module is simpler
Is all that is needed from this new kernel wireless driver support? if so, perhaps building a module to load into the current kernel would be less disruptive.
EDIT:
http://kunin.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/asus-eee-pc-901/
has instructions on building the wired network module to load (no reboot required) i suspect the wireless module dose not require the reboot. also in the comments people have wireless working with ndiswrapper as an alternative.
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Matt Englert
Hey guys, I've decided to
Hey guys,
I've decided to change from xubuntu to ubuntu eee. It took me a while to figure out how to point the OS back towards to the usb drive (error 21) but now it works great.
Thanks for the ideas and help.
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Kelvin Lau
2nd Year BAH/CIS