M&A Companion Classmate Netbook

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I am sorry to say this, but I still haven’t done anything for translations. First I wanted this to work properly.
I have included both scripts inside one file. Changes:
– More help dialogs but still very little info.

– Now the program will generate a Packages.gz file that will contain ALL info about all your downloaded packages after each download.
– A new (experimental) fiture will enable you to add the repo folder to your sourcelists, so you no longer need to install with dpkg -i,
but now you can install all packages from the repo using the apt install command
(that means that synaptic will also pick your local repo packages and you can install from there).

– DOWNLOADING DEPENDENCIES: Now the script requires apt-rdepends and dpkg-dev (only for downloading packages, not for installing).
If the net is available, it will ask you if you want to install them when trying to download packages.(not working as well as expected yet).
1.1. After downloading each package+dependencies, the program will update the Packages.gz file inside the download folder.
This contains the list of all your downloaded packages so that apt can manage them.

– INSTALL FROM LOCAL REPO: Once you select the folder that contains your local repo,
Add it to the sourcefiles (button) and you will be able to install any package inside your repo folder from synaptic,
apt (commandline), etc. Also, all downloaded “programs” (done with this tool) can also be easily installed using the same program (2. Install Apps).
1.2. Please remember to 3. Remove local repo from sources when you are done installing packages.
This is recommended but shouldn’t break anything if not done (only some eror message might come up).

You can now keep ALL dowloaded packages in the same folder,
as you will be able to use this app to install the programs you want
(and not all the ones inside the folder at the same time).

Feedback, please.

Starting this thread because this netbook is slowing me down. Plus. Just letting Xecure know my bro in law will be stopping by heading back to AZ from TX and that is gonna slow me down also.

Short description of woes so far on that n270 clamshell netbook.
antix 19.2 Full iso. Fresh install. Md5sum checks out. Install was no drama except for running wifi live. Will come back to that later.
I started out with soft block in rfkill on every boot.
Took me hours before I figured out disable conman on startup in AntiX control Center.
That cured soft block.
Discovered soft block using ceni.

Next issue. For what ever reason. I fought ceni for a bit connecting.
Inxi says wlan0 rt73 driver and me checking firmware showed rt firmare was loaded also < .ko >
Finally connected.

In the meantime. I am spending time poking and hoping with
sudo dmesg | tail
Wlan0 looks OK there.
sudo dmesg | grep wlan0
Readouts look Kosher.
ping 8.8.8.8
`ping 1.1.1.1

in antix control center > maint > Network assistance throws out good connection but google.com does not < empty readout >

Strange. Open Dillo to a blank page. It shoulda hit the forum. I am really confused now.
Back to inxi. wlan0 shows up. Conky shows wlan0 graphs < won't if not connected >
All my other wifi antix computers . No problem. So not router.

I will come back later Xecure to this thread to give feed back on your script. wlan0 has occupied me for hours all night.
So I am giving up and hooking a land line later on after bro in law leaves my place in a few days.
So I can post better details on enabling hardware on this clam shell netbook while also giving feed back on .sh script by xecure.

Got lot’s of troubleshooting practice on the 1st 32 bit gear I located. Funny part. Making usb. No drama. Boot. Got the space bar message for undefined video mode. Easier for me wait a few seconds instead of inputting somethoing. Vesa won’t offer 1024×600 anyways in choices < I checked >

Well. That is it from me for a few days. Bro in law contacted me after I decided to do this. Sorry. Screwed up limitations of a small team.
Member has a other chore. Has to drop antiX testing. For a bit. We may be slow. But we are methodical. This post made on my IBM T430 AntiX 19 install.

Hence why the wait on what I tried with code tags.

• This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by rokytnji.
• This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by rokytnji.

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Already learning stuff.

https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/cannot-get-wifi-to-work/#post-39078

Will try later.

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Thank you rocky, for your time.
There is no hurry. We all have much to do in our daily lives, and this program has no deadline. Anything you can test out is more than enough.

rokytnji wrote:

in antix control center > maint > Network assistance throws out good connection but google.com does not

This is usually related to problems in the /etc/resolv.conf file. Replace the symlink with the one mentioned in thread you linked in your reply above.

Enjoy your brother in law’s visit! Family first!

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Update. Tried lot’s of things and no joy on all tries. I have pre – made text file of commands I tried but to make a long story short.

harry@biker:~
$ inxi -Fxz -r
System:
  Host: biker Kernel: 4.9.212-antix.1-486-smp i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc 
  v: 8.3.0 Desktop: IceWM 1.6.5 
  Distro: antiX-19.2_386-full Hannie Schaft 27 March 2020 
  base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: manda product: Intel powered classmate PC v: Gen 1.5L 
  serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: N/A model: N/A serial: <filter> BIOS: American Megatrends 
  v: CM94515A.86A.0024.2008.0715.1716 date: 07/15/2008 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 48.8 Wh condition: 48.8/48.8 Wh (100%) model: ClassMate 
  status: Full 
CPU:
  Topology: Single Core model: Intel Atom N270 bits: 32 type: MT 
  arch: Bonnell rev: 2 L2 cache: 512 KiB 
  flags: nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 bogomips: 6384 
  Speed: 1067 MHz min/max: 800/1600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1333 2: 1600 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics 
  vendor: Elite Systems driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: intel 
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1024x600~53Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GME x86/MMX/SSE2 v: 1.4 Mesa 18.3.6 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio 
  vendor: Elite Systems driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.212-antix.1-486-smp 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: Elite Systems RTL810xE driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: ec00 
  bus ID: 01:00.0 
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Micro Star RT2573 type: USB driver: rt73usb bus ID: 1-7:3 
  IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 27.95 GiB used: 3.35 GiB (12.0%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: MK3008GAL size: 27.95 GiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 7.63 GiB used: 3.22 GiB (42.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
  ID-2: /home size: 17.71 GiB used: 131.1 MiB (0.7%) fs: ext3 dev: /dev/sda2 
  ID-3: swap-1 size: 2.01 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 67.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list 
  1: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/antix/buster buster main nonfree nosystemd
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/buster-backports.list 
  1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
  1: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
  1: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ buster main contrib non-free
  2: deb http://security.debian.org/ buster/updates main contrib non-free
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onion.list 
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:
  Processes: 155 Uptime: 13m Memory: 992.4 MiB used: 369.2 MiB (37.2%) 
  Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 
  inxi: 3.0.36 
harry@biker:~
$ 

Sometimes. Assumptions made on a task just back you into a corner.
So a re-install on / partition while leaving /home alone probably
will fix my PBKAU problem on the previous install.
Did this install with eth cable hooked up.
Connection was auto go internet on live run.
Moving on to apt update and apt dist-upgrade while on eth0.
Will suss out wlan later on.

Bro-in law is still resting. I am limiting this thread to this gear
http://old.www.macomp.com/companionpc.asp

I will my test findings on .sh script in your other thread at a later day. When time permits.
Just need to sort out a few things first. Like making this current for one.

See. No drama. 😉

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Got wifi working. What I had to do. Make up live usb again but use read only, dd option button.

Seems my other live usb saved my fubar changes on / even with reinstall on root file system.
I was wondering why some root files were labled in bold text and some were not on reinstall on / partition.

Anyways. Sound. Wifi < using Conman now instead of ceni. Still got rfkill soft block on boot up for wifi. Stats for wireless are

harry@biker:~
$ inxi -Nxxx
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: Elite Systems RTL810xE driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: ec00 
  bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8136 
  Device-2: Micro Star RT2573 type: USB driver: rt73usb bus ID: 1-7:3 
  chip ID: 0db0:6877 
harry@biker:~
$ sudo dmesg | grep firmware
[sudo] password for harry: 
[  198.365087] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt73.bin'
[  198.421107] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Firmware detected - version: 1.7
harry@biker:~
$ 

Except for custom mouse pointer. Plus some othuer tweaks. I can put fork in this netbook. It is done. 0oving on to upgrade next. All now done wirelessly.

$ sudo ip addr show
<snip>
: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,DYNAMIC,UP,LOWER_UP>
<snip>

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