DSL support and Lubuntu Wi-Fi guidance
DSL support and Lubuntu Wi-Fi guidance
The "Home wifi Network" label would appear when connecting to any available Wi-Fi network, including on your iPhone, Xbox, or other devices. I’ve noticed these networks consistently showing up across various platforms—Windows 98, 2000, XP, 8, 8.1, 7, Vista, and iOS devices. I located my MAC address using Terminal commands on Lubuntu and verified the MAC info via the provided link. Good luck with your setup! It seems you were referring to an IP address rather than an AP name. As mentioned, SkyBB9999 matches the name shown in the Wi-Fi settings on your phone. You can find the SSID by following the guide from Brother Support and checking advanced settings after selecting it.
I feel strongly that LXDE isn't the right fit for you. If all those screenshots come from your own devices, it's hard to tell exactly what's happening here—especially with the XP box still around. This is something I often encounter: claiming Windows 98 could connect to Wi-Fi in the past sounds misleading (and even for 2000 it was a stretch). Locating functional 802.11 hardware with drivers would be extremely challenging. Even then, getting a working setup would be tough. Around 2009, the experience across GNOME, KDE, and Windows seemed fairly consistent. Compared to XMonad, Awesome, i3, LXDE, old XFCE, or IceWM, they feel quite different from Windows. I meant AP (Access Point), not IP. That’s why I think you’d enjoy a more traditional desktop environment—like Unity, MATE, KDE 4, XFCE, or Cinnamon—and on a netbook, you should have a better experience. Linux won’t make your hardware perform miracles, but it should run faster than Vista, 7, or 10. (I’ve seen 8.x where Windows was surprisingly snappy—though memory usage was high.) LXDE isn’t really designed to be user-friendly for Windows migration. At least a few years ago it lacked features and was prone to issues, requiring a lot of manual work. If you’re determined, there’s enough material here from your screenshots to help someone else complete the setup if needed.
I’m unsure about setting up alternative desktop environments. I prefer LXDE, which resembles Windows XP, since it’s familiar to me. (I used it until I had no choice). These were screenshots taken from the web for connecting to Wi-Fi. I’m aware of access points but not much else. I own a Netgear Wi-Fi adapter on my Windows 10 machine, so it should automatically set up APs. My laptop is an i7 with 16 GB RAM and a dedicated GPU gaming rig that I installed Lubuntu on because I want to move away from Windows due to its business model. (Lubuntu is lightweight and Debian-based, so many programs run smoothly.) I installed Steam, Unity Game Engine, and other apps without issues. I’m aiming for DSL on my Atom Netbook because it performs well. Windows 7 Starter Edition (that came with it) runs very slowly, and the device feels like it’s about to become a secondary sun. DSL is fast, and the memory stays within limits 24/7. Lubuntu is dual-booted on the Atom Netbook—it functions properly and has the network setup just right. I just started Ubuntu on my laptop to test it, and it works nicely. Perhaps I should switch to installing Ubuntu directly on my laptop instead of trying to adapt Lubuntu. I’ve completed all the Wi-Fi details on my laptop as suggested, and even tried the guide you linked: http://lubuntuhowto.blogspot.com/2014/06...-1404.html. Unfortunately, Lubuntu isn’t connecting to the wireless network. I used to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 8/8.x but was unhappy, so I chose LuBuntu for being lighter and this community didn’t support DSL as a main OS for gaming, work, or development. I’ll back up my important files and install the latest Ubuntu version on my i7 laptop to see how it performs, then consider a fresh install on my Netbook since it runs well in my “office torture test” (open LibreOffice, type quickly, use copy-paste, browse, type “libre”). On Windows 7 Starter Edition (with the Atom Netbook and 1 GB DDR2 SSD), it likely wouldn’t have survived, so Ubuntu works fine for me. The Netbook handled everything smoothly.
I recently set up Ubuntu on my netbook using Unetbootin (32-bit) and everything functioned smoothly without any issues, even before the OS installation. When I tried the same process with the newest 64-bit version via Unetbootin, I managed to connect to a network, though it was the same model as my network card. Connecting to the internet remained unavailable by default. I attempted to create a bridge from my Windows PC to the Ubuntu laptop, but this caused problems on Windows and required me to remove it, forcing me to rely on a USB drive for downloads. The drivers are officially supported by Intel, but only in the kernel module. My WiFi card is from 2014 or earlier. I discovered the Linux driver here: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/...05511.html. However, installing it proved complicated and confusing. I suspect this solution should work for Ubuntu, but I’m hesitant to reinstall. The included instructions seem limited and not very clear. They suggest copying a specific file to /lib/firmware, but when I tried various methods the directory would disappear unexpectedly. Because of recent changes, I’m thinking about switching to a Mac for better privacy and stability. If anyone has advice on installing this firmware for an i7 laptop running Ubuntu 17.04, especially on an i7, I’d appreciate it.
I resolved the issue by following the advice, installing the OS again reluctantly since I might have altered something unnecessary. I chose LUbuntu 16.04 because it was on the USB I obtained. From the terminal at askubuntu.com, after launching it with control + alt + T, I ran the following commands: sudo -i echo "blacklist ideapad-laptop" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf modprobe -r ideapad-laptop exit. After editing, if you connect to Wi-Fi yet can't reach the Internet, tap the Wi-Fi icon, modify your connections, pick the network, adjust IPv6 settings and save changes.