how to find which version I'm running + installing Penguin Wireless USB adapter !help!
So new to this and attempting to install a Penguin Wireless N USB Adapter for GNU/Linux (TPE-N150USB).
I want to be sure I have the current version of Trisquel running, but am not sure how to check the current build/OS version.
Also, I went to the Penguin website and followed their directions to install the free binary/firmware: htc_9271.fw and htc_7010.fw into /lib/firmware, but when I plug in my adapter, I can't seem to get my computer to recognize it.
As far as I can tell, the installation of the files was successful, because I saw them move from my downloads folder into the /lib/firmware folder.
Any help is much appreciated!
www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb-0
From what I know, The Penguin Wireless N USB Adapter will work with Trisquel 7, which has not been released yet. The latest available Trisquel is Trisquel 6, released in March of this year.
Hello and welcome,
first we check out which trisquel version you're running.
You can do this easily looking in this small text-file: /etc/apt/sources.list
Only root is allowed to do this.
One possibility to show this file is using the terminal. Please type:
sudo cat /etc/apt/sources.list
cat is a little program which prints the content of the file.
You will find something like
deb http://fr.archive.trisquel.info/trisquel/ toutatis main
deb-src http://fr.archive.trisquel.info/trisquel/ toutatis main
The last part (in my case "toutatis") is important. It's the name of your trisquel version.
Thank you for your prompt reply.
I've attached a screen shot of my terminal. I believe that the computer successfully sees the USB adapter, listed as:
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
because when I unplugged it and ran "sudo lsusb" again, it wasn't listed.
That being said, I'm not sure how to specify this adapter as my source for networking. I have an internal networking card that I use to access the internet, the idea behind this USB modem is that I will soon be traveling to a more remote location, and I was hoping the stronger antenna will give me more options to connect to the internet.
Any suggestions?
Also, you can see when I typed "sudo cat/etc/apt/sources.list" it came back with "command not found"
thanks again
Be careful when typing; you missed a space character:
sudo cat (here the space sign) /etc/apt/sources.list
You mentioned another networking card - is it a wireless card, too?
One easy way to see what OS you are currently running is using the command:
lsb_release -a
sorry, is that an I or an i or a 1 !!!
is it: sudo Isb_release-a?
thanks!
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If your not on Trisquel 6 you will need to upgrade the kernel via the link here:
http://jxself.org/linux-libre/
Then install the ath9k_htc firmware found here:
If you are on Trisquel 6 then run the update manager and apply all updates. At that point you should be able to just drop in the firmware found here: