Hi Mark,
I have been using WiFi on my computer downstairs for a while now. For the second time this week the WiFi has disappeared.
I have taken a note of your advice from last time and am posting the results here. Is there anything that can be done to cure this. I still have the TP-Link hardware I purchased the last time I had this problem.
PS I switched off and restarted the computer and the WiFi was ok, I was able to send this without having to go upstairs and plug in a cable.
Is this a new wireless adapter ?, or have you/we tried any fixes previously ?
Hi Mark,
I had this problem start about February. I am connected to a Virgin Superhub and I/we have been through quite a few trials since the problem started. I am back to my original setup I had in February ie I am using the Virgin Superhub. I can’t understand why it drops the WiFi connection ?
Did we ever try WiCD instead of networkmanager ?
Dunno. Don’t think so.
We tried quite a few things over a couple of months but I settled on reverting to my original Virgin Superhub and living with the problems it threw up. I can live with it but it would be nice to know what is causing this problem and if it could be sorted. I could go through all the suggestions from the beginning as I may have reset something when I took the TP-LINK 300Mbps Router (TL-WR841N) off. I still have that but I don’t think it made any difference to my problems last time plus it took a bit of room for the extra cabling that reduced the working space on my desktop.
take care
Don W
PS I have just been to Peppermint Forums and I want Pep 7 
So which do you want to try first
Peppermint 7
or
Replacing NetworkManager with WiCD
?
Might be worth trying Peppermint 7 or Ubuntu 16.04 or Mint 18 as a LiveCD/LiveUSB first.
Whatever would be best.
I would like to install Pep 7 first. Would it be possible to purchase a USB Pen Drive with the necessary files on it ?
take care
Don W
Peppermint aren’t selling USB sticks at the moment, but if you have one 2GB or larger lying around I can talk you through creaating one if you want ?
I have a 2GB pen drive that says it is a Boot Disk, I think it was for reinstalling XP. I can wipe that if that would be suitable ?
If it’s a 2GB USB stick, and you’re happy to wipe it, yeah we can continue …
a) will we be using Windows or Linux to make this USB stick ?
b) how old is the PC … or gimme the spec
c) do you want 64bit or 32bit … personally I’d advise 64bit if you’re CPU isn’t 32bit only
If you’re already running Ubuntu and don’t know the answers to the above questions, post the output from
uname -a
and
cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep pae
and
cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep model
Mark,
I will be using this Linux machine to create this USB stick.
I can use 64 bit on this machine
Does this help
don@ldwatson ~ $ uname -a
Linux ldwatson 3.16.0-76-generic #98~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 24 17:04:54 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
don@ldwatson ~ $ cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep pae
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer xsave lahf_lm arat epb xsaveopt pln pts dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase smep erms
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer xsave lahf_lm arat epb xsaveopt pln pts dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase smep erms
don@ldwatson ~ $ cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep model
model : 58
model name : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1037U @ 1.80GHz
model : 58
model name : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1037U @ 1.80GHz
don@ldwatson ~ $
take care
Don W
Okay, creating the USB stick is extremely easy in Peppermint 6
Just plug in the USB stick, then right click on the Peppermint 7 ISO and select “Make Bootable USB Stick” … then selcet the USB stick from the dropmenu … then click write.
That’s all there is to it.
Sorry I’m being a bit slow to respond but things are a bit manic since the Peppermint 7 release … it’ll quieten down soon.
Thanks Mark,
I have carried out the above instructions. Should Pep 7 boot from this stick ?
I have tried to boot from the USB stick but the computer just gives a ’ MACHINE CHECK ERROR’ that continually loops.
See here:
try disabling secureboot and toggling virtualization setting off/on in the BIOS
Theoretically this shouldn’t be necessary, but it seems to work for some.
You might also want to try a different USB slot.
Thanks Mark,
I did think of using another slot, but I will see what happens with these suggestions.
I have now used all 3 slots on this machine to no avail. I have been into BIOS but it sadly (to me) has no sensible information to impart.
When I go to BOOT OPTIONS in the Bios at the bottom of the page it says
OS Select and when I highlight that it says
‘If OS Select set Windows8 and UEFI Boot set Enable, it’s in Windows8 UEFI Mode with secure boot.’
If I click on it it goes to another page with the option Windows8/Others and a line below that says
UEFI Boot disabled.
I am giving up for a while as I am caught up in an attack of the Winter Vomiting Bug
PS I have had a look at Pep 7 on this machine, it finally burst into life. I don’t know if I’m ready to do a complete reinstall as it looks like a lot of work and I am not up to it at the moment.
Thanks again for your help.
How did we get Linux on this thing in the first place ?
Hi Mark,
I bought this machine new without an OS as I knew I was going to install Peppermint. (5 I think)
I think I installed from a USB stick, I certainly installed Peppermint 6 from a USB stick as I have just wiped the stick and put Pep 7 on it.
I must admit when I was in the BIOS last night I can’t remember seeing anything about the Win8 and UEFI disabled before, I toggled the settings and it booted from the Pen Drive so I don’t know how this works,I will have a look in the BIOS again but I am sure it is the opposite of what it should show.
EDIT
Hi Mark,
I have been back to the BIOS and under OS Select I have [Others] and UEFI [Disabled]
When I put the Pen drive in and boot up, pick the boot from (F7) and choose USB the machine starts and shows a ‘Machine Check Error’ then shows a blank (dark) screen and boots into Pep 6.
I shut down and reboot, go into the BIOS and select [Win8] and UEFI [Enabled] and another line pops up saying ‘Network Stack’ Disabled. I save that configuration and as it starts up,hit F7 and choose the Pen Drive, it boots into Pep 7 when I choose ‘Shutdown’ it goes to the BIOS screen again and I have to select the Win8 and UEFI Disabled option again to get the machine to shut down.
Hope this helps. I have some important files I want to keep shouldI save them to a pen drive just in case
take care
Don W
I would save them.
Is this to be a a dual boot PC (Windows/Linux) ?
If not, I’d leave it in UEFI mode with secureboot disabled and install Peppermint 7 completely wiping the drive.
Hi Mark,
I will save the files/folders I may need.
This machine is Linux only, it has never had Windross on it :o I bought the machine without an OS so I could install (at that time) Peppermint 5. I don’t know why it mentions Win8 in the BIOS. So it will be a Peppermint 7 only machine.
Before I wipe the drive and install Pep 7 can I say I have had a look at the Peppermint Forum and the article by Slim.Fatz on using symlinks to set a DATA partition. I quite like the idea and wondered if I should do this before installation or would I be better to forget making any changes to the drive and just carry out a wipe clean and install Pep 7.
take care
Don W
PS As you can read I am still trying to get over this bug and my mind is in a whirl about various options.
If you’re likely to be distrohoping or swapping distro, sure do the DATA partition, but if you’re not I wouldn’t bother.
Your call … it’s a good idea, just boils down to “can you be bothered”