(Solved) Driver for Asus PCE-N15 wireless card needed.

[mimosa]

I don't know where to get the files from (try having a look on the official Slackware website) but you cannot use slapt-get to install them once you have. It installs packages from the repos. As Akuna said, use spkg or installpkg:

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#installpkg kernel.foo.txz

etc

or you can even put them all together in a directory (make sure it contains no other packages) and just do

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#pkgtool

... and yes I imagine you do need to update your bootloader.

EDIT

Here is a mirror of it, you should find what you need in this directory:

http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware-current/slackware/a/

[djemos]

kernel files are here http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/slackware/ ... kware64/a/
kernel-headers are here http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/slackware/ ... kware64/d/

install them with spkg -i or installpkg if you want to have both kernels and boot in 2.6.37 and in 3.2.7
or
spkg -u or upgradepkg if you want to have only one kernel version 3.2.7

and run update-grub

[mimosa]

Sorry, I lost track of the fact that you need the 64-bit kernel

EDIT

Note also that you need to blacklist the old kernel, otherwise your new kernel will be automatically downgraded by the package manager.

Gslapt --> preferences --> excludes

It already is in mine, and maybe this is standard anyway - but I can't think why it would be, except just to make life easier in this situation

[globetrotterdk]

kernel files are here http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/slackware/ ... kware64/a/
kernel-headers are here http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/slackware/ ... kware64/d/

install them with spkg -i or installpkg if you want to have both kernels and boot in 2.6.37 and in 3.2.7
or
spkg -u or upgradepkg if you want to have only one kernel version 3.2.7

and run update-grub

Thanks djemos. Do I need to worry about the Nvidia driver? Those kind of things have a "blob" I think that it is called, that has to go into the kernel, don't they?

[djemos]

Thanks djemos. Do I need to worry about the Nvidia driver? Those kind of things have a "blob" I think that it is called, that has to go into the kernel, don't they?

You have to recompile after reboot the nvidia driver since kernel have changed.
Also have to install kernel-source-3.2.7 download from here http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/slackware/ ... kware64/k/
and install with installpkg or spkg -i

[mimosa]

I've been trying this on my machine but lilo fails with the following error:

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Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-huge-smp-3.2.7-smp
Fatal: Setup length exceeds 31 maximum; kernel setup will overwrite boot loader

[globetrotterdk]

I don't know where to get the files from (try having a look on the official Slackware website) but you cannot use slapt-get to install them once you have. It installs packages from the repos. As Akuna said, use spkg or installpkg:

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#installpkg kernel.foo.txz

etc or you can even put them all together in a directory (make sure it contains no other packages) and just do

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#pkgtool

... and yes I imagine you do need to update your bootloader.

Cheers. Can I confirm that I should only run

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# update-grub

? There is no need for me to manually edit /etc/default/grub ?

[globetrotterdk]

Just to confirm that I have all that I need:

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$ ls -l
kernel-firmware-20120202git-noarch-1.txz
kernel-headers-3.2.7-x86-1.txz
kernel-huge-3.2.7-x86_64-1.txz
kernel-modules-3.2.7-x86_64-1.txz
kernel-source-3.2.7-noarch-1.txz

Edit:
Is it recommended to run

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# spkg -nv

first???

[globetrotterdk]

Note also that you need to blacklist the old kernel, otherwise your new kernel will be automatically downgraded by the package manager.
Gslapt --> preferences --> excludes

OK, so I can either edit /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc or do it the easy way as you suggest The question is what expression do I use to exclude other kernels?

[globetrotterdk]

Thanks djemos. Do I need to worry about the Nvidia driver? Those kind of things have a "blob" I think that it is called, that has to go into the kernel, don't they?

You have to recompile after reboot the nvidia driver since kernel have changed.

If I do this after a reboot, I will need to unblacklist the nouveau driver or won't have any X on reboot will I?