Re: New Debian user
On Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 04:30:53PM +0000, jim-bean@att.net wrote:
> Listers,
> I am a Fedora user trying to do my first Debian install (downloaded to CD). It installs OK but the installer REALLY wants to access the net. In order for that to happen I have to install ndiswrapper. In order for that to happen I need the kernel headers which I -think- are not installed. The installer doesn't ask if Kernel stuff is to be installed so I assume I have to get them from the net. I tried copying over the ndiswrapper module from Fedora but insmod knows that its from the wrong kernel.
> The installer assumes there is a working net connection during install, not true in my case.
> Basically I need the net to give myself access to the net.
> How can I break out of this chicken/egg situation?
Well the obvious solution is to use a wired connection during the
install to download what is needed to get the stupid wireless to work.
I haven't seen a laptop with wireless that didn't have wired ethernet
too.
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Len Sorensen
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