Re: Debian installation wifi card not being detected
On Sun, Feb 11, 2024 at 11:20:43AM +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> On 10/02/2024 at 20:06, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> >
> > It may also be possible to tether via a cable to a mobile phone and do the
> > netinst install that way.
>
> Right, sorry for not mentioning it in my previous reply.
>
> The OP mentioned in debian-user that they have an iOS (Apple) device. The
> package ipheth-utils provides a tethering driver for the iPhone (and
> possibly other iOS devices). I do not know whether it is required, but it is
> not available in the Debian installer environment. I did not find it in
> Debian live package lists (https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/*.packages)
> either.
>
I wouldn't expect there to be much in debian-live for Apple, no.
I'd always recommend netinst but this is one of the times when it just
won't work, obviously. For common wifi cards with loadable firmware -
it may well work. Broadcom, no.
The DVD-1 image at https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/debian-12.5.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso has the installer on it, so that might well
be a candidate to try.
If you do install from DVD-1 and have no network at the time when you
install, you may need to fix up /etc/apt/sources.list afterwards :)
> > With my debian-user mailing list hat on: please post to one list primarily
> > and don't cross-post between lists unless invited to. Thanks :)
>
> When in doubt, true cross-post to a couple of lists seems acceptable to me
> (so that replies can be cross-posted too), but it looks like the OP actually
> sent multiple independent posts.
>
Yes, I was possibly a bit grumpy here: apologies
All the very best,
Andy
(amacater@debian.org)
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