Re: netinst + wifi = catch22
On Wed 06 Jun 2012 at 14:24:13 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I've been experimenting with installing Debian on a laptop dedicated to
> experimentation.
> The results have been satisfactory enough that when I discovered it had a
> very dead battery, I took my general usage laptop to library (only
> dial-up available at home). I've run the live-CD on this machine so I was
Detail. Which live CD?
> expecting no problem. Evidently netinst does not recognize my WiFi
> hardware.
Would you expand on "does not recognise", please? The messages you see
and the type of WiFi service at the library would be helpful
information.
> It runs fine on WinXP and I believe I've connected via WiFi
> with one of the collection of live cd's (a Puppy linux IIRC).
No doubt you have.
> Questions:
> 1. What is command to identify the WiFi hardware?
lspci
> 2. Once I've identified the required driver, how do I install it when I
> can not connect to the internet in first place ;<
Don't assume a driver is what is required. Whatever is needed can be
downloaded at home.
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