Re: Help please - install the WiFi driver

[Mark Filipak <markfilipak.linux@gmail.com>]

On 2013/3/3 6:48 PM, Mark Filipak wrote:
> On 2013/3/3 6:10 PM, Mr G wrote:
> > You need the firmware-iwlwifi package.
> >
> > # dpkg -s firmware-iwlwifi
>
> You mean this one:
> firmware-iwlwifi_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb   // Debian - WiFi Drivers
>
> It's on my list.
>
> Do I really install it with this:
>
> dpkg -s firmware-iwlwifi
>
> or this:
>
> dpkg -s firmware-iwlwifi_0.28+squeeze1_all
>
> or this:
>
> dpkg -s firmware-iwlwifi_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb
>
> ?
>
> Oh, never mind. I'll try all 3.

I don't quite know what to make of the results, but I did as you asked (I think).
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mark@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages$ dpkg -s firmware-iwlwifi
Package `firmware-iwlwifi' is not installed and no info is available.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
mark@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages$ dpkg -s firmware-iwlwifi_0.28+squeeze1_all
Package `firmware-iwlwifi_0.28+squeeze1_all' is not installed and no info is available.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
mark@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages$ dpkg -s firmware-iwlwifi_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb
Package `firmware-iwlwifi_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb' is not installed and no info is available.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
mark@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages$
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Can you suggest anything else?

Ciao - Mark (mystified).