Re: Help please - install the WiFi driver

[Mr G <persistence2success@gmail.com>]

root@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/S

etup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages# dpkg -i firmware-iwlwifi_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb
Selecting previously deselected package firmware-iwlwifi.
(Reading database ... 68697 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking firmware-iwlwifi (from firmware-iwlwifi_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb) ...
Setting up firmware-iwlwifi (0.28+squeeze1) ...
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That means it is installed and this thread is solved. You should now be able to use the network software that can with the install. If you other problems, start a new thread. That way other users with your problem will be able to search the archives.

On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 9:51 PM, Mark Filipak <markfilipak.linux@gmail.com> wrote:

On 2013/3/3 9:21 PM, Mr G wrote:

If I didn't think it was necessary I wouldn't have asked you to run the
commands.

Quite right. My error. For convenience, I've added blank lines between commands and I added one command.

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mark@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages$ id
uid=1000(mark) gid=1000(mark) groups=1000(mark),24(cdrom),25(floppy),29(audio),30(dip),44(video),46(plugdev),108(netdev),115(powerdev),116(scanner),119(bluetooth)

mark@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages$ sudo updatedb
[sudo] password for mark:
mark is not in the sudoers file.  This incident will be reported.

mark@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages$ mlocate firmware-iwlwifi.deb

mark@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages$ mlocate firmware-iwlwifi_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb

mark@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages$ pwd
/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages
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Is this what you expected?

Ciao - Mark.

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B G