Re: Help please - install the WiFi driver
I have not went through all the replies.
Regardless those questions, one basic question is that
What is your wireless card.
try $ lspci
If your laptop is not so new, basically it has very well support.
check the kernel support first. If none, then look for the further
solutions.
On Monday 04,March,2013 03:53 AM, Mark Filipak wrote:
> My objective:
> Install WiFi driver into Debian+LXDE so that I can connect to the Internet.
>
> My problem:
> All the help I can find covers installing packages over the Internet.
> But I can't install packages over the Internet because I can't reach the
> Internet until I've installed the driver (not part of Debian because
> it's non-free) and a Network Manager (apparently, not part of
> Debian+LXDE ...or at least I can't find it under System Tools ...I think
> that's what the menu item is named).
>
> Packages I have:
> aptitude_0.6.3-3.2+squeeze1_amd64.deb // Debian - Package Manager
> firmware-iwlwifi_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb // Debian - WiFi Drivers
> synaptic_0.70~pre1+b1_amd64.deb // Debian - Package Manager
> wicd_1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3_all.deb // Debian (all but Gnome) -
> Network Manager
> wireless-tools_30~pre9-5_amd64.deb // Debian - WiFi Tools
>
> Documentation I have:
> (copied off the Internet and saved where I can get to them when I'm in
> Debian+LXDE...)
> "How to use a WiFi interface" (http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse)
> "Intel PRO-Wireless 3945 and WiFi Link 4965 devices"
> (http://wiki.debian.org/iwlegacy)
> "WiFi Ad-hoc Network" (http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/AdHoc)
> "iwconfig" (http://wiki.debian.org/iwconfig)
> iwconfig man page as a text file.
>
> BTW, before I go on, I already tried opening a file manager (in
> Debian+LXDE) and simply double-clicking one of the .deb files. Nothing
> happened.
>
> I don't know what to do or what I'll need once I'm booted back into
> Debian+LXDE ...remember: I won't have Internet. Assuming that I'll need
> to know how to run a Package Manager, I've looked at the following
> (http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/index.en.html#contents):
>
> (Before listing the contents of the appropriate section of debian-faq
> below, I need to say that I really, really tried to read this stuff. My
> eyes glazed over. I looked for something like "how to install a deb
> binary" but couldn't find it. As I read the details of what I couldn't
> relate to and what I didn't understand and what I don't really care
> about - God created the Earth in 6 days so that we could argue over it
> forever after - I had my hands full simply trying to stay awake. Forgive
> me but I don't want to know the excruciating details of Linux and how it
> works. I'm not going to stand back after a year of study saying, "My,
> that's wonderful!". I... don't... care. I'm here to use Linux, not to
> praise it. My objective is to copy stuff I *might* need for offline use.)
>
> 7 Basics of the Debian package management system
> 7.1 What is a Debian package?
> 7.2 What is the format of a Debian binary package?
> 7.3 Why are Debian package file names so long?
> 7.4 What is a Debian control file?
> 7.5 What is a Debian conffile?
> 7.6 What is a Debian preinst, postinst, prerm, and postrm script?
> 7.7 What is an Essential, Required, Important, Standard, Optional, or
> Extra package?
> 7.8 What is a Virtual Package?
> 7.9 What is meant by saying that a package Depends, Recommends,
> Suggests, Conflicts, Replaces, Breaks or Provides another package?
> 7.10 What is meant by Pre-Depends?
> 7.11 What is meant by unknown, install, remove, purge and hold in the
> package status?
> 7.12 How do I put a package on hold?
> 7.13 How do I install a source package?
> 7.14 How do I build binary packages from a source package?
> 7.15 How do I create Debian packages myself?
> 8 The Debian package management tools
> 8.1 What programs does Debian provide for managing its packages?
> 8.1.1 dpkg
> 8.1.2 APT
> 8.1.3 aptitude
> 8.1.4 synaptic
> 8.1.5 tasksel
> 8.1.6 Other package management tools
> 8.2 Debian claims to be able to update a running program; how is this
> accomplished?
> 8.3 How can I tell what packages are already installed on a Debian system?
> 8.4 How to display the files of a package installed?
> 8.5 How can I find out what package produced a particular file?
> 8.6 Why doesn't get `foo-data' removed when I uninstall `foo'? How do I
> make sure old unused library-packages get purged?
> 9 Keeping your Debian system up-to-date
> 9.1 How can I keep my Debian system current?
> 9.1.1 aptitude
> 9.1.2 apt-get, dselect and apt-cdrom
> 9.1.3 aptitude
> 9.1.4 mirror
> 9.1.5 dpkg-mountable
> 9.2 Must I go into single user mode in order to upgrade a package?
> 9.3 Do I have to keep all those .deb archive files on my disk?
> 9.4 How can I keep a log of the packages I added to the system? I'd like
> to know when which package upgrades and removals have occured!
> 9.5 Can I automatically update the system?
> 9.6 I have several machines how can I download the updates only one time?
>
> You guys know the stuff above. I'd be willing to *try* to read it if you
> think I'll need it, but please remember: all I want is to install the
> WiFi driver, firmware-iwlwifi_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb. Perhaps a year from
> now I'll step back and look at Linux and say, "That's wonderful!" but I
> doubt it. However, one thing's for certain: If I don't succeed with
> this, a year from now I will not be running Linux.
>
> Any help gratefully appreciated!
>
> Thanks, and Ciao.
>
>
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