Re: questions about debian installer prompts re: iwlwifi firmware

[Karagkiaouris Diamantis <dkaragkiaouris@gmail.com>]

I would like to add that there is also iso with non free drivers on 
debian.org. Just check if your hardware is included. Basically most 
hardware is included but one more check never matters.

On 25.09.2015 12:17, Haines Brown wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 04:17:23PM -0700, tom arnall wrote:
> > Greetings!
> >
> > I am trying to install Debian on a Dell620 with USB stick media. When
> > the installer tried to configure the network software, it asked for an
> > iwlwifi firmware file.
> Tom, I regret no one has answered your question yet, for it is one that
> has bothered me in the past. In lieu of an answer, I've had to string an
> ethernet cable to the machine, install the OS and then the wifi firmware
> and configure the network interface, and then reboot without the cable.