Re: Is it possible to conduct a Debian install over wifi (iwlwifi)?
On 03/08/2016 11:37 AM, Brian wrote:
> On Mon 07 Mar 2016 at 12:07:21 +0000, Andy Smith wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Mar 07, 2016 at 10:46:47AM +0000, Brian wrote:
>>> 1. Stop at the 'Detect network hardware' stage and switch to a console.
>>>
>>> 2. Unpack the .deb for the firmware you want:
>>>
>>> ar -x /cdrom/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/<your_firmware.deb>
>>
>> Because I was using the non-free firmware installers, the firmware
>> was already present in /lib/firmware and still the (jessie
>> net-)installer did not ask for it.
>
> Why should the installer ask for firmware if it knows it is present in
> /lib/firmware? Your problem is that the firmware is not transferred to
> the device. The consequence is that the wireless interface wlan0 is not
> detected. The syslog should confirm this.
>
> The technique described cuts out the d-i middleman and gives the kernel
> what it wants. You have nothing to lose by trying it.
>
you can use debian iso with non-free firmware included:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/
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