Re: getting the right and complete firmware
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- Subject: Re: getting the right and complete firmware
- From: Anil Duggirala <anilduggirala@fastmail.fm>
- Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:24:56 +0100
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> ~$ apt-file search firmware-5.bin
> firmware-atheros: /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA4019/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin
For some reason I am not able to run that command, even as root. And
that file is different to the one I am missing
(th10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin) right?
>
> Then query the APT database with the package name:
>
> ~$ apt policy firmware-atheros
> firmware-atheros:
> Installed: (none)
> Candidate: 20161130-3
> Version table:
> 20161130-3 500
> 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/non-free amd64
> Packages
>
> So the firmware can be found in the firmware-atheros package from the
> non-free
> repository[2] of stretch.
>
> 1: https://wiki.debian.org/apt-file
> 2: https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList#Component
I have installed that package, actually fed it to the debian installer,
and have confirmed it is installed now.
thanks a lot,
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