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Re: Peter -- Re: (Stuck! Fresh 9.6 install) iwlwifi-8625-26.ucode <- Can not find/what is it? Spot of help please?



On Friday, February 15, 2019 10:39:58 PM Peter Ehlert wrote:
> I don't really know, 

What don't you really know?  It would be a lot easier to know what you're 
talking about if you put your answer under the relevant question (i.e., not 
top posting)

> it is a net install, draws the current packages
> from the repos... so it must have access. no wire was plunged in and my
> wifi adapter needed iwiwifi-7260-17.ucode and asked for it.
> The installer seems to Only install needed/desired packages.
> for example, I did Not want the "default Debian desktop" (gnome) and
> wanted only Mate... so I got exactly that, and less cruft.
> 
> I do like Buster, and it will be the new "stable" in a few months.
> Buster is running on one of my machines, and has had no problems for
> several months.
> There is a lot of vetting to even get to "testing" aka Buster, I suspect
> there will be little change before it goes mainstream.
> 
> On 2/15/19 8:49 AM, deb wrote:
> > On 2/15/2019 11:01 AM, Peter Ehlert wrote:
> >> Buster install on 820 Friday, February 15 2019
> >> on USB #1: firmware-buster-DI-alpha5-amd64-netinst.iso
> >> I also have on USB #2: firmware-9.4.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso
> >> 
> >> booted with #1, ... It did ask for firmware, I put #2 in and pressed
> >> "continue" and install continued and I was able to select my wifi
> >> 
> >> Hopefully the same will work for you
> > 
> > Thanks Peter
> > 
> > This will be my fallback.
> > 
> > It will ask me if it then uses those ISOs to install OTHER firmware
> > things, correct?
> > 
> > 
> > I don't want an Ubuntu-scenario, where it just dumps in all kinds of
> > non-free things to make a nice "user experience".
> > 
> > 
> > ps
> > 
> > How's Buster overall?
> > 
> > Should I just jump to that?
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks!


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