Re: Fwd: Re: AMD 10.2 netinstall
On Mon 20 Jan 2020 at 17:09:33 (-0800), Rick Thomas wrote:
> Whether you can use the "netinstall" CD depends on whether your device's network connection requires one of those non-free drivers. If it needs a driver that isn't on the CD (which is more likely, the smaller the install medium) to retrieve the drivers it needs...
I'm confused. I thought you were discussing firmware. I was under the
impression that the non-free firmware on the netinstall CD was the
same as that on the DVDs, ie the files under
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/
> Well, you get the picture. (If not, read "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller... In fact, read it anyway if you haven't already!)
I watched the movie instead. Unforgettable opening sequence, but has
to be seen on the big screen.
> Enjoy!
> Rick
Thanks for including the other side of this conversation. Perhaps the
OP could reply to the list?
>
> On Mon, Jan 20, 2020, at 1:58 PM, Thomas Hilbert wrote:
> > Hey Rick
> >
> > Thanks for that response. What you describe below was my understanding
> > going into it, but then it didn't load the driver without my
> > intervention. Perhaps it is because I used the ~350mb netinstaller NOT
> > the full CD or DVD iso's...though I haven't seen that explicitly
> > documented anywhere.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > On 1/19/20 9:18 PM, Rick Thomas wrote:
> > > The "unofficial" firmware installer iso has a bunch of non-free/proprietary drivers/firmware for various adapters and devices that do not have open-source drivers, but that your machine may need to run correctly.
> > >
> > > For example, a laptop may have a wi-fi built-in from a manufacturer who is unwilling to release the source code for the wi-fi device's firmware. The "unofficial" installer CD has the necessary firmware in the form of a "binary blob" that can be installed to make the laptop's wi-fi work with Linux.
> > >
> > > Hope That Helps!
> > > Rick
> > >
> > > ----- Original message -----
> > > From: Thomas Hilbert <uxi9000@gmail.com>
> > > To: Rick Thomas <rick.thomas@pobox.com>
> > > Subject: Re: AMD 10.2 netinstall
> > > Date: Sunday, January 19, 2020 5:50 PM
> > >
> > > Good to know about the expert option. So what does the Non-Free,
> > > firmware installer get you over the standard all open source installer?
> > >
> > > On 1/19/20 2:35 AM, Rick Thomas wrote:
> > >>> Since you have to install the firmware-linux-nonfree that means that
> > >>> it s not installed! From what I remember
> > >>> you need to select those packages at the end of the base image
> > >>> installation.
> > >> And you must do an "expert" install, in order to see that option. If you do a "Standard" install, you won't get a chance.
> > >>
> > >> There's probably something you can put in the boot args that will force it to install the firmware-linux-nonfree package, but I don't know what that is.
> > >>
> > >> Rick
> > >>
> >
>
Cheers,
David.
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