Re: Can't get started
Matthew Campbell wrote:
> Thank you for your polite response. The wifi access point is open so it does not use a password. I don't know if the netinst CD includes the wpasupplicant package. ip addr is saying that Linux cannot detect a signal from the wifi router. I will consider trying DHCP instead of static to see if it makes a difference. I can only hope the netinst CD has included any necessary packages to try DHCP.
>
The netinst CD is for installation from the network. It is
purposefully stripped down.
It does not contain non-free firmware, including the firmware
that must be loaded on some Intel wifi devices to get them to
work.
You probably want a full installer with lots of packages on it,
and especially a version which includes non-free firmware.
Also, USB sticks are rewritable and most systems can boot from
them.
-dsr-
Reply to: