Re: Debian install Question
On Wed 24 Feb 2021 at 16:44:18 (-0800), Weaver wrote:
> On 25-02-2021 09:32, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > IL Ka wrote:
> >>
> >> I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I am new to
> >> Debian.
> >> My idea was to install Debian, and then install non-free firmware.
>
> This is quite possible.
>
> >> This is the third question about "how to install Debian if I have nic that
> >> needs non-free firmware" I see in this list on this week.
> >>
> >> So, what is the best practice to do so? Use an unofficial installer that
> >> contains non-free firmware?
>
> That's actually not required.
> For a little while now, I've had a 2016 Acer TravelMate.
> This requires three different blobs of non-free software to operate
> efficiently.
> As long as you opt for the nonfree and contrib lines to be included in
> your sources.list file during installation, they're there when the
> install process is over.
> As soon as the netinst disc is spat out and reboot happens, there
> appears to be a period when I can install aptitude, mc, menu, and a
> couple of other niceties.
> I then call up aptitude interface and go through the kernel nonfree
> sector for the blobs I require, clearly delineated during the install
> process.
> Intel's iwlwifi being one of the packages required for this machine.
How do you get the wifi to connect, in order to fetch the firmware,
without the firmware that the wifi needs to connect?
> >> If so, I believe this info is worth adding to the Debian installation guide
> >> somewhere in the wiki, so we can give a link to this wiki to newbies.
>
> Definitely!
>
> >> It seems that a lot of people face this problem trying to install Debian on
> >> their laptops.
>
> It's how I learnt to deal with it, two or three installs later.
Cheers,
David.
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