Re: How to manually install WiFi firmware on Debian Live?
On Thu 11 Mar 2021 at 20:38:04 -0400, Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I tried to make a "Realtek RTL8191SU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0
> Network Adapter" work on Debian 10 Live with LXDE, but I couldn't.
> Here is what I already have tried:
>
> 1-. Downloaded package firmware-realtek from package.debian.org.
Ok. May also be done with 'apt download firmware-realtek'.
> 2-. Booted Debian Live.
> 3-. Copied package from hard disk to the desktop (apt complains when
> I load it directly).
> 4-. Executed: sudo apt install firmware-realtek
I think that is incorrect. If you are in the same directory as
firmware-realtek, I'd do 'sudo apt install ./firmware-realtek'.
> 5-. Executed: sudo depmod -a
> 6-. Executed: sudo modprobe r8712u
According to
https://wiki.debian.org/rtl819x#Realtek_RTL8188CE.2C_RTL8188CUS.2C_RTL8188DE.2C_RTL8188EE.2C_RTL8188ETV.2C_RTL8188EU.2C_RTL8188SU.2C_RTL8191SE.2C_RTL8191SU.2C_RTL8192CE.2C_RTL8192CU.2C_RTL8192DE.2C_RTL8192E.2C_RTL8192EE.2C_RTL8192SE.2C_RTL8192SU.2C_RTL8192U.2C_RTL8723AE.2C_RTL8723AU.2C_RTL8723BE.2C_RTL8812AE.2C_RTL8821AE_devices
this is the correct kernel module.
> Then, Wicd didn't show anything. I ran udevadm, I don't remember how,
> to see if the USB WiFi adapter was detected; it was and also
> the module r8712u was loaded for it.
>
> I need some help here, please. I don't want to use a non-free firmware
> live image. Thanks.
'ip a' should show all available interfaces.
--
Brian.
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