Re: Proprietary WiFi drivers for live mode

[David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>]

On 6/25/22 08:11, Kristijonas Lukas Bukauskas wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have an old Dell laptop with Broadcom BCM43142 WiFi device
> (https://wiki.debian.org/wl). It doesn't have a hard drive, so I
> sometimes boot Debian from USB Memory Stick in live mode.
> The problem is that WiFi doesn't work because of the proprietary drivers
> it needs.
>
> I tried booting it from live+nonfree image
> (https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/11.3.0-live+nonfree/amd64/iso-hybrid/),
> but still no luck (WiFi doesn't work). As I understand, the needed
> drivers would load when installing the system, but they do not load in
> live mode.
>
> How do I get Wifi working right in live mode? I would prefer Debian, but
> any Linux ready-to-use image would work for me.
>
> Thanks for any help!


I use a desktop machine with a wired Ethernet connection to do an 
install of Debian on to a USB flash drive (SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16 
GB).  Once installed, I boot the USB flash drive and install whatever 
else I want or need (such as Wi-Fi drivers).


David