Message-ID: <66a44077@news.ausics.net> From: not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) Subject: Re: What are the best live (not installing yet) Linux distro to boot from a bootable USB stick in a 13.3" 2020 Intel MBP to try out? Newsgroups: alt.os.linux,alt.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.portable References: User-Agent: tin/2.0.1-20111224 ("Achenvoir") (UNIX) (Linux/2.4.31 (i586)) NNTP-Posting-Host: news.ausics.net Date: 27 Jul 2024 10:33:59 +1000 Organization: Ausics - https://newsgroups.ausics.net Lines: 24 X-Complaints: abuse@ausics.net Path: csiph.com!news.bbs.nz!news.ausics.net!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com alt.os.linux:80209 comp.os.linux.hardware:3740 comp.os.linux.portable:81 In comp.os.linux.portable Ant wrote: > I tried > https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-12.6.0-amd64-kde.iso, > but its wifi didn't work. Is a wireless interface listed by the iwconfig command (in a terminal window)? That would mean a driver is loaded but not working or unconfigured. > I guess no wifi driver. Based on this page that seems likely because it claims that Apple Macbooks have used Broadcom WiFi chipsets since 2008, and those drivers aren't included in Debian by defaut because they're classed as "non-free": https://wiki.debian.org/MacBook/Wireless The page was last modified in 2013 though, so you should run lspci in a terminal and see what model the WiFi chipset is in the list it shows. -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#