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Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry

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On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 06:15:40PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> On Mon 25 Apr 2022 at 16:59:57 +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> 
> > Hello Sophie,
> > >  
> > > 
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Good afternoon.
> > > > 
> > > > Thank You.
> > > > 
> > > > We do backup every evening.
> > > > 
> > > > What version of Debian from Debian URL is the best do download and burn on
> > > > CD?
> > > > 
> > 
> > We still don't know what the actual computer you use is :(
> > 
> > Unless it is a (very old) 32 bit only machine, I would recommend
> > 
> > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/11.3.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/firmware-11.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso
> > 
> > This is unofficial only because it contains non-free firmware. The firmware
> > may be necessary for your machine to boot and work well: it will almost
> > certainly be required if you are installing over a WiFi connection.
> 
> I am aware that this ISO has non-free packages for a wireless
> connection and that any needed will be used and installed by
> d-i. However, what about micorode packages, firmware-intel-sound,
> bluez-firmwarem and dahdi-firmware? At which stage(s) of an
> installation does d-i become aware of them?
> 

Some of these are recognised at inital boot: if unsure, they can be
added. For myself, I normally install the metapackages firmware-linux-nonfree
and firmware-misc-nonfree which solve the problem. As the discussion elsewhere
on Debian mailing lists is showing, it is really very difficult indeed to 
do without all firmware.

All the very best, as ever,

Andy Cater

> --
> Brian.
> 

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Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2022-04-25 13:20 +0200
  Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian  LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-04-25 19:10 +0200
    Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian  LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2022-04-25 19:20 +0200
      Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian  LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-04-25 19:30 +0200
        Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian  LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2022-04-25 20:20 +0200
          Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian  LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-04-25 20:30 +0200
            Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian  LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-04-26 20:00 +0200
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