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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

From Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry
Date 2022-04-26 16:10 +0200
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On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 01:41:07PM +0000, Schwibinger Michael wrote:
> What does mean
> 
> firmware is free
> firmware is not free?

Firmware can be free OR non-free.

Firmware for wireless interfaces is ALMOST ALWAYS non-free, because of
proprietary secrets that the wireless chip manufacturer is forced to
keep.  The government does not want end users to be able to violate the
frequency restrictions, so they force the manufacturers to keep the
technical details hidden from the users.

Firmware for video chipsets is typically non-free because of trade secrets
that the manufacturers are trying to keep hidden from their competition.

For the love of glob, just FIND OUT WHETHER YOU ARE MISSING ANY FIRMWARE
by running this command:

    sudo dmesg | grep -i firmware

If you are missing some, then GO GET IT!

SHEEEEEESH.

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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
              Re: New Debian Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-04-28 19:40 +0200
                Re: New Debian "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2022-04-29 10:50 +0200
        Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian  LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-04-26 15:40 +0200
          Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian  LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-04-26 16:10 +0200
          Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian  LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2022-04-26 16:50 +0200
            Re: Firmaware II IL Ka <kazakevichilya@gmail.com> - 2022-04-28 19:30 +0200
              Re: Firmaware II <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-05-01 13:30 +0200

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