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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 Celejar <celejar@gmail.com>
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 16:50 +0200
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On Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:32:23 -0400
Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> wrote:

...

> Firmware is executable code that runs inside of a device (such as a
> network interface) rather than in your CPU.
> 
> Many modern devices require some non-free firmware in order to perform
> their duties correctly.  This is *especially* the case with wireless
> network interfaces, but also applies to video chipsets and other things.
> 
> If your devices are old enough, you may not need any.  If your devices
> are newer, you probably need some.

Just FTR, some rather old wired ethernet adaptors, such as the Broadcom
NetXtreme II (BCM5716) in my Dell R210 II, also require non-free
firmware to function:

https://packages.debian.org/buster/firmware-bnx2

-- 
Celejar

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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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