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  Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless, post OS installation deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-02-22 01:20 +0100
    Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless, post OS  installation deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-02-22 01:30 +0100
      Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless,  post OS installation deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-02-22 20:00 +0100
        Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel  wireless, post OS installation Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-02-22 20:20 +0100
          Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel  wireless, post OS installation Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2019-02-22 21:00 +0100
            Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel  wireless, post OS installation Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-02-22 21:30 +0100
              Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel  wireless, post OS installation Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2019-02-22 23:10 +0100
                Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel  wireless, post OS installation Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-02-22 23:30 +0100
            [Solved] Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel  wireless, post OS installation deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-02-23 16:10 +0100
        Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel  wireless, post OS installation Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2019-02-22 20:50 +0100

#205623 — Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless, post OS installation

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So, I punched on to install Debian 9.7 onto the Intel NUC

(https://www.provantage.com/intel-boxnuc7i7bnh~7ITSP1CM.htm)

bypassing the wireless part, as I was still stuck on it asking for 
iwlwifi-8265-26.ucode, iwlwifi-8265-25.ucode, iwlwifi-8265-24.ucode,  
iwlwifi-8265-23.ucode

in the networking section. (Those .ucode files do not exist as far as 
we've seen).


So I have a running Debian now, but no internet connection either.

(No immediate Ethernet access).


If I now want to attempt the Intel wireless setup/install,

using the iwlwifi-8265-22.ucode that it also asked for

where do I do this at | from?

Any starter pointers?

*
*

*Is it just do this?*

*| then install the **|firmware-iwlwifi|**package using your favorite 
package management utility, then reboot and the driver should be 
auto-loaded and ready for use.*

found here

https://www.startpage.com/do/dsearch?query=install+nuc+wireless+post+installation+debian&cat=web&pl=opensearch&language=english

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#205624 — Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless, post OS installation

On 2/21/2019 7:12 PM, deb wrote:
>
>
> So, I punched on to install Debian 9.7 onto the Intel NUC
>
> (https://www.provantage.com/intel-boxnuc7i7bnh~7ITSP1CM.htm)
>
> bypassing the wireless part, as I was still stuck on it asking for 
> iwlwifi-8265-26.ucode, iwlwifi-8265-25.ucode, iwlwifi-8265-24.ucode,  
> iwlwifi-8265-23.ucode
>
> in the networking section. (Those .ucode files do not exist as far as 
> we've seen).
>
>
> So I have a running Debian now, but no internet connection either.
>
> (No immediate Ethernet access).
>
>
> If I now want to attempt the Intel wireless setup/install,
>
> using the iwlwifi-8265-22.ucode that it also asked for
>
> where do I do this at | from?
>
> Any starter pointers?
>
> *
> *
>
> *Is it just do this?*
>
> *| then install the **|firmware-iwlwifi|**package using your favorite 
> package management utility, then reboot and the driver should be 
> auto-loaded and ready for use.*
>
> found here
>
> https://www.startpage.com/do/dsearch?query=install+nuc+wireless+post+installation+debian&cat=web&pl=opensearch&language=english 
>
>
>

... and I'll have the iwlwifi-8265-22.ucode and iwlwifi-8265-21.ucode in 
a /lib/firmware folder on a USB drive to pull from, whilst synaptics-ing.

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#205658 — Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless, post OS installation

Simplified query:

After installing Debian 9.7, without Networking, and without an Ethernet 
connection,

how does one go about installing Intel Wireless (with the non-free bits 
available on a USB drive)?


Thanks


On 2/21/2019 7:21 PM, deb wrote:
>
> On 2/21/2019 7:12 PM, deb wrote:
>>
>>
>> So, I punched on to install Debian 9.7 onto the Intel NUC
>>
>> (https://www.provantage.com/intel-boxnuc7i7bnh~7ITSP1CM.htm)
>>
>> bypassing the wireless part, as I was still stuck on it asking for 
>> iwlwifi-8265-26.ucode, iwlwifi-8265-25.ucode, iwlwifi-8265-24.ucode,  
>> iwlwifi-8265-23.ucode
>>
>> in the networking section. (Those .ucode files do not exist as far as 
>> we've seen).
>>
>>
>> So I have a running Debian now, but no internet connection either.
>>
>> (No immediate Ethernet access).
>>
>>
>> If I now want to attempt the Intel wireless setup/install,
>>
>> using the iwlwifi-8265-22.ucode that it also asked for
>>
>> where do I do this at | from?
>>
>> Any starter pointers?
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> *Is it just do this?*
>>
>> *| then install the **|firmware-iwlwifi|**package using your favorite 
>> package management utility, then reboot and the driver should be 
>> auto-loaded and ready for use.*
>>
>> found here
>>
>> https://www.startpage.com/do/dsearch?query=install+nuc+wireless+post+installation+debian&cat=web&pl=opensearch&language=english 
>>
>>
>>
>
> ... and I'll have the iwlwifi-8265-22.ucode and iwlwifi-8265-21.ucode 
> in a /lib/firmware folder on a USB drive to pull from, whilst 
> synaptics-ing.
>
>
>
>
>
>

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#205660 — Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless, post OS installation

On Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 13:52:02 -0500, deb wrote:

> Simplified query:
> 
> After installing Debian 9.7, without Networking, and without an Ethernet
> connection,
> 
> how does one go about installing Intel Wireless (with the non-free bits
> available on a USB drive)?

Firmware (free or non-free) goes in /lib/firmware.

-- 
Brian.

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#205664 — Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless, post OS installation

On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:10:45 +0000
Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:

> On Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 13:52:02 -0500, deb wrote:
> 
> > Simplified query:
> > 
> > After installing Debian 9.7, without Networking, and without an Ethernet
> > connection,
> > 
> > how does one go about installing Intel Wireless (with the non-free bits
> > available on a USB drive)?
> 
> Firmware (free or non-free) goes in /lib/firmware.

Just to clarify, that's if he's manually installing the firmware files.
If he has the appropriate .deb (e.g., firmware-iwlwifi), then it's just
a matter of dpkg -i firmware_package.

Celejar

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#205665 — Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless, post OS installation

On Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 14:50:29 -0500, Celejar wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:10:45 +0000
> Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 13:52:02 -0500, deb wrote:
> > 
> > > Simplified query:
> > > 
> > > After installing Debian 9.7, without Networking, and without an Ethernet
> > > connection,
> > > 
> > > how does one go about installing Intel Wireless (with the non-free bits
> > > available on a USB drive)?
> > 
> > Firmware (free or non-free) goes in /lib/firmware.
> 
> Just to clarify, that's if he's manually installing the firmware files.
> If he has the appropriate .deb (e.g., firmware-iwlwifi), then it's just
> a matter of dpkg -i firmware_package.

The advice is spot-on, whether or not files are put there by the user or
a .deb. That is where the kernel looks.

Incidentally, can you find a firmware-iwlwifi* suitable for the OP?

-- 
Brian.

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#205669 — Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless, post OS installation

On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 20:24:40 +0000
Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:

> On Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 14:50:29 -0500, Celejar wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:10:45 +0000
> > Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 13:52:02 -0500, deb wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Simplified query:
> > > > 
> > > > After installing Debian 9.7, without Networking, and without an Ethernet
> > > > connection,
> > > > 
> > > > how does one go about installing Intel Wireless (with the non-free bits
> > > > available on a USB drive)?
> > > 
> > > Firmware (free or non-free) goes in /lib/firmware.
> > 
> > Just to clarify, that's if he's manually installing the firmware files.
> > If he has the appropriate .deb (e.g., firmware-iwlwifi), then it's just
> > a matter of dpkg -i firmware_package.
> 
> The advice is spot-on, whether or not files are put there by the user or
> a .deb. That is where the kernel looks.

Of course, but an ordinary user doesn't have to know anything about
that, if he's installing from Debian packages. The whole point (well,
one of the points) of a package management system is that it abstracts
away some of the technical implementation details from the end user.

> Incidentally, can you find a firmware-iwlwifi* suitable for the OP?

No idea. But the first thing I'd try is installing firmware-iwlwifi,
and seeing if that's enough to get the card working. Intel's own
website seems to imply that the 8265 chipset requires only
iwlwifi-8265-22.ucode (present in the Debian package) to work:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html

Celejar

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#205671 — Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless, post OS installation

On Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 17:03:41 -0500, Celejar wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 20:24:40 +0000
> Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 14:50:29 -0500, Celejar wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:10:45 +0000
> > > Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 13:52:02 -0500, deb wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Simplified query:
> > > > > 
> > > > > After installing Debian 9.7, without Networking, and without an Ethernet
> > > > > connection,
> > > > > 
> > > > > how does one go about installing Intel Wireless (with the non-free bits
> > > > > available on a USB drive)?
> > > > 
> > > > Firmware (free or non-free) goes in /lib/firmware.
> > > 
> > > Just to clarify, that's if he's manually installing the firmware files.
> > > If he has the appropriate .deb (e.g., firmware-iwlwifi), then it's just
> > > a matter of dpkg -i firmware_package.
> > 
> > The advice is spot-on, whether or not files are put there by the user or
> > a .deb. That is where the kernel looks.
> 
> Of course, but an ordinary user doesn't have to know anything about
> that, if he's installing from Debian packages. The whole point (well,
> one of the points) of a package management system is that it abstracts
> away some of the technical implementation details from the end user.

Correct.
 
> > Incidentally, can you find a firmware-iwlwifi* suitable for the OP?
> 
> No idea. But the first thing I'd try is installing firmware-iwlwifi,
> and seeing if that's enough to get the card working. Intel's own
> website seems to imply that the 8265 chipset requires only
> iwlwifi-8265-22.ucode (present in the Debian package) to work:
> 
> https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html

I'll let the OP explain what the issue is, if he feels so inclined.

-- 
Brian.

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#205689 — [Solved] Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless, post OS installation

> On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:10:45 +0000
> Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 13:52:02 -0500, deb wrote:
>>
>>> Simplified query:
>>>
>>> After installing Debian 9.7, without Networking, and without an Ethernet
>>> connection,
>>>
>>> how does one go about installing Intel Wireless (with the non-free bits
>>> available on a USB drive)?
>> Firmware (free or non-free) goes in /lib/firmware.


Solved.


Dropping the iwlwifi-8265-22.ucode (and -21.ucode just to be safe)

into /lib/firmware AND REBOOTING brought the system right into

functioning wifi networking.


The spurious -26, -25, -24, -23.ucode files that the network 
installation section

of the off-line 9.6 and 9.7 installs had requested; do not seem to be 
required.


Of course, /etc/apt/sources.list was still pointing at the cdrom 
repository and needed to be updated after everything was running to 
point to the stretch repositories.


Everything is running fine.

Thank you all.

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#205663 — Re: Simplified -- Re: Quick pointer please? Installing Intel wireless, post OS installation

deb wrote: 
> Simplified query:
> 
> After installing Debian 9.7, without Networking, and without an Ethernet
> connection,
> 
> how does one go about installing Intel Wireless (with the non-free bits
> available on a USB drive)?
> 

Assuming the USB disk is /dev/sdb and it has one partition on
it.

1. Mount the usb drive.
        sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/
2. Make sure the package is there.
        ls /mnt/
3. Install the package.
        sudo dpkg -i firmware-iwlwifi*.deb
4. Configure the network.
        ... varies by network manager, /etc/network/interfaces,
        wicd...
5. Unmount the usb drive.
        sudo umount /dev/sdb1



-dsr-

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