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Re: Installation Problem

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On 2020-07-14 13:33, Vlad Dragomir wrote:

> I tried to install Debian on an unused laptop I'm having,

> It asks for additional non-free firmware, unfortunately it's an Intel wireless card. It gives a list of files it needs in order to configure the network, which is I suppose a good start. Still,
> 1.	I have no idea where to find those files, Google didn’t help me much with this.
> 2.	If I find those files, I don’t know where exactly to paste them on the installation drive for it to see them.
> 3.	This installation iso pretends it contains non-free firmware already, so normally it shouldn’t ask for those files. Am I missing something?
> Therefore, I had to cancel the installation, at least for the time being. It would be rather useless to have a system without Internet access.

Proprietary Wi-Fi firmware is an unending PITA with FOSS.


I buy laptops with wired Ethernet interfaces to avoid this problem.  I 
then use the wired connection for installation and for installing Wi-Fi 
firmware.


If I needed to install Debian on a laptop without Ethernet, I would buy 
a USB Ethernet adapter.  The key is finding one that is supported by 
FOSS OOTB.  Unfortunately, I do not own one and cannot make a 
recommendation.  (And, these products constantly change.)  I would  STFW 
for mailing list and forum archives for USB WiFi adapaters that are 
known to work with Debian 10.  If you are willing to buy used equipment 
(if only to do the install and firmware for the build-in Wi-Fi), eBay is 
a good source.


David

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Installation Problem "Vlad Dragomir" <vladdragomir1983@gmail.com> - 2020-07-14 22:40 +0200
  Re: Installation Problem David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-14 22:50 +0200
    Re: Installation Problem ghe2001 <ghe2001@protonmail.com> - 2020-07-14 23:00 +0200
    Re: Installation Problem Bob McGowan <ramjr0915@gmail.com> - 2020-07-15 00:10 +0200
  Re: Installation Problem Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-14 23:00 +0200
    Re: Installation Problem David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-15 00:10 +0200
    RE: Installation Problem "Vlad Dragomir" <vladdragomir1983@gmail.com> - 2020-07-15 05:50 +0200
      Re: Installation Problem David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-15 06:20 +0200
        Re: Installation Problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-07-15 09:50 +0200
      Re: Installation Problem Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-15 14:40 +0200
        RE: Installation Problem "Vlad Dragomir" <vladdragomir1983@gmail.com> - 2020-07-15 18:10 +0200
          Re: Installation Problem Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-07-15 19:20 +0200
  Re: Installation Problem Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2020-07-15 12:50 +0200

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