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Re: Can't install new driver

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On Friday 19 August 2016 18:45:44 Lisi Reisz wrote:

> On Friday 19 August 2016 23:31:11 Brian wrote:
> > On Fri 19 Aug 2016 at 17:59:06 -0400, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
> > > Ok, so I got rid of the windows machine and found a card that fit
> > > the old machine.  It needs the rtl_nic driver to work.  Fine I
> > > have that firmware and the needed driver on a USB stick and on an
> > > iso disk for stretch.  The USB is just the firmware for these type
> > > of cards.  I must be losing my mind because I cannot remember how
> > > to get the driver to install off of the USB to my existing weezy
> > > system.  Thank you for even reading this but I need help. I did
> > > try apt-get install but it didn't find the file on the USB>
> >
> > "rtl_nic" means little to me; it might resonate more with others.
> > Why do you need a driver for it?
> >
> > Please give the *exact* names of the firmware and driver you have on
> > the USB stick and say where you got them from.
>
> How did you install the system?  Why not use the same system (a DVD
> set??) to install
>
> https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/firmware-realtek
>
> Or did you have internet connectivity, installed from there, and then
> lost it?
>
> Otherwise, cp the .deb, if it is a .deb, on your usb stick to the
> computer and dpkg -i it??  As has been said, you haven't really given
> enough information.
>
> Lisi

Which is the better way to do it.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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Can't install new driver Maureen L Thomas <silverorb@verizon.net> - 2016-08-20 00:10 +0200
  Re: Can't install new driver Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-08-20 00:40 +0200
    Re: Can't install new driver Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-08-20 00:50 +0200
      Re: Can't install new driver Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-08-20 04:30 +0200
    Re: Can't install new driver Maureen L Thomas <silverorb@verizon.net> - 2016-08-20 00:50 +0200
      Re: Can't install new driver deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-08-20 01:20 +0200
      Re: Can't install new driver Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-08-20 04:30 +0200
      Re: Can't install new driver Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-08-20 11:30 +0200
  Re: Can't install new driver Charlie <ariestao1@ipstarmail.com.au> - 2016-08-20 01:20 +0200
    Re: Can't install new driver Maureen L Thomas <silverorb@verizon.net> - 2016-08-20 05:10 +0200
      Re: Can't install new driver deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-08-20 09:00 +0200
        Re: Can't install new driver Maureen L Thomas <silverorb@verizon.net> - 2016-08-20 22:10 +0200
          Re: Can't install new driver deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-08-20 23:20 +0200
            Re: Can't install new driver Maureen L Thomas <silverorb@verizon.net> - 2016-08-20 23:40 +0200
              Re: Can't install new driver deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-08-21 10:10 +0200
      Re: Can't install new driver Charlie <ariestao1@ipstarmail.com.au> - 2016-08-20 14:50 +0200

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