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Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of Debian 9.4

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Hello,

I am helping a Friend install Debian 9.4 to an old, Intel Macbook, where
the only Internet access is through a Broadcom BCM4322 Wifi Chip.  I got as
far as installing the Debian 9.4 CD-1, but couldn't get the Network up.

It seems that Debian doesn't wish to support "Non-Free" hardware, and wants
me to visit wireless.kernel.org to download Firmware for this B43 Device.

But how do I download something, when I have no Internet, due to this
"Non-Free Chipset"?

In other words, a long-term Linux Geek, all the way back to Debian 2.1
(Command Line Only, back in 2000) is stymied with something that, back then
could easily have been fixed, by copying files from a different System, via
Floppy Disks!   Oh well...

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One more thing:  Because of some changes, from 8 to 9, I am being asked to
do Network Administration, with both Hands behind my Back:  Debian CD1
does  *NOT*  install the ifconfig command, which I might have been able to
use, to troubleshoot, even *FINDING* the WiFi Adapter.  Ouch!

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Has anybody else been able to get the Non-Free WiFi Drivers and Firmware to
work, using "Sneaker Net" (manually carrying stuff between two computers)?

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Thank You and Best Regards,

Kenneth Parker
---  Linux Dinosaur, since Yggdrasil Plug and Play Linux

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Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of Debian 9.4 Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2018-04-21 23:30 +0200
  Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 Abdullah Ramazanoglu <ar018@yahoo.com> - 2018-04-21 23:50 +0200
  Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of Debian 9.4 Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com> - 2018-04-22 00:00 +0200
    Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2018-04-22 00:10 +0200
      Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2018-04-22 00:40 +0200
  Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2018-04-22 00:20 +0200
    Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2018-04-22 00:40 +0200
      Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2018-04-22 02:10 +0200
        Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-04-22 20:30 +0200
    Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2018-04-22 00:50 +0200
    Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-04-22 07:30 +0200
      Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2018-04-22 20:00 +0200
        Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-04-22 20:10 +0200
          Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2018-04-22 20:50 +0200
            Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-04-23 15:10 +0200
              Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of  Debian 9.4 David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2018-04-24 04:50 +0200
        Re: Network-related Chicken and Egg Issue, attempting Install of Debian 9.4 Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2018-04-22 20:40 +0200

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