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| From | bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: A long rant on Debian 9 |
| Date | 2018-05-07 17:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <vMPW2-2Rn-11@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <vMNhw-167-17@gated-at.bofh.it> <vMPCF-2tz-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Mon, 7 May 2018, jpff wrote: > > > > > > And thank you all who pointed me at the non-free installer files. I will > > > try that later today with luck > > > > > > > > well, modified rapture1 > > i booted from the usb stick with the firmware .iso and tried an install. I > accepted the licence for the firmware and proceeded to configure the wifi. > > It asked for the ESSID offering me the correct one, and I said it was PSK. It > then asked for the passphrase which I provided, and then into a loop which > network? > which essid? > what passphrase? > > until I got bored. So it still does not configure the wifi > > So for want f a better idea I plugged in the wired network and just did a > reboot. Working from the tty on alt-f1 I tried to look at the network -- not > sure what I did but I eventually noticed the wifi was working with the same ip > address as the wired. Pulled the plug on ethernet and carried on trying to > get a more reasonable software base. Actually got xorg/xdm/fvwm all "working" > with missing stuff on the menus, in particular xterm. So tried to install it, > and then I rebooted --- no wifi now an no idea how to fix. > > Would ubuntu give me a stable base i wonder. I do not seem to be getting > anywhere yet. > > ==John ff > > I think you should shop around different distros/installers if you want one that does all the configuration for you.
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A long rant on Debian 9 John <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-06 23:20 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Forest Dean Feighner <forest.feighner@gmail.com> - 2018-05-06 23:40 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-07 00:20 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-07 05:40 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-05-07 17:30 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-05-07 17:40 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-07 23:50 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 00:10 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 18:00 +0200
Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 00:10 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-05-08 09:50 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-05-08 14:00 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-05-08 14:40 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-08 16:00 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-08 21:00 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-05-08 16:00 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-05-08 16:10 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 13:40 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 14:20 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-05-07 16:50 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 16:50 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-05-07 17:10 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 18:00 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2018-05-07 14:30 +0200
Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-07 16:50 +0200
Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-08 00:10 +0200
Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 00:30 +0200
Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-08 00:40 +0200
Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 01:20 +0200
Re: minimal installation Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-12 23:50 +0200
Re: minimal installation Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-13 00:30 +0200
Re: minimal installation Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 02:00 +0200
Re: minimal installation Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 21:00 +0200
Re: minimal installation Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 00:30 +0200
Re: minimal installation Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-08 01:40 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com> - 2018-05-07 01:10 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-05-07 15:10 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-05-07 15:40 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 16:00 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 19:20 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 20:20 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2018-05-07 22:40 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 15:40 +0200
Re: 3-button trackpoint configuration (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 16:10 +0200
Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 21:20 +0200
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