On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 01:03:43PM -0800, Arthur Barlow wrote: > > Are you guys kidding??!!! I've been using "testing" for years with > very little problems. I noticed that "Squeeze" was just officially > released. I also noticed that suddenly had about 200 upgradeable > packages. So fine, I do the upgrade. Reboot, and find I can't get on > the network. > > After some hunting around, I realize the Intel e100 firmware has been > removed. What!!! Just because it's part of the "non-free" > packages??!!! My PC is now "bricked!!" I'm going to have to go to > another computer download the deb package, transfer and reload it.
The change was made almost 2 years ago. Here is an article on it http://linux.koolsolutions.com/2009/05/11/tip-debian-linux-kernel-firmware-issues-ethernet-drivers-missing/ > > Does this have some nonsense to do with the "philosophy" of "free" > software. If so, it's absurd. Yes - or more correctly "open" and "free" The Debian Project has NEVER hidden its philosophy about the importance of "free" software. http://www.debian.org/intro/free Add non-free to your repository list, boot with a pre 2.6.29 kernel and then apt-get update; apt-get install firmware-linux Pat -- Patrick Ouellette p...@flying-gecko.net ne4po (at) arrl (dot) net Amateur Radio: NE4PO What kind of change have you been in the world today? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110207222153.ga5...@flying-gecko.net
