rose perry wrote: > Hello I'm trying to install debian but the debian installer from goodbye > microsoft does not work, Because my network card requires Firmware. > Nothing seems to work for me. So Im going to try and dl a cd or 2 to > > get it working, And install from XP if this is possible please let me > know. Maybe freeware version of VMware? But I think I remember this was > possible without vmware? As long as you had the data on xp. I have no > cd's or dvd's or usb keys. Im in the hospital with a broken leg and got > another month or 2 here. I got other complications too. So Im looking for > a way to install debian the old fashion way. But I can't remember how. > Any Advice or any thing would be greatly appreciated. > > > I need an OS that challenges me. I'm bored, Extremely bored and sick of > xp or wintendo! hehe > > desperately yours Tommy. I tried to load wheezy on my laptop, but the Debian installer asked for firmware from removable devices and gave floppies or a USB stick as alternatives.
Well, I popped downstairs and asked my local computer consultant whether he could sell me a USB stick. He had a small one (yes, he said it was small) with only 4GB (which to me is vast) for only £15. I bought it, inserted it into my desktop which had Ubuntu on a second disk drive, mounted the drive, went to /lib/firmware and copied the firmware I wanted to the USB stick. I then removed the stick and stuck it into one of the USB slots on my laptop. Installed the wheezy DVD-R into the portable USB DVD-ROM drive, rebooted from the DVD-ROM drive and the Debian installer installed wheezy onto my laptop with no problems. It did not even ask for the required firmware---it must have detected it on the USB stick! Try wheezy and maybe your problem will disappear. Regards -- Sian -- 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/j8uj2j$bid$1...@dont-email.me
