While I was installing I got an error message about some missing firmware. Sadly, this happens to be the firmware for my WLAN card. I had to skip the setup of the network because of this.
So the first step is getting the firmware for the WLAN card. I've seen a couple of suggestions for this. Either $ apt-get install firmware-realtek or $ apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree Actually, neither of those work because the packages aren't in the debian-6.0.5-amd64-DVD-1.iso (and hence not on the DVD I burned). Obviously I can't use the network at this point, so I'm stuck with getting it off a CD or DVD. I'm guessing one or both packages are in one of the other isos? How can I find out which one(s)? Is there a way of installing the package without downloading a whole new .iso? The next step will be getting the networking side up and running. How will I have to go about configuring things once I'veinstalled the .fw? I do have an old copy of the O'Reilly "Running Linux"(from 1996...). Is everything there still valid? That is, edit rc.inet1 and rc.inet2, and /etc/hosts, /etc/networks, /etc/host.conf and /etc/resolv.conf? TIA, Gary -- 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/1343553956.46550.yahoomail...@web28905.mail.ir2.yahoo.com
