Marcus, 7.02.2014: > I'm trying to install Debian on an old laptop (Dell Lat 420) to do > some development work. I'm getting the message that I need the > non-free iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode file > > I've tried installing without thinking that I can apt-get firmware > after installing but base install fails because it “can't find a > kernel” ???
Could the installer you downloaded be for amd64 (64-bit), though your laptop needs i386 (32-bit)? (Though I don't know if the installer would even boot in such a case.) -- 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/20140211163431.gc8...@cs.utexas.edu