Is it just me, or are the "unofficial" images hard to get to? For example the FAQ says "Sometimes, someone is kind enough to create unofficial non-free CDs. If you cannot find any links on this website, you can try asking on the debian-cd mailing list." Yet there is no link there to the unofficial pages. Yes Google finds them....
On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Peter Hillier-Brook <p...@hbsys.plus.com> wrote: > On 15/03/17 14:45, Dean Valentine wrote: > > I don't have debian installed on my computer yet, nor can I access the > > internet with it (because my wifi is down) so i don't understand how I > > would install the non-free package? > > This may help you. > > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/ > cd-including-firmware/8.7.1+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/ > > firmware-8.7.1-amd64-netinst.iso > > Peter HB > > Hi, > > > > On 2017-03-15 07:57+0200, Johann Spies wrote: > > > On 15 March 2017 at 06:57, Dean Valentine <deanvalent...@lhsla.org > <mailto:deanvalent...@lhsla.org>> wrote: > > > > > > > I have installed three operating systems on this computer: Linux > Mint, > > > > Ubuntu, and Arch Linux. None of them had any problems detecting > and using > > > > my "Network Manager: Qualcomm Atheros 003e", and it shows up on > lspci, but > > > > when the Debian graphic installer attempts to do this, it fails > and tells > > > > me "No Ethernet Card" detected. I've attempted to use the ISO > you've > > > > provided for me with propryetary firmware bundled into it here: > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.7.1/amd64/iso-cd/ > > <https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.7.1/amd64/iso-cd/>, but that > > > > couldn't find it either. It's unusual because I see (or at least > I think I > > > > see) my drivers listed, and when i select them manually > > > > > > > > What's going on? How do I get this to work? Obviously there are > linux > > > > drivers out there for Debian to use with my machine, they're > just not in > > > > Debian's isos for some reason. > > > > > > > > Thank you for your time. I love your work. > > > > > > > > > > There is a package "firmware-atheros" . > > > > You may want to add 'non-free' in your 'source.list' file. My > > '/etc/apt/sources.list' looks like this: > > > > deb http://mirrors.163.com/debian/ jessie main non-free > > deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/debian/ jessie main non-free > > > > deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main non-free > > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main non-free > > > > # jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile' > > deb http://mirrors.163.com/debian/ jessie-updates main non-free > > deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/debian/ jessie-updates main > non-free > > > > Reference: > > > > http://serverfault.com/questions/240920/how-do-i- > enable-non-free-packages-on-debian > > <http://serverfault.com/questions/240920/how-do-i- > enable-non-free-packages-on-debian> > > > > > > > > If I were you i would install it. Maybe that will solve your > problem. > > > > > > Regards > > > Johann > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, > > > my lips will praise you. (Psalm 63:3) > > > > Thanks, > > > > - Tim > > > > > >
