Hi Kenneth,
Have a look at
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/
You may find something there that will fit your situation…
Enjoy!
Rick
On Apr 21, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Kenneth Parker <sea7k...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am helping a Friend install Debian 9.4 to an old, Intel Macbook, where the
> only Internet access is through a Broadcom BCM4322 Wifi Chip. I got as far
> as installing the Debian 9.4 CD-1, but couldn't get the Network up.
>
> It seems that Debian doesn't wish to support "Non-Free" hardware, and wants
> me to visit wireless.kernel.org to download Firmware for this B43 Device.
>
> But how do I download something, when I have no Internet, due to this
> "Non-Free Chipset"?
>
> In other words, a long-term Linux Geek, all the way back to Debian 2.1
> (Command Line Only, back in 2000) is stymied with something that, back then
> could easily have been fixed, by copying files from a different System, via
> Floppy Disks! Oh well...
>
> ----
>
> One more thing: Because of some changes, from 8 to 9, I am being asked to do
> Network Administration, with both Hands behind my Back: Debian CD1 does
> *NOT* install the ifconfig command, which I might have been able to use, to
> troubleshoot, even *FINDING* the WiFi Adapter. Ouch!
>
> ----
>
> Has anybody else been able to get the Non-Free WiFi Drivers and Firmware to
> work, using "Sneaker Net" (manually carrying stuff between two computers)?
>
> ----
>
> Thank You and Best Regards,
>
> Kenneth Parker
> --- Linux Dinosaur, since Yggdrasil Plug and Play Linux
