On Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 14:50:29 -0500, Celejar wrote: > On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:10:45 +0000 > Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > > On Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 13:52:02 -0500, deb wrote: > > > > > Simplified query: > > > > > > After installing Debian 9.7, without Networking, and without an Ethernet > > > connection, > > > > > > how does one go about installing Intel Wireless (with the non-free bits > > > available on a USB drive)? > > > > Firmware (free or non-free) goes in /lib/firmware. > > Just to clarify, that's if he's manually installing the firmware files. > If he has the appropriate .deb (e.g., firmware-iwlwifi), then it's just > a matter of dpkg -i firmware_package.
The advice is spot-on, whether or not files are put there by the user or a .deb. That is where the kernel looks. Incidentally, can you find a firmware-iwlwifi* suitable for the OP? -- Brian.
