On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 09:56:32AM +0000, Long Wind wrote: > i plug netgear wn111 to other PC (hp thin client) running debian 11it easily > work, and don't seem to need non-free firmware??how to verify this? i think > rt2870.bin is needed by other adapter > > > ls /lib/firmware/ -lR > /lib/firmware/: > total 68 > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 20 03:17 av7110 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13388 Feb 1 2020 carl9170-1.fw > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 20 03:17 cis > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 20 03:17 dsp56k > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 20 03:17 isci > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 20 03:17 keyspan_pda > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3764 Jun 30 2020 regulatory.db > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1249 Jun 30 2020 regulatory.db.p7s > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8192 Sep 19 22:11 rt2870.bin > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 999 Feb 1 2020 usbduxfast_firmware.bin > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1770 Feb 1 2020 usbdux_firmware.bin > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8192 Feb 1 2020 usbduxsigma_firmware.bin > > /lib/firmware/av7110: > total 4 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 212 Feb 1 2020 bootcode.bin > > /lib/firmware/cis: > total 64 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 137 Feb 1 2020 3CCFEM556.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 134 Feb 1 2020 3CXEM556.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 109 Feb 1 2020 COMpad2.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 76 Feb 1 2020 COMpad4.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 136 Feb 1 2020 DP83903.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 253 Feb 1 2020 LA-PCM.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 107 Feb 1 2020 MT5634ZLX.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 54 Feb 1 2020 NE2K.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 210 Feb 1 2020 PCMLM28.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 68 Feb 1 2020 PE-200.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 74 Feb 1 2020 PE520.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 86 Feb 1 2020 RS-COM-2P.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 122 Feb 1 2020 SW_555_SER.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 140 Feb 1 2020 SW_7xx_SER.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 132 Feb 1 2020 SW_8xx_SER.cis > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 85 Feb 1 2020 tamarack.cis > > /lib/firmware/dsp56k: > total 4 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 375 Feb 1 2020 bootstrap.bin > > /lib/firmware/isci: > total 4 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 232 Feb 1 2020 isci_firmware.bin > > /lib/firmware/keyspan_pda: > total 8 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1914 Feb 1 2020 keyspan_pda.fw > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2018 Feb 1 2020 xircom_pgs.fw > > > >
This is an old adapter. ar9170 - it looks as if it's covered in firmware-linux-free now - but you might need a file carl9170-1.fw https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/firmware-linux-free All the very best, as ever, Andy C.
