On 19/09/17 22:01, deloptes wrote:
what if you do
cd .../brcm/
sudo ln -s brcmfmac43602-pcie.bin brcmfmac43602-pcie.txt
On reboot I had a kernel panic. After removing that link everything
works again. These are the messages I got:
=
solitone wrote:
> brcm/brcmfmac43602-pcie.bin is the firmware for my Broadcom BCM43602
> wireless card, contained in package firmware-brcm80211. Without it the
> wifi network adapter didn't work, so I provided it during installation,
> and then that package was automatically installed. I don't und
On 19/09/17 14:11, Greg Wooledge wrote:
On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 07:54:32AM +0200, solitone wrote:
On 18/09/17 07:11, Jimmy Johnson wrote:
The packages you need to install are firmware-linux* and intel-microcode.
Would firmware-linux-nonfree bring any advantage as far as performance is
concern
On Monday 20 April 2009 00:00:26 debian-user-digest-requ...@lists.debian.org
wrote:
> > I just noticed a new package in squeeze, firmware-linux, which contains
> > the binary firmware that was formerly included in Debian kernels [...]
> >
> > What I want to know is what kinds of problems I might e
Justin The Cynical wrote:
> Personally, my fix would to either get better kit than Dell or install
> an Intel based NIC, but since I don't control the purse strings in the
> company, I'll take what I can get.
DELL's not an option for me. Maybe I should look at Intel NICs,
though. Thanks for the
Alex Samad wrote:
> Another thought for remote install's what baout pxe-boot and add it to
> that image
This might work for others, but I usually have nothing onsite that can
deliver a PXE boot image so unfortunately it would gain me nothing.
Cheers,
Chris
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On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 02:45:33PM -0700, Justin The Cynical wrote:
> Chris Davies wrote:
>
[snip]
>
>> If I wasn't such a diehard Debian advocate, I'd have seriously considered
>> moving to another distribution. On the other hand, I can completely
>> understand /why/ Debian installations no long
Chris Davies wrote:
It's now become /really/ awkward to install Debian on DELL 2950s or any
other kit containing Broadcom NICs. You need to have a USB stick
that contans the relevant firmware package, and have that present
during the installation process. In and of itself this is only mildly
fid
tyler wrote:
> I just noticed a new package in squeeze, firmware-linux, which contains
> the binary firmware that was formerly included in Debian kernels [...]
> What I want to know is what kinds of problems I might experience when I
> move to a 'free' kernel? [...]
It's now become /really/ awkw
[...]
> Testing is pretty darn manageable, even for those of us who aren't
> compiling our own kernels. No offence meant, but you might want to
> recalibrate your ideas about the expertise required to run it.
>
I hear your opinion, however, from my experience with questions that have
been asked o
Thorny writes:
>> [...]
>> What I want to know is what kinds of problems I might experience when I
>> move to a 'free' kernel? Are these problems easily discoverable when I
>> switch? I'm most concerned about two possibilities - my system becomes
>> inoperable due to some dependency on binary fir
> [...]
> What I want to know is what kinds of problems I might experience when I
> move to a 'free' kernel? Are these problems easily discoverable when I
> switch? I'm most concerned about two possibilities - my system becomes
> inoperable due to some dependency on binary firmware; or the absence
Andrei Popescu writes:
>
> But if it breaks you still get to keep both parts.
>
Well, when you put it that way, it sounds like fun!
Cheers,
Tyler
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On Tue,31.Mar.09, 21:59:28, tyler wrote:
> I don't know enough about what the listed firmware does, or how it might
> relate to my hardware, to interpret the list. If the problems are all of
> the 'hardware doesn't work' variety that's easily managed by keeping a
> old kernel installed as a backu
Andrei Popescu writes:
> On Tue,31.Mar.09, 11:19:37, tyler wrote:
>>
>> What I want to know is what kinds of problems I might experience when I
>> move to a 'free' kernel?
>
> I'm guessing that the devices which need that firmware will just stop
> working. If that particular device is your HDD
On Tue,31.Mar.09, 11:19:37, tyler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a naive question about binary firmware in Debian. I appreciate
> your patience with me!
>
> I just noticed a new package in squeeze, firmware-linux, which contains
> the binary firmware that was formerly included in Debian kernels. I'm
> g
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