On Sat 24 Nov 2012 at 15:17:23 +0100, Bart-Jan Vrielink wrote:
> Hello,
Hello Bart-Jan.
> I'm trying to use the latest beta of the Wheezy installer to get an
> OS on my new Zenbook.
>
> I did this by DD'ing the netboot iso to an USB stick. This seems to
> work, I can boot from this USB stick and start the installer.
>
> The first challenge I get is that my Wifi needs to load some
> firmware files. There is a partition labeled Firmware that
> supposedly is for that, but no matter what I try (either the .deb
> files, or the firmware files itself), they do not get picked up.
> I've worked around this problem by using a wired Ethernet connection
> instead.
Two methods to choose from to get round this.
1. Once you've done language and keyboard (or before, if you wish):
mount -tvfat /dev/sdXn /media
sdXn being the second partition on the stick. 'ls -l /dev/sd*' might
be of help to identify it.
2. As before but instead do
mkdir /lib/firmware
and copy the loose firmware files (not the .debs) to this directory.
I cannot remember if a 'umount /media' is desirable afterwards so that
D-I doesn't get in a tizzy.
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