Thanks Josh, Joel, I was using Ubuntu, but I want to start contribute for debian I am trying to install debian in my laptop.
So, I will use wired connection to install. And it will interest develop a free driver for this wireless card? what do you think? I will see the https://tehnoetic.com/adapters Thanks! Regards El mar., 24 de oct. de 2017 a la(s) 11:42, Josh Blagden <jfblag...@gmail.com> escribió: > Joel is mostly right. I would just like to make the addendum that many > wireless cards require non-free firmware blobs, not all of them. Some of > them have free drivers. If you want an easy way to find wireless cards > which work either with free drivers or without any drivers, check out the > FSF's list of "Repects Your Freedom" hardware. For a more direct route, and > possibly a more up-to-date list, check out Technoetic's wireless cards: > https://tehnoetic.com/adapters > > > I personally don't mind non-free drivers, but I know some folks do, which > is why Debian no longer ships with non-free drivers and it's also the > raison d'etre for the FSF's "Repects Your Freedom" list. > > > Josh > > On 10/24/17 10:29 AM, Joel Brunetti wrote: > > The most common problem with wireless cards is that they require non-free > firmware blobs. These used to be packaged with the kernel but Debian has > packaged them separately for the past couple of releases. > > The easiest thing you can do is perform the install using a wired network > which is much less likely to require non-free firmware. Once the install is > complete be sure to install the firmware-linux-nonfree package before > trying to use your wireless network. As the name suggests, it is located in > the non-free repository which you will need to add to your sources. > > If installing from a wired network is not an option, try the unoffical > installer which includes the non-free firmware. It can be found here: > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/9.2.1+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/ > > Good luck! > > On 24 October 2017 at 06:41, eamanu15 . <emmanuelaria...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am trying to install Debian 9 (debian-9.2.1-amd64.netinst.iso) using >> USB booting method. >> >> My laptop is a Samsung RV420 - Core i5 - 4GB RAM - 640GB HDD >> >> The installer detect my two network card (ethernet and wireless). I use >> the wireless card. >> >> I complete the ESSID and password for the wireless network. But (after >> complete the password) the installer give the error: >> >> Attempting to find an available wireless network Failed. >> >> What could be the problem? >> >> Regard! >> eamanu >> -- >> Arias Emmanuel >> http://eamanu.com >> > > > -- Arias Emmanuel http://eamanu.com
