On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:14:15 +1200 "Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz" suggested this:
>On Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 09:31:47PM +1000, Charlie wrote: >> >> On Sat, 9 Jun 2012 18:28:52 +1200 "Chris Bannister >> >What is output of: >> >"apt-cache policy firmware-linux-nonfree"? >> >> Booted the lappy and my /etc/apt/sources.list contains: >> >> deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib >> >> deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free >> contrib >> >> deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free >> >> deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org testing main non-free > >> apt-cache policy firmware-linux-nonfree >> N: Unable to locate package firmware-linux-nonfree > >Weird!. >Looks like a problem with your mirror. Just to be sure, can you do: >apt-get update && apt-cache policy firmware-linux-nonfree > >Note: It is better to use the code name in your sources.list. >e.g. "deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free >contrib" Took your advice about the code name, and changed it. Interestingly I have always left it as testing since Sarge. At the changeover, when testing went to stable and new testing came in. Allowed the system to upgrade and just hacked everything so it worked or used other packages to do the work for packages that I couldn't get working as I wanted. Always thought that was a bit of the magic of Linux and Debian in particular because you were embarrassed by the choice you had? There were a few glitches, and nothing was ever completely simple. But once accomplished, just went on with the stuff I was doing. I will try it as you suggest and use the code name and see if it's any better. Thank you. Here tis: apt-cache policy && firmware-linux-nonfree Package files: 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status release a=now 500 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ wheezy/non-free i386 Packages release v=None,o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=testing,n=wheezy,l=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,c=non-free origin www.deb-multimedia.org 500 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ wheezy/main i386 Packages release v=None,o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=testing,n=wheezy,l=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,c=main origin www.deb-multimedia.org Pinned packages: bash: firmware-linux-nonfree: command not found Stay well, Charlie -- ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Registered Linux User:- 329524 *********************************************** "Let him be just and deal kindly with my people, for the dead are not powerless. Dead - I say? There is no death. Only a change of worlds". --------Attributed to Chief Seattle - Suquamish Crisis Chief. *********************************************** Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic _______________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120610150809.557bb3d7@nomad
