On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:05:10 +1200 "Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz" suggested this:
>"apt-get update" THEN "apt-cache policy firmware-linux-nonfree" I didn't copy the output because it was the same again. That being that: firmware-linux-nonfree wasn't in the package list. So, because you had it in yours Chris, I changed my sources list to be directed at the "nz" rather than the "au" mirror. There has been a lot of trouble with the "au" mirror. Heaps of error messages and some very weird messages coming up that I was sick of googling to discover what was happening. I had to remove all my /var/lib/apt/lists/partial" entries to get anything to work with the "au" mirror. Then dumped it the third time I had to do this. So I updated on the "nz" mirror and upgraded to it and bingo, guess what? There was firmware-linux-nonfree and a whole heap of other firmware packages rather than the sparse offering presented by the "au" mirror. I also installed the firmware-iwlwifi package jumped through the modprobe hoops as outlined here: http://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi Then pulled out the dongle and ifdown wlan1 and ifup wlan0 and I was away using the Intel wireless card. Thanks for your help and your "nz" mirror. Be well, Charlie -- ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Registered Linux User:- 329524 *********************************************** "A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people." --- Thomas Mann *********************************************** 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/20120612181700.69f0f80e@nomad
