I don't have debian installed on my computer yet, nor can I access the internet with it (because my wifi is down) so i don't understand how I would install the non-free package?
On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 2:01 AM, Tim Ye <tim....@aliyun.com> wrote: > Hi, > > On 2017-03-15 07:57+0200, Johann Spies wrote: > > On 15 March 2017 at 06:57, Dean Valentine <deanvalent...@lhsla.org> > wrote: > > > > > I have installed three operating systems on this computer: Linux Mint, > > > Ubuntu, and Arch Linux. None of them had any problems detecting and > using > > > my "Network Manager: Qualcomm Atheros 003e", and it shows up on lspci, > but > > > when the Debian graphic installer attempts to do this, it fails and > tells > > > me "No Ethernet Card" detected. I've attempted to use the ISO you've > > > provided for me with propryetary firmware bundled into it here: > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.7.1/amd64/iso-cd/, but that > > > couldn't find it either. It's unusual because I see (or at least I > think I > > > see) my drivers listed, and when i select them manually > > > > > > What's going on? How do I get this to work? Obviously there are linux > > > drivers out there for Debian to use with my machine, they're just not > in > > > Debian's isos for some reason. > > > > > > Thank you for your time. I love your work. > > > > > > > There is a package "firmware-atheros" . > > You may want to add 'non-free' in your 'source.list' file. My > '/etc/apt/sources.list' looks like this: > > deb http://mirrors.163.com/debian/ jessie main non-free > deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/debian/ jessie main non-free > > deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main non-free > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main non-free > > # jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile' > deb http://mirrors.163.com/debian/ jessie-updates main non-free > deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/debian/ jessie-updates main non-free > > Reference: > > http://serverfault.com/questions/240920/how-do-i- > enable-non-free-packages-on-debian > > > > > If I were you i would install it. Maybe that will solve your problem. > > > > Regards > > Johann > > > > > > > > -- > > Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, > > my lips will praise you. (Psalm 63:3) > > Thanks, > > - Tim >
