On Thu 16 Mar 2017 at 04:07:42 +0000, Dean Valentine wrote: > On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 08:43 Pete Orrall <p...@cs1x.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 10:45 AM, Dean Valentine > > <deanvalent...@lhsla.org> wrote: > > > 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? > > > > Hi Dean, > > > > You'll have to install Debian from one of the non-free images first. > > That should have your desired firmware. Another user posted the > > non-free page earlier, but in case you didn't see it here it is below: > > > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/ > > > > Good luck. > > > > -- > > Pete Orrall > > p...@cs1x.com > > www.peteorrall.com > > "If there isn't a way, I'll make one." > > > I installed the netinst non-free ISO to a boot drive and I still got the > "no ethernet card was detected" message. Does that mean the wifi on this > computer isn't supported?
We really need to know what the chipset is. You should be able to get by booting the installer, switching to a console with ALT-F2 and issuing the command 'lspci', -- Brian.
