On 24/03/18 10:20, π π wrote:
Hello, I am trying to install Debian 9 as a primary OS on an Acer Aspire 5
Laptop. During the installation process I get a message stating; βDebian 9
Detect network hardware Some of your hardware needs non-free firmware files to
operate. The firmware can be loaded from removable media, such as a USB stick
or floppy...β it then proceeds to list the missing files. I would appreciate
greatly a hasty response as I need this laptop up and running as soon as
possible.
Follow the instructions here:
https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware
"A suggestion, especially when installing on unfamiliar hardware, is to
download the firmware archive for your platform and unpack it into a
directory named firmware in the root of a removable storage device
(USB/CD drive). When the installer starts, it will automatically find
the firmware files in the directory on the removable storage and, if
needed, install the firmware for your hardware. You can find firmware
downloads for your Debian version at [...]" and then choose the stretch
archive easiest to unpack (e.g. tar.gz on Linux or .zip on Windows)
<http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/stretch/current/>.
Unpack this and make sure all the .deb files are in a directory called
"firmware" in the root of a thumb drive that you insert during
installation. The installer should find them.
Alternatively, use an unofficial netinst with included firmware:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/
For example, for stretch amd64:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/9.4.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/
Kind regards,
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Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand
