> On 2018-03-24 00:34, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: >> 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,
On Mar 30, 2018, at 12:47 PM, Stefan Rhodin <li...@wism.se> wrote: > Hi. > > What I do is add "contrib non-free" on every line after the word main in > /etc/apt/sources.list. Minus the " " of course. > > Then I type apt update and let it run its course. Then type apt install > firmware-linux-nonfree and reboot. That should take care of it hopefully. This is what I do as well. It works as long as you can get a basic install to complete without use of the non-free hardware. For example: If (as is often the case) the non-free hardware is a wi-fi card, you will have to connect to the network with a wired link (i.e. Ethernet) during the installation and subsequent update to bring in the non-free driver. Hope it helps! Rick
