Use the non-free netinstall ISO
On May 28, 2020 6:58:54 AM Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote:
Matthew Campbell wrote:
Thank you for your polite response. The wifi access point is open so it
does not use a password. I don't know if the netinst CD includes the
wpasupplicant package. ip addr is saying that Linux cannot detect a signal
from the wifi router. I will consider trying DHCP instead of static to see
if it makes a difference. I can only hope the netinst CD has included any
necessary packages to try DHCP.
The netinst CD is for installation from the network. It is
purposefully stripped down.
It does not contain non-free firmware, including the firmware
that must be loaded on some Intel wifi devices to get them to
work.
You probably want a full installer with lots of packages on it,
and especially a version which includes non-free firmware.
Also, USB sticks are rewritable and most systems can boot from
them.
-dsr-
