Good afternoon. Thank You We dont use WIFI.
Desktops We do connect with cable to the WWW. Also mouse and keyboard is with cable. Regards Sophie ________________________________ Von: Andrew M.A. Cater <amaca...@einval.com> Gesendet: Montag, 25. April 2022 18:26 An: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Betreff: Re: AW: AW: AW: Here Newbie---Amateur in Linux...Problem: Debian LXDE cannot boot.. Is it destroyed?//Second try Hotmail bug Sorry On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 07:18:48PM +0100, Brian wrote: > On Mon 25 Apr 2022 at 17:24:29 +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 06:15:40PM +0100, Brian wrote: > > > On Mon 25 Apr 2022 at 16:59:57 +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > > > > > Hello Sophie, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Good afternoon. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank You. > > > > > > > > > > > > We do backup every evening. > > > > > > > > > > > > What version of Debian from Debian URL is the best do download and > > > > > > burn on > > > > > > CD? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We still don't know what the actual computer you use is :( > > > > > > > > Unless it is a (very old) 32 bit only machine, I would recommend > > > > > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/11.3.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/firmware-11.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso > > > > > > > > This is unofficial only because it contains non-free firmware. The > > > > firmware > > > > may be necessary for your machine to boot and work well: it will almost > > > > certainly be required if you are installing over a WiFi connection. > > > > > > I am aware that this ISO has non-free packages for a wireless > > > connection and that any needed will be used and installed by > > > d-i. However, what about micorode packages, firmware-intel-sound, > > > bluez-firmwarem and dahdi-firmware? At which stage(s) of an > > > installation does d-i become aware of them? > > > > > > > Some of these are recognised at inital boot: if unsure, they can be > > added. For myself, I normally install the metapackages > > firmware-linux-nonfree > > and firmware-misc-nonfree which solve the problem. As the discussion > > elsewhere > > on Debian mailing lists is showing, it is really very difficult indeed to > > do without all firmware. > > The need for a non-free WiFi firmware is recognised and the user is > given the choice to install it or not. I have never come across d-i > offering to install other non-free packages, which is what one would > expect. Are you sure they are even considered? > I'm fairly sure that microcode may get installed. As I say, I get round the problem by installing the two metapackages which pull in everything needed. > The "discussion elsewhere" seems to be specifically about firmware > and looks to be going somewhere. About time! > > As someone who also works with the images team: I have the highest regard for the opinions of Steve McIntyre and Andy Simpkins with whom I work whenever we do release testing. All the best, as ever, Andy Cater
