On Fri, Sep 09, 2022 at 12:39:36PM +0000, Mansour zermello wrote:
> Hi, I'm a new user in the Linux world especially debian, but i was
> interested by debian since very long time but one day I decided to
> install it and start to use it, i had difficulties to install it but
> with a lot of effort and searches i succeeded, BUT the problem where
> I'm stucked is the WIFI card model : Intel 8256NGW ( i don't know at
> all how to do ) to be honest, i really need your help I'm sure I'll
> can to do it if you explain to me how to do step by step and I'll
> transfer this knowledge to other user who is in my case.
> I'm waiting for your response impatientely to start using debian
> certainly the best OS ever made. Have a nice day,Cordially
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Mansour, I don't see that you are getting a reponse to your query, and
so I'll jump in. This offers an opportunity to find out if my sense of
the matter raises objection.
You must prepare a USB key to hold firmware files pare a USB key so
that when the installer prompts you for firmware you can insert it.
The firmware files must be in a FAT32 partition ane the partition on
the key of sufficient size to hold them.
1. Go to a root command prompt by entering the su - command and
providing root's pasword:
$ su -
2. Plug in the key. Find out the name of its device interface:
# fdisk -l
This lists all devices. Look for a line that is the size and name
of the of the key. Note its interface name. It will be something like
Disk /dev/sdb: 14.41 GiB, 15472047104 bytes, 30218842 sectors
Disk model: DataTraveler 3.0
...
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 * 63 30217823 30217761 14.4G b W95 FAT32
In this example the key is a Datatraveller. Its device interface
name is /dev/sdb and its sole partition has the /dev/sdb1
3. I assume abritrariy that you don't want to use the etire to hold
the firmwaer files but to have multiple partitions for multi0le
Use fdisk to create a partition on the umounted key, /dev/sdb in
this example:
# fdisk /dev/sdb
The utililty fdisk has a variety of commands. One is m to see that
the commands are. Make a partition of sufficient size to hold the
firmware. I'm assuming here that it wil be a second partition on
device /dev/sdb and thus /dev/sdb2
4. A new partition has to be formatted, and to hold firware it must be
FAT 32: In this example, the partition is #2 on and so is /dev/sdb2
# mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb2
5. Now mount he key so that the firmare can be loaded onto it (recall
that /dev/sdb device and partition /dev/sdb2 is only an example):
# mkdir /media/tmp
# mount /dev/sdb2 /media/tmp
6. Download the firmware. CD to /media/sdb2 for example and run the
following command. Replace "VERSION" with the version of your
Debian such as Bullseye
# wget -qO-
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/VERSION/current/firmware.tar.gz
| tar xz -C /media/tmp
7. During Debian installation iInsert the kehy when propted for firmware. If
fails to grabe the firmwre file drop to a command
prompt
C-A-F2
and mount the the key on /media/tmp
Haines Brown
