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Re: [LUG] Debian 7 and wifi

 

On 15/06/13 16:49, bad apple wrote:
On 15/06/13 12:37, Neil Winchurst wrote:
I have a spare laptop for testing purposes. Until recently it was
running Xubuntu 12.04. I have also previously used it with other
distros, Mint for example. In all cases it found the wifi from the
router without any problem, at installation.

I am now testing Debian 7 Xfce on it. Mostly it works but, for some
reason, it does not find the wifi. Same laptop, same router. I have
been looking around the internet for possible answers, so far without
success. I think the necessary firmware is installed

BCM4318. The bc43 cutter is installed. This new version of Debian is
just out and I quite expected it to find the wifi without any problem.

Any suggestions please,

Neil


http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/7.0.0/amd64/iso-cd/firmware-7.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/7.0.0/i386/iso-cd/firmware-7.0.0-i386-netinst.iso

Problem solved.

Regards

So you have given me the iso file for a minimal installation of Debian v 7.0. (My laptop is 64 bit). I suppose that I can install this and lose the version I already have on the laptop, then add whatever programs I want. Is that right?

Are you saying that this version will find the wifi automatically for me? If so thanks, but I will have a lot of installing to do depending how minimal it is,

Neil

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