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On Jun 15, 2013 5:24 PM, "Neil Winchurst" <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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
You could download the relevant ISO, mount it and use dpkg to install the .deb files you need rather than re-install from scratch.
Grant
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