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I'm trying to install Debian and it cannot detect my network. I have an Intel 4965 wireless card and it says I need the firmware iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode. So, I downloaded it from here, unzipped it and loaded it onto my usb drive, but no luck. A few issues that might help:
- It doesn't complain if I don't even put in the usb drive and tell it to load the firmware so maybe it's not even loading it at all
- It asks me for my WEP key when I'm using WPA, not sure if that is just old text or if it's actually checking what it can use.
- It's using DHCP autoconfig
- I'm behind a router, not sure which IP address the router will assign if I choose manual instead of DHCP
Edit: The thing that worries me is if I can't getting working now that I won't be able to after the install is complete. Is there any chance that I will have more options after the install? If so I can probably just do a wired connection install and set up the wireless after.
Last edited by ThirtySixBelow; 12-23-2009 at 10:41 AM.
i had same problem. start install from scratch and have the driver ready on usb-stick. This didn't work at first because i didn't enter the WEP key right:
s:<WEPkey>
i had same problem. start install from scratch and have the driver ready on usb-stick. This didn't work at first because i didn't enter the WEP key right:
s:<WEPkey>
That's my issue. I have the driver on the usb drive and I've entered my WPA key correctly. I'm just not sure if it's reading the driver properly or if I have to be using WEP for it to use wireless.
Also, I think it said 's:' was if you were using a passphrase
Last edited by ThirtySixBelow; 12-23-2009 at 11:41 AM.
Please try to find the deb package that contains the firmware. Then 'dpkg -i foo-firmware.deb' this way you can be sure that the firmware really is installed properly.
Please try to find the deb package that contains the firmware. Then 'dpkg -i foo-firmware.deb' this way you can be sure that the firmware really is installed properly.
I was actually in the middle of going down this route, but how do I direct it to install to my usb drive? I'm currently in ubuntu and it looks like it want's to install it to /lib/firmware on my current install. Or, do I just install it and copy the resulting file to my usb drive as follows:
[QUOTE=ThirtySixBelow;3802691]I was actually in the middle of going down this route, but how do I direct it to install to my usb drive? I'm currently in ubuntu and it looks like it want's to install it to /lib/firmware on my current install.
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Don't install it on Ubuntu, install it on your Debian machine. Use your usb stick to move it from your ubuntu machine to your Debian machine. Eg
I was actually in the middle of going down this route, but how do I direct it to install to my usb drive? I'm currently in ubuntu and it looks like it want's to install it to /lib/firmware on my current install.
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Don't install it on Ubuntu, install it on your Debian machine. Use your usb stick to move it from your ubuntu machine to your Debian machine. Eg
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