DebianThis forum is for the discussion of Debian Linux.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
I've just installed Debian 6.0.3 on my Dell XPS L502X, and I'm having 3 initial problems:
1. My wireless doesn't work. Previously I had backtrack installed and wireless worked fine. I don't know how to proceed. With lspci and ifconfig commands I have the outputs (respectively):
:~# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Sandy Bridge DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sandy Bridge PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Sandy Bridge Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point HECI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Cougar Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev b5)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Cougar Point SMBus Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0df4 (rev a1)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Device 008a (rev 34)
04:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
Okay, the resolution, there I can (maybe) help. You may need to help X a little by setting up a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf, read this article for more info...it is for free BSD, but should apply on Debian as well...
Sound, okay, let's see what's on the box, issue lshw and post the "multimedia' section here...
Oh, and by the way, you double-posted this one, dont... one scream will suffice
Do you know what wireless card is in there? I'm guessing it is one of two problems (same with the sound): 1) the kernel in Debian 6 (Squeeze) is 2.6.32 and the driver for those devices is not part of the main kernel at that time or 2) you need install the package firmware-linux-nonfree.
For #1, you can build your own kernel, dist-upgrade to wheezy (testing distribution - which is surprisingly stable despite its name), or install a newer kernel from squeeze-backports.
For #2, make sure your /etc/apt/sources.list file has "non-free" included and then just aptitude install firmware-linux-nonfree.
I don't know about your graphics. It looks like you have two VGA controllers, an Intel Sandy Bridge (which IIRC takes a newer kernel), and an "nVidia compatible" which would probably require the nVidia drivers.
Distribution: Debian Wheezy, Jessie, Sid/Experimental, playing with LFS.
Posts: 2,900
Rep:
Quote:
Originally Posted by lghizoni
Hello all,
I've just installed Debian 6.0.3 on my Dell XPS L502X, and I'm having 3 initial problems:
1. My wireless doesn't work. Previously I had backtrack installed and wireless worked fine. I don't know how to proceed. With lspci and ifconfig commands I have the outputs (respectively):
:~# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Sandy Bridge DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sandy Bridge PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Sandy Bridge Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point HECI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Cougar Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev b5)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Cougar Point SMBus Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0df4 (rev a1)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Device 008a (rev 34)
04:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04) 06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
The part in bold is your wireless card and looking at Debian Packages your wireless card driver is in non-free. so you will need to enable non-free and if you are connected to a wired connection download via synaptic the package firmware-realtek, also make sure you have wireless-tools installed.
P.S. You should only post your problem once, you have posted this twice in the same forum section.
Okay, the resolution, there I can (maybe) help. You may need to help X a little by setting up a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf, read this article for more info...it is for free BSD, but should apply on Debian as well...
Sound, okay, let's see what's on the box, issue lshw and post the "multimedia' section here...
Oh, and by the way, you double-posted this one, dont... one scream will suffice
You should be as it is not the first time you did that. These two recent threads are merged now, as are three(!) same topic threads in the Slackware forum.
Please do not cross-post threads and questions again.
Distribution: Debian Wheezy, Jessie, Sid/Experimental, playing with LFS.
Posts: 2,900
Rep:
Quote:
Originally Posted by TobiSGD
No, it is not, it clearly states that this is the Ethernet device. The wireless device is this one:It is an Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030, the driver for this device is available in kernel 2.6.36 or higher, or from the Intel website.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.