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> It is very simple to enable installation of packages from the non-free section, and then usually everything just works. Not without a network connection, it
by jlgaddis 9y ago
> It is very simple to enable installation of packages from the non-free section, and then usually everything just works.
Not without a network connection, it doesn't.
There are other ways (flash drive, etc.) to get the firmware onto the machine, of course, but I can understand bad_user's frustration.
- mnw21cam 9y agoI see your pain and raise you a £1.75 USB/Ethernet adapter with free delivery [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ethernet-Network-Adapter-Converter-Connection/dp/B003Q85EEA https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ethernet-Network-Adapter-Converter-...]. But yes, you do raise a valid point.
- ce4 9y agoA handy workaround is to use your mobile + usb tethering. Plug it in, then enable USB-tethering while logged into a wifi (data will go to the wifi not towards your mobile data plan then). The usb-ethernet driver works out of the box for almost all distros.
- kakwa_ 9y agoFloppy disk ^^. I had to do it for an old Compaq Proliant DL 360 G1 (with no USB ports) back in 2012. It was for an old Intel NIC (e100 driver).
- jlgaddis 9y agoIf his laptop doesn't have a wired NIC, I'm guessing it probably doesn't have a floppy drive either. :-)