I bought a newer 64-bit pc to replace this old 32-bit system and want to install Debian on it. I knew that 6.0.10 didn't seem to have Netgear wireless-through-USB support, so I tried 7.6.0 and 8.0 and found that they didn't recognize the Netgear hardware either. The 8.0 installer's hardware detection reported my wireless device as a mass storage device, as I recall. Netgear USB wireless devices have been around for several years and are commonly used. I bought mine at Walmart.
I found that Ubuntu works with my Netgear device, though I am having problems finding a mirror that still has that "longterm support" version available. And Mageia 4.1 works fine with Netgear, but there are some things in their software selection I don't like. I would rather be using just a simple upgrade of 6.0.10, which I find very satisfactory in most respects, better than 7.x. If you would add Netgear wireless support to 8.0, 7.x and 6.x, I'm sure many users would appreciate it. Thank you for your time. John Tellefson Salina, Kansas USA -- http://www.mozilla.org Firefox browser, Thunderbird email, Seamonkey all-in-one, Sunbird calendar and more. Free secure open-source software for Windows, Linux, Mac OS and other operating systems -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/554e7dd7.50...@att.net
