On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:20:02 +0200, Bob Proulx wrote: > poenik...@operamail.com wrote: >> Ubuntu asked for the ESSID and WPA2 password and connected fine. >> >> Debian squeeze installer asked for firmware to be installed from >> removable media >> but failed to load the files from CD-ROM. So wifi does not work. > > Unfortunately at this time (as far as I know) the debian-installer does > not support WPA or WPA2 at installation time. Only open wifi and WEP > wifi support has so far been included. Installation over WPA/WPA2 isn't > yet available. I have heard it is being worked on. > >> I have installed the firmware-iwlwifi package and have checked that the >> firmware files required are in /lib/firmware. >> >> Is there any way I can get the firmware loaded once squeeze is >> installed so that wifi will work? > > You should be able to install using a wire, using open wifi, using WEP > wifi without problems. After you install the system should be able to > connect using WPA/WPA2 wifi okay. This is the way virtually every > laptop that installs Debian and then uses wireless for WPA/WPA2 works > today. > > Bob > poenik...@operamail.com wrote: >> Ubuntu asked for the ESSID and WPA2 password and connected fine. >> >> Debian squeeze installer asked for firmware to be installed from >> removable media >> but failed to load the files from CD-ROM. So wifi does not work. > > Unfortunately at this time (as far as I know) the debian-installer does > not support WPA or WPA2 at installation time. Only open wifi and WEP > wifi support has so far been included. Installation over WPA/WPA2 isn't > yet available. I have heard it is being worked on. > >> I have installed the firmware-iwlwifi package and have checked that the >> firmware files required are in /lib/firmware. >> >> Is there any way I can get the firmware loaded once squeeze is >> installed so that wifi will work? > > You should be able to install using a wire, using open wifi, using WEP > wifi without problems. After you install the system should be able to > connect using WPA/WPA2 wifi okay. This is the way virtually every > laptop that installs Debian and then uses wireless for WPA/WPA2 works > today. > > Bob
What do you mean "using a wire"? and "open wifi". -- Sian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/j8olfq$tbf$1...@dont-email.me
