Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2012-07-29 11:25 +0200, Gary wrote: > > > While I was installing I got an error message about some missing > > firmware. Sadly, this happens to be the firmware for my WLAN card. I > > had to skip the setup of the network because of this. > > > > So the first step is getting the firmware for the WLAN card. > > I'm not sure this is really the problem; rtl8105e-1.fw is requested by > the r8169 ethernet driver and not by any wireless driver. So it could > simply be the case that your WLAN card is not supported by the Squeeze > kernel. What does "lspci -vk" print?
*blink* That's *really* embarrassing! I could have sworn... :( Results of lspci (abbreviated) are: 02:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 5209 (rev 01) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 3577 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5 Memory at 90300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-01-00-4c-e0-00 06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 05) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 3577 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27 I/O ports at 2000 [size=256] Memory at 90104000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] Memory at 90100000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01 Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=4 Masked- Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 Kernel driver in use: r8169 07:00.0 Network controller: RaLink Device 5390 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1636 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11 Memory at 90200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/32 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 00-00-a2-3e-45-19-d8-60 The last one is my wireless adaptor. An Ralink RT5390 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adaptor. So maybe my wired adaptor will work? I can try that in a bit. Still confused why the wireless doesn't work. -- 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/1343590681.72567.yahoomail...@web28903.mail.ir2.yahoo.com
