On Friday 19 August 2016 23:31:11 Brian wrote: > On Fri 19 Aug 2016 at 17:59:06 -0400, Maureen L Thomas wrote: > > Ok, so I got rid of the windows machine and found a card that fit the old > > machine. It needs the rtl_nic driver to work. Fine I have that firmware > > and the needed driver on a USB stick and on an iso disk for stretch. The > > USB is just the firmware for these type of cards. I must be losing my > > mind because I cannot remember how to get the driver to install off of > > the USB to my existing weezy system. Thank you for even reading this but > > I need help. I did try apt-get install but it didn't find the file on the > > USB> > > "rtl_nic" means little to me; it might resonate more with others. Why do > you need a driver for it? > > Please give the *exact* names of the firmware and driver you have on the > USB stick and say where you got them from.
How did you install the system? Why not use the same system (a DVD set??) to install https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/firmware-realtek Or did you have internet connectivity, installed from there, and then lost it? Otherwise, cp the .deb, if it is a .deb, on your usb stick to the computer and dpkg -i it?? As has been said, you haven't really given enough information. Lisi