On 2021-02-24 11:07 a.m., Brian wrote:
On Wed 24 Feb 2021 at 22:51:05 +0800, Robbi Nespu wrote:
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TLDR; I want firmware-iwlwifi already loaded and working during Debian
installation phase, not after install.
This is from memory; I haven't done it for some time.
1. The USB stick you boot from will have empty space or a secomd
partition.
2. Extract the firmware files from the .deb and put them on the
stick.
3. Boot and change to console 2: ALT-F2.
4. Mount the partition holding the firmware on /mnt.
5. Create /lib/firmware: mkdir /lib/firmware and transfer the
firmware there.
6. ALT-F1 to go back to d-i. d-i should now find the firmware.
Alternatively, you can extract the firmware files to a different USB
stick and put them in the root of that one, insert both and the
installer will find the files when you boot the original USB stick.
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Regards,
John Boxall