On 2021-12-15, Long Wind <longwi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Sunday, December 12, 2021, 8:31:17 AM EST, Curt <cu...@free.fr> wrote: > Does this mean the official Buster netinstall kernel contains a free driver > for your wireless card but the subsequently installed Buster user kernel does > not? > > > Sorry, Curt, I see your reply today, it's too late > > i think official buster debian-10.11.0-i386-netinst.iso has non-free > firmware, but it isn't installed to user's target device > > apparently both use non-free mt7601u firmware > > if they have free driver for my adapter, surely they shall install to my > target device >
No problem; I was thinking later my remark was actually pretty stupid (ruining my stellar reputation here), but I'd seen this (believing if there was a kernel driver that meant it was open source or something) https://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/MT7601U.html and also experienced mild incredulity in discovering the official netinstaller might contain a non-free entity (that it inexplicably deprives the obliviously "tainted" user once its job is done), which got me to wondering what in heaven's sake the *unofficial* netinstaller was for, the official one already being a little bit pregnant anyway, as it were.