On Sat 25 Nov 2023 at 12:21:28 (+0000), Richard Smith wrote: > Testing access to the message. > > I find the issue with Debian weird, as I was able to use this same computer > (Lenovo IdeaPad I7, with a Realtek b52 controller) with Ubuntu, Kali, and > Tails, without an issue!
In ubuntu, cat /proc/modules would tell you the modules loaded, and dmesg | grep firmware would tell you the firmware required. > I hear that Debian is awesome when it comes to stability - but after spending > over 8 hours trying to install it to my laptop, I'm beginning to question > what constitutes as "awesome" in some people's eyes... > > I'm trying to learn about how to compile a driver (if I can find one for > Debian 12) - if anyone can assist, that would be great! Is this an X-Y problem, and you don't really want to compile one, but just find it. Cheers, David.