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joellapointe1717

- joellapointe1717
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## Wifi conexion

Sun Sep 25, 2016 12:29 am

Hi,
I'm an average linux user who's capable of installing things with terminal. However it ends there!
I tried Refracta live cd with the intention to install it on an external hdd. It wasn't able to connect wifi with network manager and wicd. It seems it just don't detect wifi... i don't know if it do detect my wifi card, or the wifi might be disabled... dont't know.
It is annoying because internet use is mandatory for installing packages etc.
My computer is an average hp laptop, I don't have any wired network so I rely on wifi.
Thank you.
Joel
fsmithred

- fsmithred
- Posts: 2101
- Joined: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:13 pm

## Re: Wifi conexion

Sun Sep 25, 2016 1:33 am

You can install it to hard drive without a network connection. But then you will eventually need a network connection to do other things. There are no wireless drivers installed from the non-free repository, but the deb packages are in /home/user/wireless_drivers. If you know which one you need, just install it with dpkg -i or gdebi.
Run

Code:
  `lspci`

to see what Network controller is listed, If it's not obvious which firmware package you need, post the output here. I just realized that the readme in the wireless_drivers directory doesn't have the descriptions of the packages in it. And you can't get those descriptions until you get a network connection.
Install the package with

Code:
  `dpkg -i firmware-whatever.deb
  or
  gdebi firmware-whatever.deb`

Run

Code:
  `ifconfig wlan0 up`

or reboot.
One other thing you may need to do is set the name of the wireless interface (probably wlan0) in the wicd preferences. When you open wicd, there's a little triangle arrow over on the right side of the menu bar. Click on that and choose Preferences, then put 'wlan0' in the text box. Save/OK that, and you should see some wireless signals listed. Choose the one you want and set the preferences for it.
fsmithred

- fsmithred
- Posts: 2101
- Joined: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:13 pm

## Re: Wifi conexion

Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:22 am

Here are the package descriptions for the wireless firmware:

Code:
  `Package: b43-fwcutter
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Version: 1:019-2
  Priority: optional
  Section: contrib/utils
  Maintainer: Daniel Echeverry <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: amd64
  Uncompressed Size: 100 k
  Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
  Description: utility for extracting Broadcom 43xx firmware
  Homepage: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
  Tags: implemented-in::c, role::program, scope::utility
  Package: b43-fwcutter
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Version: 1:019-2
  Priority: optional
  Section: contrib/utils
  Maintainer: Daniel Echeverry <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: amd64
  Uncompressed Size: 100 k
  Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
  Description: utility for extracting Broadcom 43xx firmware
  Homepage: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
  Tags: implemented-in::c, role::program, scope::utility
  Package: firmware-atheros
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 1,803 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Description: Binary firmware for Atheros wireless cards
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-b43-installer
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Version: 1:019-2
  Priority: optional
  Section: contrib/kernel
  Maintainer: Daniel Echeverry <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 57.3 k
  Depends: b43-fwcutter (>= 1:019-2), bzip2, wget
  Breaks: firmware-b43-lpphy-installer (<= 1:015-14)
  Replaces: firmware-b43-lpphy-installer (<= 1:015-14)
  Description: firmware installer for the b43 driver
  Homepage: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
  Package: firmware-b43legacy-installer
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Version: 1:019-2
  Priority: optional
  Section: contrib/kernel
  Maintainer: Daniel Echeverry <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 56.3 k
  Depends: b43-fwcutter (>= 1:019-2), wget
  Description: firmware installer for the b43legacy driver
  Homepage: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
  Package: firmware-bnx2
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 678 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Description: Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtremeII
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-bnx2x
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 2,335 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Description: Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-brcm80211
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 3,630 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Description: Binary firmware for Broadcom 802.11 wireless cards
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-intelwimax
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 4,169 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Description: Binary firmware for Intel WiMAX Connection
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-ipw2x00
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 1,255 k
  Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
  PreDepends: debconf | debconf-2.0
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Description: Binary firmware for Intel Pro Wireless 2100, 2200 and 2915
  Homepage: http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php, http://ipw2200.sourceforg
  e.net/firmware.php
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-iwlwifi
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 13.6 M
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Description: Binary firmware for Intel Wireless cards
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-libertas
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 5,129 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Breaks: libertas-firmware (< 9.70.7.p0.0-2)
  Replaces: libertas-firmware
  Provides: libertas-firmware
  Description: Binary firmware for Marvell Libertas 8xxx wireless cards
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-linux-nonfree
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 5,128 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Breaks: firmware-ivtv (< 0.38~), firmware-linux (< 0.19)
  Replaces: firmware-ivtv (< 0.38~), firmware-linux (< 0.19)
  Description: Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-myricom
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 1,902 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Description: Binary firmware for Myri-10G Ethernet adapters
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-netxen
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 1,897 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Description: Binary firmware for QLogic Intelligent Ethernet (3000 and 3100 Series)
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-qlogic
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 1,108 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Description: Binary firmware for QLogic IBA7220, QLA1xxx, ISP2xxx and SP2x2
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, hardware::storage, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-ralink
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Automatically installed: no
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 103 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Provided by: firmware-misc-nonfree
  Description: Binary firmware for Ralink wireless cards
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Package: firmware-realtek
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Automatically installed: no
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 719 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Description: Binary firmware for Realtek wired and wireless network adapters
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-ti-connectivity
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Multi-Arch: foreign
  Version: 0.43
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 3,747 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Description: Binary firmware for TI Connectivity wireless network adapters
  Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
  Tags: admin::hardware, role::app-data, use::driver
  Package: firmware-zd1211
  New: yes
  State: not installed
  Version: 3.0.0.56-3
  Priority: optional
  Section: non-free/kernel
  Maintainer: Christian Kastner <[email protected]
  >
  Architecture: all
  Uncompressed Size: 52.2 k
  Suggests: initramfs-tools
  Breaks: zd1211-firmware (< 2.21.0.0-2~)
  Replaces: zd1211-firmware (< 2.21.0.0-2~)
  Provides: zd1211-firmware
  Description: binary firmware for the zd1211rw wireless driver
  Homepage: http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/
  `

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