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#26 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Beowulf Netinst Lacks Wireless Firmware iwlwifi-7260-17.ucode » 2021-01-07 13:58:20
The non-free firmware is supposed to be present on both the live and netinstall ISO images, at least according to https://www.devuan.org/get-devuan
Can you provide the exact URL from which you downloaded the image?
Yes sir:
https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/d … aller-iso/
I downloaded this file and opened up the iso, there was a firmware folder, it lacked the file I was searching for. However, Admin says it's there and will get installed after I skip the question. I'll try this and let you know.
James
#27 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Beowulf Netinst Lacks Wireless Firmware iwlwifi-7260-17.ucode » 2021-01-07 13:55:10
You missed one option:
4. Ignore the question and continue. The driver will be installed automatically unless you choose expert install and exclude non-free software.
If we remove that question, then those people who need certain broadcom firmware will be stuck.
I can confirm that iwlwifi-7260-17.ucode is in firmware-iwlwifi in jessie, beowulf and chimaera.
Thank you! I shall be happy to give this a go on a practice disc, like a USB, and then report back.
James
#28 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Beowulf Netinst Lacks Wireless Firmware iwlwifi-7260-17.ucode » 2021-01-07 12:14:46
nauved-rex wrote:iwlwifi-7260-17.ucode
That's not a "driver", it's a firmware file. Perhaps consider changing the thread title. The file is supplied by the firmware-iwlwifi package.
Thanks, I changed the title.
Sounds like a catch-22: the firmware-iwlwifi package can be installed after the fact. The Beowulf netinst.iso asks for this firmware file right up front, immediately after asking me to choose the language. Without the file, you can't install the system, because you can't get online to choose a mirror.
Perhaps one of the larger installer ISO's contains this package. I nearly always choose the netinst.iso so I can "roll my own" and not get a lot of stuff I don't want or need.
As I pointed out, this firmware file was/is available in ASCII, but not Beowulf. And I showed 3 workarounds. So this is not a complaint but a suggestion to the developers in case they wish to add this back to the netinst.iso.
James
#29 Installation » [SOLVED] Beowulf Netinst Lacks Wireless Firmware iwlwifi-7260-17.ucode » 2021-01-07 11:40:31
- nauved-rex
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Solution:
Early during the installation, I am asked to provide a medium containing iwlwifi-7260-17.ucode: Yes or No.
Answer No: the firmware file gets installed automatically!
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Installing ASCII was no problem, but when I tried to install Beowulf, I received a request for a media containing this file:
iwlwifi-7260-17.ucode
There are several workarounds for this:
1. Download the ASCII netinst.iso, open it up, and copy this driver to an external media.
2. Search for the driver online, download, and copy.
3. Copy this file, or indeed, the entire firmware directory from my Chromebook to the media.
I chose option #3.
I mention this issue only in case this was an unintentional oversight.
James
#30 Re: Off-topic » Greetings from New Member » 2021-01-07 11:31:17
nauved-rex wrote:it occurred to me that "desktop" is an odd label for a computer which sits on the floor under the desk
Very funny. I've there: http://pedroreina.net/montaje/pentium233.jpg
Wellcome to the forum.
Yup, LOL. Thank you!
#31 Re: Off-topic » Greetings from New Member » 2021-01-07 11:30:07
Welcome to the forum! FYI . . . next time try Torvalds . . . Murdoch shouldn't have worked.
Yeah, really... Linus --> Linux, LOL
Thank you!
#32 Off-topic » Greetings from New Member » 2021-01-07 04:32:02
- nauved-rex
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Hello All,
My real name is James. I've been playing around with Linux for maybe 20 years. My first install was 2 Debian floppies, 3 1/2", on a repurposed desktop computer. As I write this, it occurred to me that "desktop" is an odd label for a computer which sits on the floor under the desk. But I digress...
I'm incredibly grateful for the Devuan developers for, first ASCII, then Beowulf, releases. I feel so comfortable with this system. All the techniques I've learned over the years are still usable. I'm not opposed to learning SystemD commands, but it seems like a lot of work for --- what, exactly?
My Beowulf is a minimal LXDE install after an initial command line only install. I didn't select a desktop environment. After booting into the new system, it is necessary to know how to connect to your home network in order to proceed. I hope to publish a "how to" in the near future, if there's not one already.
My computer is a repurposed Acer Chromebook 11, C740, with 2 GB RAM and a 16 GB SSD. My work data is store on a SanDisk 128 GM MicroSD card.
Also, just this morning and afternoon, I set up a media server on a repurposed Acer Aspire 5349 notebook with 4 GB RAM and 300 GB HD. After installing the base system, no desktop, I SSH'd into the server and setup Plex Media Server on the Aspire. I manage the server from Firefox on my new Beowulf Chromebook install. Sweet!
Okay all, have a great 2021, and I hope to see you back here soon!
Edit: It required 3 attempts for me to get registered. The 1st time, I picked a username already in use. The 2nd time, I flunked the intelligence test (I can't remember the question). The 3rd time, it asked for the last name of the person who invented or created Linux. The only name which came to mind was, Ian Murdoch. And then I wondered, "Do they mean the kernel dude?" And I drew a complete blank: even now, I can see his face but can't think of his name. LOL. So anyhow, I put "Murdoch", and the gatekeeper granted me admission. 
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