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I am gunna install debian on my system, however I would like to be able to get all of the packages off the net so I don't have to dowload ...
- 02-15-2006 #1Linux User
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I am gunna install debian on my system, however I would like to be able to get all of the packages off the net so I don't have to dowload two outdated DVD's, however I have a wireless internet connection. Is there any way for me to perform a net install with a wireless connection? Oh, and I have already fould a linux driver for my wireless card so no need for ndiswrapper.
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- 02-16-2006 #2Linux Engineer
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That's a tough one. You need to be able to load the driver module into the running kernel before acquiring a network connection. That involves copying the module to /lib/modules/<uname -r>/kernel/drivers/net during setup, and then doing a "modprobe <driver_name>" to make the kernel load it. The tricky part is finding the time to do that before the system needs to start up the network connection.
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- 02-16-2006 #3Linux User
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Hummm, this looks kinda tricky. I may just install and update after if nobody else has any ideas.
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personally I would "plug in" and do the netinstall.
after that's complete I would worry about the wireless connection.far...out
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