RickHull 2017-01-26 15:53:31
what wifi chip?
RickHull 2017-01-26 15:54:07
https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi
plzhlp 2017-01-26 15:55:27
nvm
plzhlp 2017-01-26 15:55:29
fucking 3.2
plzhlp 2017-01-26 15:55:33
no driver for it
plzhlp 2017-01-26 15:55:36
no anything for it
plzhlp 2017-01-26 15:55:50
cant update cuz external hdd wont work with it to backup shit
plzhlp 2017-01-26 15:56:04
gotta buy a hdd to swap in to save my data so i can finally update
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 15:57:31
wheezy-backports has kernel 3.16
plzhlp 2017-01-26 15:58:34
the drivers are for 4.1 4.2
plzhlp 2017-01-26 15:58:43
intel 7260
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 15:59:40
the firmware-iwlwifi driver in wheezy-backports supports that chipset.
plzhlp 2017-01-26 15:59:58
ah
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:00:07
i believe i already tried that lemme check
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:01:13
i believe you need both the backports kernel and the driver.
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:01:33
how do i get that kernel
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:01:38
thanks for help im kind of noob
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:01:57
i was learning to use linux pretty good but this computer has been sitting for over a year unused and i forgot a lot
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:02:59
if you don't have a working connection on that machine you can download the packages you need from packages.debian.org on another machine and transfer it using removable media.
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:03:18
i have wired on it
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:03:27
i need wifi so i dont have to sit on floor upstairs lol
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:03:46
that makes it easier. https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:03:53
ok thanks
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:04:11
if i can get this working it will be great
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:04:26
wife demands her laptop back to use at work and might murder me
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:05:10
ok once i get these puppies installed should it find my intel stuff
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:05:18
because step 2 is install a package from backports
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:05:51
so would i do "install backports iwlwifi"
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:06:37
you will need the linux-image-amd64 package and firmware-iwlwifi from backports. assuming your system is amd64.
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:06:54
yes it is
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:07:03
and that's apt-get install -t jessie-backports linux-image-amd64 firmware-iwlwifi
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:07:20
eh, wheezy-backports, sorry.
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:07:33
wheezy f baby
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:09:47
both kernels stay installed. you will be able to choose in grub which one to start.
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:11:59
alright it is installing everything
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:12:21
so i restart and in boot menu select 3.16 or whatever right?
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:12:33
yep
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:12:47
alright here goes nothing
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:12:57
thanks a lot if it works cuz i wont be back
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:13:05
good luck
plzhlp 2017-01-26 16:13:06
cuz my legs about to numb to death sitting here on floor
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:16:57
heck
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:17:10
so when its booting its gets a bunch of failure to load firmware
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:17:18
including the iwlwifi
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:20:21
can you show me the output of lspci -nnk | grep -i network -A 2
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:21:25
https://thepasteb.in/p/lOhO0NMPR7kfB
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:24:56
,lspci [8086:08b1]
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:25:11
,pciid [8086:08b1]
judd 2017-01-26 16:25:13
[8086:08b1] is 'Wireless 7260' from 'Intel Corporation' with kernel modules 'ata_generic', 'snd-hda-intel' in jessie. See also http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/index.rhtmlx?check=1&lspci=8086:08b1
Hello71 2017-01-26 16:25:40
I don't think that's right.
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:26:33
no, i think those are some form of fallback outputs if the database is missing the entry.
hmuller 2017-01-26 16:27:54
why would I miss having apt-extracttemplates on my system?
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:29:18
i might have to give up
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:29:50
i will have to just buy a hdd swap it in so i can save my data and install jessie or ubuntu or something
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:30:01
debian was working great i had everything set up really nice
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:30:15
but cant get steam or wifi or external hdd to work
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:31:00
wheezy is a bit outdated to use as a desktop.
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:31:34
sure is lol
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:31:44
i got this all set up a bit before stable jessie came out
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:32:09
just dug out of garage so i can play my games duel screen and give wife laptop
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:32:22
embarassingly trying to play runescape, 2 accounts at a time
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:32:25
was pretty pumped
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:32:40
if i can get that to work at least i might drag a couch up here
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:33:31
thanks for the help tho let me know if you think of anything
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:33:50
i am gonna try a few more things before my leg literally loses all blood flow from floor sitting
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:34:31
no problem. good luck.
plzheck 2017-01-26 16:35:24
i wonder if walmart has an about 200ft ethernet cable
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:36:46
hmuller: that binary is part of the apt-utils package which should come with all normal debian systems. are you using the debian docker image?
hmuller 2017-01-26 16:39:03
TomTomTo1: no, I was just wondering why I needed apt-utils, and that specifically. I refined my google search on the matter and discovered why it matters.
TomTomTo1 2017-01-26 16:39:23
alright
hmuller 2017-01-26 16:40:32
TomTomTo1: seems to me apt-utils should be a hard dependency on debconf, instead of recommended
