Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:16:12
Good evening.
nickgaw 2017-02-22 08:16:57
Hi, I was trying to locate either a downloadible format of the new maintainers guide or a single page version of it does any such document exist?
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:17:41
Got myself a fresh install of Debian, the only thing I did with it by now was to install Linux 4.9 from backports and reboot.
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:17:58
It failed to load the iwlwifi firmware.
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:19:01
How would I load it?
jhutchins_wk 2017-02-22 08:19:54
Diogenes_: AFIK you just need the firmware in the correct folder, which the .deb should do.
jhutchins_wk 2017-02-22 08:20:13
!iwlwifi
dpkg 2017-02-22 08:20:13
The iwlwifi Linux kernel driver supports several Intel 802.11n (WiFi Link, Wireless-N, Advanced-N, Ultimate-N) and 802.11ac adapters. Firmware is required, ask me about and install the firmware-iwlwifi package to provide. Supported devices are listed at https://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi . See also , .
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:21:31
Do you know which is the correct folder?
tomcres 2017-02-22 08:21:32
,v firmware-iwlwifi
judd 2017-02-22 08:21:33
Package: firmware-iwlwifi on amd64 -- wheezy/non-free: 0.36+wheezy.1; wheezy-backports/non-free: 0.43~bpo70+1; jessie/non-free: 0.43; jessie-backports/non-free: 20161130-2~bpo8+1; stretch/non-free: 20161130-2; sid/non-free: 20161130-2
nickgaw 2017-02-22 08:21:38
Why are some debian channels on freenode and others like debian-boot on oftc?
tomcres 2017-02-22 08:21:45
Diogenes_, did you also install the firmware from backports?
jhutchins_wk 2017-02-22 08:22:15
Diogenes_: Not off hand, but the message in dmesg (dmesg | grep firmware) says where it's looking for it. Have you installed it?
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:22:56
I didn't. I see that there's a version of it there. But as I said I just installed linux and lost connection.
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:23:32
I have the version originally installed with debian stable.
jelly 2017-02-22 08:24:58
nickgaw: all the debian channels are on OFTC, this one is pretty much the only leftover
jelly 2017-02-22 08:25:10
nickgaw: irc.debian.org points to OFTC
jhutchins_wk 2017-02-22 08:26:20
Diogenes_: I would say install the one from backports (possibly using the old kernel).
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:26:22
dmsg and grep firmware just seem to show me a list of attemps to load drivers, in which iwlwifi is listed...
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:26:45
"Failed with error -2"
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:26:54
If that's of any help.
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:27:19
I see, ok.
jelly 2017-02-22 08:27:21
Diogenes_: what jhutchins_wk said. If that's your only way to get network access, boot back to 3.16, upgrade firmware packages to versions from jessie-backports just like your desired kernel, then reboot
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:27:48
I just did that with this computer, so I could reinstall and do that.
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:28:18
But, just for my information, is there a way to rollback the kernel?
jelly 2017-02-22 08:29:07
Diogenes_: look at the contents of /boot/ -- you should have the original 3.16 kernel in place, you need to pick it in the boot menu
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:30:05
Yep, it's s there.
jelly 2017-02-22 08:32:00
so boot it.
jelly 2017-02-22 08:32:03
may be hiding under Advanced options...
dannyLopez 2017-02-22 08:32:03
Hi, anybody use Wildfly?
Diogenes_ 2017-02-22 08:32:03
Worked. Thanks!
jhutchins_wk 2017-02-22 08:32:13
,v wildfly
judd 2017-02-22 08:32:14
No package named 'wildfly' was found in amd64.
dannyLopez 2017-02-22 08:33:42
Jajaja, no, no, is a diferent instalation
nickgaw 2017-02-22 08:34:35
What programs handle the debian moving of packages from unstable to testing to stable as I was wanting to read more about the internals of how debian handles releases?
greycat 2017-02-22 08:37:49
Packages never move from testing/unstable to stable.
jhutchins_wk 2017-02-22 08:39:25
nickgaw: Probably custom scripts maintained by the maintainers.
