Re: debian : with closed drivers : any particular variant?
Mayuresh Kathe <[email protected]>
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it's a r8169 on a lenovo thinkpad e470 (i5 model). On 2018-11-19 01:01 PM, Dhruva lokegaonkar wrote: > Can you tell us what WiFi card your laptop has (or what laptop you use) > WiFi should work fine out of the box but some cards need special > drivers sometimes (like realtek) > > On 19 November 2018 11:47:29 AM IST, Mayuresh Kathe <[email protected]> > wrote: >> hi, >> >> i installed debian 9 on my laptop and it isn't supporting the wifi >> sub-system. >> i tried minimal-install of fedora 29 and the wifi is supported but >> remains unconfigured. >> so basically, the wifi drivers do exist under linux, just not under >> stock debian. >> >> is there any particular variant of debian (other than ubuntu and >> derivates) i should try out to check if it would support wifi >> networking >> under my laptop? >> >> thanks, >> >> ~mayuresh >> >> -- >> https://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > > -- > Dhruva Lokegaonkar > dhruva-22dYR/[email protected] -- https://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers