Matthew Campbell wrote: > Thank you for your polite response. The wifi access point is open so it does > not use a password. I don't know if the netinst CD includes the wpasupplicant > package. ip addr is saying that Linux cannot detect a signal from the wifi > router. I will consider trying DHCP instead of static to see if it makes a > difference. I can only hope the netinst CD has included any necessary > packages to try DHCP. >
The netinst CD is for installation from the network. It is purposefully stripped down. It does not contain non-free firmware, including the firmware that must be loaded on some Intel wifi devices to get them to work. You probably want a full installer with lots of packages on it, and especially a version which includes non-free firmware. Also, USB sticks are rewritable and most systems can boot from them. -dsr-
