On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 11:32:05AM -0000, Curt wrote: > On 2021-12-15, Long Wind <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sunday, December 12, 2021, 8:31:17 AM EST, Curt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does this mean the official Buster netinstall kernel contains a free driver > > for your wireless card but the subsequently installed Buster user kernel > > does not? > > > > > > Sorry, Curt, I see your reply today, it's too late > > > > i think official buster debian-10.11.0-i386-netinst.iso has non-free > > firmware, but it isn't installed to user's target device > > > > apparently both use non-free mt7601u firmware > > > > if they have free driver for my adapter, surely they shall install to my > > target device > > > > No problem; I was thinking later my remark was actually pretty stupid > (ruining my stellar reputation here), but I'd seen this (believing if > there was a kernel driver that meant it was open source or something) > > https://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/MT7601U.html > > and also experienced mild incredulity in discovering the official netinstaller > might contain a non-free entity (that it inexplicably deprives the > obliviously "tainted" user once its job is done), which got me to > wondering what in heaven's sake the *unofficial* netinstaller was for, > the official one already being a little bit pregnant anyway, as it were. > >
So: if it works - you need firmware-linux-nonfree which pulls in firmware-misc-nonfree [For Bullseye] * MediaTek MT7601U firmware, version 34 (mt7601u.bin) is in firmware-misc-nonfree. If you use the unofficial non-free installer, that would be found on boot, I think. If you then install a desktop environment, you would get the ability to configure it with network-manager or whatever other utility. Hope this helps, all the very best, as ever, Andy Cater
