Hi, On Sat, Nov 25, 2023 at 12:21:28PM +0000, Richard Smith wrote: > I find the issue with Debian weird, as I was able to use this same computer > (Lenovo IdeaPad I7, with a Realtek b52 controller) with Ubuntu, Kali, and > Tails, without an issue! > > I hear that Debian is awesome when it comes to stability - but after spending > over 8 hours trying to install it to my laptop, I'm beginning to question > what constitutes as "awesome" in some people's eyes...
Your opinion piece is best posted to your blog as it won't help you get assistance in a Debian support venue. > I'm trying to learn about how to compile a driver (if I can find > one for Debian 12) - if anyone can assist, that would be great! I have a laptop with an RTL8852be which runs Debian 12. I had to install a DKMS module to get support for it. I reported this to debian-kernel here: https://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2023/03/msg00275.html that link also contains a link to the github repository for the DKMS that I successfully use. If that driver is for your hardware, I suggest you try that and report back any issues. It works fine for me and my only complaint is that it is a DKMS. Or continue using a distro kernel that has the driver built in. As the thread linked above covers, given that upstream kernel does have the rtw89_8852be driver in it, it will eventually come to Debian, though possibly in a bookworm-backports kernel untilDebian 13 (trixie) is released. Thanks, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting