Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-05 Thread rhkramer
Thanks! BTW: I'm thinking about borrowing part of your sig line, specifically the [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private perhaps with a modification -- hmm, thinking out loud, I was going to add "with attribution" to "quote me freely", but maybe that is implied by the

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-05 Thread Curt
On 2019-05-05, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sunday, May 05, 2019 11:42:36 AM Curt wrote: >> Of course, anyone who quits *and* gives up simultaneously is trying to >> make some sort of point rather than solve some kind of problem. > > Hmm, I have trouble relating to that. I can imagine saying

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-05 Thread rhkramer
On Sunday, May 05, 2019 11:42:36 AM Curt wrote: > Of course, anyone who quits *and* gives up simultaneously is trying to > make some sort of point rather than solve some kind of problem. Hmm, I have trouble relating to that. I can imagine saying that I "quit and give up" as a redundancy, and my

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-05 Thread Curt
On 2019-05-05, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Saturday, May 04, 2019 03:39:03 PM Terrill Wallace wrote: >> I'm just gonna quit and give up > > I hate to hear that -- I might ask a few questions and suggest some > alternatives: The dude must be leery after calculating the cost-benefit ratio of

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-05 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting rhkra...@gmail.com (2019-05-05 17:08:49) > PS: I happen to have a wired (RJ-45) Internet connection. If I had > the problem, I'd be tempted to install Debian using the wired > connection, then work on configuring the wireless connection. (On the > other hand, I suspect an *buntu

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-05 Thread rhkramer
PS: I happen to have a wired (RJ-45) Internet connection. If I had the problem, I'd be tempted to install Debian using the wired connection, then work on configuring the wireless connection. (On the other hand, I suspect an *buntu installation might work fine over WiFi.) On Sunday, May 05,

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-05 Thread rhkramer
On Saturday, May 04, 2019 03:39:03 PM Terrill Wallace wrote: > I'm just gonna quit and give up I hate to hear that -- I might ask a few questions and suggest some alternatives: * Are you already a Linux user, or are you a non-Linux user considering a move to Linux -- I'd especially hate to

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-05 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Curt (2019-05-05 12:00:15) > On 2019-05-04, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > >> Are there legal implications with a user installing non-free > >> software as long as they follow the conditions? > > > > I am not a lawyer - please have your own lawyer consult you > > regarding the licensing

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-05 Thread Curt
On 2019-05-04, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: >> Are there legal implications with a user installing non-free software >> as long as they follow the conditions? > > I am not a lawyer - please have your own lawyer consult you regarding > the licensing terms involved - i.e. possibly some of these: >

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-04 Thread Brian
On Sat 04 May 2019 at 21:58:57 +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Quoting Terrill Wallace (2019-05-04 21:39:03) > > I'm just gonna quit and give up > > Yes, that is indeed the easiest approach. Sorry I didn't think to > suggest that. > > I suggest to wrap the laptop in a transparent plastic bag

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-04 Thread Brian
On Sat 04 May 2019 at 22:19:43 +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Quoting Brian (2019-05-04 22:01:07) > > On Sat 04 May 2019 at 21:32:19 +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > > > Hi Terrill, > > > > > > Quoting Terrill Wallace (2019-05-04 20:44:24) > > > > I am trying to install Debian 9 on my

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-04 Thread Richard Owlett
On 05/04/2019 02:39 PM, Terrill Wallace wrote: I'm just gonna quit and give up *NOT* only is that answer *WRONG*!!! It is worst possible . ! There are MULTIPLE Debian solutions. Some FOSS. Some not. What do *YOU* require? Other responses give hints. THImK!

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-04 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Brian (2019-05-04 22:01:07) > On Sat 04 May 2019 at 21:32:19 +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > Hi Terrill, > > > > Quoting Terrill Wallace (2019-05-04 20:44:24) > > > I am trying to install Debian 9 on my desktop but within the install I > > > am not given a Wifi Option. Can you

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-04 Thread Richard Owlett
On 05/04/2019 01:44 PM, Terrill Wallace wrote: Hello Debian, I am trying to install Debian 9 on my desktop but within the install I am not given a Wifi Option. Can you please help me with this issue? Thank you, These are my specs: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop 690-0010 AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-04 Thread Brian
On Sat 04 May 2019 at 21:32:19 +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Hi Terrill, > > Quoting Terrill Wallace (2019-05-04 20:44:24) > > I am trying to install Debian 9 on my desktop but within the install I > > am not given a Wifi Option. Can you please help me with this issue? > > Most likely the

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-04 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Terrill Wallace (2019-05-04 21:39:03) > I'm just gonna quit and give up Yes, that is indeed the easiest approach. Sorry I didn't think to suggest that. I suggest to wrap the laptop in a transparent plastic bag when trashing it, to at least offer the chance of it getting a second life

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-04 Thread Terrill Wallace
I'm just gonna quit and give up On Sat, May 4, 2019, 2:32 PM Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Hi Terrill, > > Quoting Terrill Wallace (2019-05-04 20:44:24) > > I am trying to install Debian 9 on my desktop but within the install I > > am not given a Wifi Option. Can you please help me with this issue?

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-04 Thread Carl Fink
On 5/4/19 2:44 PM, Terrill Wallace wrote: Hello Debian, I am trying to install Debian 9 on my desktop but within the install I am not given a Wifi Option. Can you please help me with this issue? Thank you, These are my specs: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop 690-0010 AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor 8

Re: No Wifi Option

2019-05-04 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Hi Terrill, Quoting Terrill Wallace (2019-05-04 20:44:24) > I am trying to install Debian 9 on my desktop but within the install I > am not given a Wifi Option. Can you please help me with this issue? Most likely the wifi device built into your computer requires non-free firmware, which is not