This package contains the binary firmware for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG,
I don't understand how Linux mint could have got the wireless working so easily without the firmware being so easily available.Ġ0:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)Ġ0:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)Ġ0:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)Ġ0:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)Ġ0:1a.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)Ġ0:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)Ġ0:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)Ġ0:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)Ġ0:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)Ġ0:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)Ġ0:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)Ġ0:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)Ġ0:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)Ġ0:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)Ġ0:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)Ġ0:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)Ġ0:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)Ġ0:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)Ġ0:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801IBM/IEM (ICH9M/ICH9M-E) 4 port SATA Controller (rev 03)Ġ0:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)Ġ2:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)Ġ4:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation WiFi Link 5100 N_devicesĪn error message I get here is: "Your current backend does not support installing files".
However, I've still not managed to make any sense of how to get it working. I hence went ahead and instaled debian with just the ethernet in hopes of ironing out this issue later on.y ? Where the hell are these missing bits of firmware ?
When attempting to install debian earlier this morning, I was prompted to add non-free firmware to my bootable USB in order to install the wireless adapter's firmware.Īpparently, it needed the following firmware: I've been scouring the forums for hours on end and I'm gonna start tearing my hair out soon.įrom what I gather, it's a Intel Wifi Link 5100 AGN, and it requires the iwlwifi firmware. I'm relatively new to debian wheezy (I just moved on from Mint) and I'm having some real trouble with getting my wireless to work.