How do you install Debian?

Ztcoracat · 08-09-2012, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EDDY1

Do you have Desktop Environment yet?
If not you'll need the network running to get it.
After installing Ralink package you need to start network.
As root
tasksel gives the option to install DE & laptoptools

Eddy1:
Got it :

Code:

dhclient wlano

Thank you; I understand; as a root user.

EDDY1 · 08-09-2012, 12:46 AM

If you already have Desktop there should be a network icon, click on it & find your network

Ztcoracat · 08-09-2012, 01:54 AM

Eddy1:

I clicked on my network icon.
Under wireless network it says "disconnected".
When I attempt to click on Wireless Networks; nothing happens.

I don't see my network. Or my neighbors either; like i used to-

What do you recommend I do?

EDDY1 · 08-09-2012, 02:35 AM

Try

Quote:

modprobe <wireless driver>

substitute the driver you mentioned in earlier post <wireless driver>
without <>

Ztcoracat · 08-09-2012, 03:16 AM

Opened the terminal and typed in

Code:

modprobe rt73

Terminal returned id not found-
Tried:

Code:

modprobe rtl8168

Terminal returned command not found
Something is not right but not sure what so I tried:

Code:

lspci

The terminal confirmed my buses and ATI Realtec card-

Still don't have a connection established.

Ztcoracat · 08-09-2012, 03:48 AM

I opened the terminal and also tried:

Code:

dhclient wlano

The terminal returned:

Code:

wlano: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device

Not sure how to resolved/fix this; but I'm trying-

cynwulf · 08-09-2012, 05:14 AM

You need to post the commands and the output in code tags not vague "it did this" or "it did that" type responses...

First ensure you have wireless-tools and wpasupplicant installed

Code:

# aptitude install wireless-tools wpasupplicant

Post these outputs

Code:

$ lspci | grep -i 'wire\|net\|ether'

Code:

$ iwconfig

(you shouldn't need to do this one as root, but if you get command not found, do so)

Code:

# ifconfig -a

(do this one as root)

Code:

$ dmesg | grep -i firmware

EDDY1 · 08-09-2012, 08:41 AM

Are you running commands as root or user?
Also is the wireless device on?
dhclient wlano this is not right it's a zero

Ztcoracat · 08-09-2012, 03:02 PM

Caravel:
I copied and pasted all of your instructions in a document and put it on my usb memory stick so I can take it to my Debian desktop and open the terminal.
I will post back the results.

Eddy:
I checked the wireless modem and it is on. Also the Linksys adapter is on as well.
I have 2 terminals with this new distro. One is red and says: " Root Terminal" and the other terminal says: "Commandline Terminal"

Ztcoracat · 08-09-2012, 05:40 PM

I had a hard time with my root password. I went to App> Accessories> Root Terminal to execute the commands you advised me to run. I noticed that under App> Accessories> Root Terminal in the drop down menu there is another terminal.

I had to copy and paste all of the output from the terminals (I have 2) into an Open Office document and put that info. on my usb memory stick and take it to a laptop to post to you; so if I make a mistake please bare with me.

Code:

ztcoracat@mock:~$ lspci | grep -i 'wire\|net\|ether' 
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)

Code:

bash: iwconfig: command not found 
ztcoracat@mock:~$ sudo iwconfig 
[sudo] password for ztcoracat: 
Sorry, try again. 
[sudo] password for ztcoracat: 
ztcoracat is not in the sudoers file.  This incident will be reported. 


	Code:
	ztcoracat@mock:~$ sudo iwconfig 
[sudo] password for ztcoracat: 
Sorry, try again. 
[sudo] password for ztcoracat: 
Sorry, try again. 
[sudo] password for ztcoracat: 

root@mock:/home/ztcoracat# iwconfig 
bash: iwconfig: command not found 
root@mock:/home/ztcoracat#

Code:

ztcoracat@mock:~$  dmesg | grep -i firmware 
[    4.479673] platform radeon_cp.0: firmware: requesting radeon/RS780_pfp.bin 
[    4.546891] r600_cp: Failed to load firmware "radeon/RS780_pfp.bin" 
[    4.546931] [drm:r600_startup] *ERROR* Failed to load firmware! 
[    8.926625] rt2800usb 1-4:1.0: firmware: requesting rt2870.bin

[CODE]
ztcoracat@mock:~$ sudo ifconfig -a
[sudo] password for ztcoracat:
ztcoracat is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
ztcoracat@mock:~$ sudo ifconfig
[sudo] password for ztcoracat:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for ztcoracat:
Sorry, try again.

Code:

root@mock:/home/ztcoracat# aptitude install wireless-tools wpasupplicant 
The following NEW packages will be installed: 
  libiw30{a} wireless-tools 
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 
Need to get 0 B/171 kB of archives. After unpacking 532 kB will be used. 
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] 
0% [Working]     
Media Change: Please insert the disc labeled 'Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.5 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 20120512-14:34' in the drive '/media/cdrom/' and press [Enter].

Code:

root@mock:/home/ztcoracat# ifconfig -a 
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:21:85:66:7a:d1  
          inet addr:192.168.1.5  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0 
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1 
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) 
          Interrupt:25 Base address:0x6000

Code:

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0 
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host 
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1 
          RX packets:340 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 
          TX packets:340 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:29064 (28.3 KiB)  TX bytes:29064 (28.3 KiB) 

pan0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr ea:99:8e:e5:c7:74  
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1 
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) 

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:23:69:d7:3f:0f  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1 
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

Ztcoracat · 08-09-2012, 05:44 PM

During the install I wrote down my root password and the password as a user. Having 2 terminals is causing confusion for me. What does not work in one terminal (Terminal for Command Line) works in the other and vs. versa.
I did my best to give you the information you requested of me.

Dutch Master · 08-09-2012, 06:34 PM

Do not use sudo on Debian. Use the su command, in a normal terminal:

Code:

su

Forget the root terminal for now, use su once in a normal terminal and you have root permissions until you exit the root shell.

I've create a small script for you to run, automating the execution of the above commands:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

touch /root/commands.txt

aptitude install wireless-tools wpasupplicant

lspci | grep -i 'wire\|net\|ether' >> /root/commands.txt

iwconfig >> /root/commands.txt

ifconfig -a >> /root/commands.txt

dmesg | grep -i firmware >> /root/commands.txt

chmod 644 /root/command.txt

exit 0

Copy everything above to an empty text file. Save the file as lqcommand.txt then copy it over to your Debian install (via your USB stick if you're more comfortable that way). Reboot into Debian and copy the file to a known location. Memorize or write down the entire path to this location. Next, open a terminal (normal) and use the cd command to navigate to the directory where you've store the file. The following commands make this ordinary text file an executable script:

Code:

mv lqcommand.txt lqcommand.sh
chmod +x lqcommand.sh

Now you need to become root, use the su command once.
As root, run the script with:

Code:

sh lqcommand.sh

This will create a file in the /root directory, named "commands.txt". Copy this file to your USB disk (if you choose to work that way) or the Win-XP partition. {Post the contents of the file into your reply, using the code tags as before

Ztcoracat · 08-09-2012, 07:16 PM

Dutch Master:

I copied all that you instructed me to do and put the thread on my usb stick.
On my way now to my Desktop to run what you have instructed me to do.
I'll post after I complete the tasks.

Ztcoracat · 08-09-2012, 08:21 PM

Dutch Master:

I put the script that you wrote for me ( Thank You) in a text document. That text document is on my Debian desktop.
I am having trouble with the path. And have had trouble in the past as well with path's-

ztcoracat@mock:~$ cd/Desktop/lqcommand.txt
bash: cd/Desktop/lqcommand.txt: No such file or directory
ztcoracat@mock:~$ home/cd/Desktop/lqcommand.txt
bash: home/cd/Desktop/lqcommand.txt: No such file or directory
ztcoracat@mock:~$ /home/ztcoracat/cd/Desktop/lqcommand.txt
bash: /home/ztcoracat/cd/Desktop/lqcommand.txt: No such file or directory
ztcoracat@mock:~$ /home/ztcoracat/Desktop/lqcommand.txt
bash: /home/ztcoracat/Desktop/lqcommand.txt: Permission denied
ztcoracat@mock:~$

Dutch Master · 08-09-2012, 08:46 PM

You are preceding everything with cd/, is that the name of your user? cd is a command (it means "change directory") and should not be present in a command itself. Try the following:

Code:

ls -l Desktop/lqcommand.txt

What response do you get? Does it return the file, preceded with some seemingly random letters in front? (those letters aren't that random though, it's part of the permissions system Linux inherited from 'daddy' Unix. Explaining that would be over your head right now, but if you still get those "permissions errors" that'll be next on the agenda

)

If you fail to get a response or it gives you an error, issue the following command (copy/paste!)

Code:

updatedb && locate lqcommand.txt

This updates the database of files present on your system and subsequently shows you where that particular file actually is, with its full path.