Install wifi driver in Debian/Gnu Linux
Notes:
System used: thinkpad T410, Debian 8 Jessie, XFCE amd64(64bit)
1. Identify your wifi device using terminal and entering the command:
$ lspci
My machine's wifi device name is:
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1000 [Condor Peak]
2. Using a computer connected to the internet, search the package from here and chose one listed mirror on the website. Download the file/package(firmware-iwlwifi_0.43_all.deb) and save it on usb. Insert the usb and copy the file/package on the Documents folder with your machine without wifi. Then, go to the Documents folder and open the terminal from the file manager(Thunar, Nautilus, Konqueror or Dolphin) by right clicking the mouse and choosing the Open Terminal Here option.
3. Install the file/package as root:
# dpkg -i firmware-iwlwifi_0.43_all.deb
4. Reboot the machine and the wifi will now work.
Notes:
System used: thinkpad T410, Debian 8 Jessie, XFCE amd64(64bit)
1. Identify your wifi device using terminal and entering the command:
$ lspci
My machine's wifi device name is:
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1000 [Condor Peak]
2. Using a computer connected to the internet, search the package from here and chose one listed mirror on the website. Download the file/package(firmware-iwlwifi_0.43_all.deb) and save it on usb. Insert the usb and copy the file/package on the Documents folder with your machine without wifi. Then, go to the Documents folder and open the terminal from the file manager(Thunar, Nautilus, Konqueror or Dolphin) by right clicking the mouse and choosing the Open Terminal Here option.
3. Install the file/package as root:
# dpkg -i firmware-iwlwifi_0.43_all.deb
4. Reboot the machine and the wifi will now work.
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