Install Trisquel 5.5 RC?

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kuno321
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se unió: 10/04/2010

Hello everyone,

I hava a simple question: I would like to install the latest Trisquel 5.5 ISO but later, I will can update Triquel with the new changes through APT?

Thanks.

Chris

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se unió: 04/23/2011

Largely although I don't think you will get everything the final ISO has. For instance carl9170 is in the repository although not yet in the ISO. This is the firmware required for the USB wireless N cards supported by Trisquel. This probably won't get installed if you simply update (I might be wrong here- I think it should get installed if *upgrade*).

t3g
t3g
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se unió: 05/15/2011

Does anyone have a card compatible with carl9170 and if so, how well does the
.deb package from
http://mirror.fsf.org/trisquel/pool/main/f/firmware-carl9170/ work with the
5.5 nightly isos?

Chris

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se unió: 04/23/2011

We tested it earlier and the carl9170 firmware works great.Carl9170 is a
great improvement over the ar9170 firmware. It really should have been
included in the older releases. Unfortunately we didn't think of it prior.
Ubuntu was also defaulting to ar9170 firmware at the time. Right now the only
thing you need to use it is with the beta is a temporary connection to
install the firmware. Rubén is going to include it in the final ISO once it
is released.

t3g
t3g
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se unió: 05/15/2011

I don't see the firmware in the Debian or Ubuntu repositories which is a
shame. Have you thought about submitting the package to Debian so that it can
not only be in their ecosystem but imported by Ubuntu as well? Of course this
would mean later importing by Trisquel so having it in one source (Debian)
benefits everyone.

Chris

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se unió: 04/23/2011

The kernel version largely dictates which firmware is being used although the
carl9170 firmware was available for earlier releases too. Now only the
carl9170 firmware is compatible as the older ar9170 driver was removed (which
used the older ar9170 firmware). There is an even newer carl9170 firmware for
3.1+ kernels. The 5.0 release has the older ar9170 firmware and I think 4.01
and 4.5 also have it (it was added after the initial release though of these
versions).

Debian has the ar9170 driver and carl9170 drivers depending on the kernel you
install. I think the firmware has to be installed separately still. I forget
if it is packaged or not. The installation is easy though. You just have to
download the firmware to the /lib/firmware directory. The thing with debian
is there are a lot of variations and many don't include essential utilities
for desktop use with base installations. Most derivative distributions (at
least based on Ubuntu) have the carl9170 or ar9170 driver and firmware.

Ubuntu has the older ar9170 driver and firmware in the older releases. It has
the newer carl9170 driver and firmware in the newer releases.

jla
jla
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se unió: 02/24/2012

If I don't use wireless LAN, am I missing anything if I use the RC?

t3g
t3g
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se unió: 05/15/2011

Does anyone have a card compatible with carl9170 and if so, how well does the .deb package from http://mirror.fsf.org/trisquel/pool/main/f/firmware-carl9170/ work with the 5.5 nightly isos?

Chris

I am a member!

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se unió: 04/23/2011

We tested it earlier and the carl9170 firmware works great.Carl9170 is a great improvement over the ar9170 firmware. It really should have been included in the older releases. Unfortunately we didn't think of it prior. Ubuntu was also defaulting to ar9170 firmware at the time. Right now the only thing you need to use it is with the beta is a temporary connection to install the firmware. Rubén is going to include it in the final ISO once it is released.

t3g
t3g
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se unió: 05/15/2011

I don't see the firmware in the Debian or Ubuntu repositories which is a shame. Have you thought about submitting the package to Debian so that it can not only be in their ecosystem but imported by Ubuntu as well? Of course this would mean later importing by Trisquel so having it in one source (Debian) benefits everyone.

Chris

I am a member!

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se unió: 04/23/2011

The kernel version largely dictates which firmware is being used although the carl9170 firmware was available for earlier releases too. Now only the carl9170 firmware is compatible as the older ar9170 driver was removed (which used the older ar9170 firmware). There is an even newer carl9170 firmware for 3.1+ kernels. The 5.0 release has the older ar9170 firmware and I think 4.01 and 4.5 also have it (it was added after the initial release though of these versions).

Debian has the ar9170 driver and carl9170 drivers depending on the kernel you install. I think the firmware has to be installed separately still. I forget if it is packaged or not. The installation is easy though. You just have to download the firmware to the /lib/firmware directory. The thing with debian is there are a lot of variations and many don't include essential utilities for desktop use with base installations. Most derivative distributions (at least based on Ubuntu) have the carl9170 or ar9170 driver and firmware.

Ubuntu has the older ar9170 driver and firmware in the older releases. It has the newer carl9170 driver and firmware in the newer releases.

jla
jla
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se unió: 02/24/2012

If I don't use wireless LAN, am I missing anything if I use the RC?

Chris

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se unió: 04/23/2011

Yes.

Chris

I am a member!

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se unió: 04/23/2011

Yes.