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  • firmware debian-13.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso

    From Peter Ehlert@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, February 12, 2026 19:00:01
    Dual Boot with Windows 11.
    installing Debian Mate on a HP Elitebook 845.
    6-core AMD Ryzen 5 Pro

    I booted with USB: debian-13.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso
    ...this was Odd = asking for firmware:

    ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.0/firmware-2.bin

    I selected NO... it connected to wifi without complaint.
    ---
    install completed, boots fine, wifi automatically connected.

    Question: is it "good" as-is?

    this is my wife's laptop, it will be her first Linux experience so it
    needs to be "flawless"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.11
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Dan Ritter@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, February 12, 2026 19:50:01
    Peter Ehlert wrote:
    Dual Boot with Windows 11.
    installing Debian Mate on a HP Elitebook 845.
    6-core AMD Ryzen 5 Pro

    I booted with USB: debian-13.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso
    ...this was Odd = asking for firmware:

    ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.0/firmware-2.bin

    I selected NO... it connected to wifi without complaint.
    ---
    install completed, boots fine, wifi automatically connected.

    Question: is it "good" as-is?


    Yes. There are some manufacturers where some of their chipsets
    need firmware and others do not; you got lucky here.

    The fact that the wifi works is its own proof.

    -dsr-

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.11
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)