Hi: I have installed debian (debian-9.4.0-i386-DVD-1.iso) on an Acer Aspire One computer. The driver for the wi-fi controller is propietary (non-free firmware) and, so, it is not included in the distribution. However the installer asks for media containing the file (iwlwifi-3160-17.ucode) to be inserted. I have tested in several ways, including putting it into a directory called /media, with no results. So I gave up and installed instead the firmware iso image which comes with non-free distributable drivers. However I want to be able to install without recourse to internet and so (that is to install from the debian-9.4.0-i386-DVD-1.iso) I need a means to install the driver by hand. OK.
I made
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root@revenge mnt]# locate iwlwifi-3160-17
/home/semoi/Downloads/iwlwifi-3160-17.ucode
/stretch/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-3160-17.ucode
/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-3160-17.ucode
[root@revenge mnt]#
As you can see, the firmware installer put the driver into /lib/firmware. So, what if after installing debian-9.4.0-i386-DVD-1.iso I copy the driver to /lib/firmware and make modprobe <name of the driver>? Could it be as simple as that?
Note: I have two partitions mounted. One with Stretch and the other with Arch linux, which is the running OS at present. Hence the duplicated entries. Stretch is mounted on /stretch.