Fixing missing firmware alpha USB Wi-Fi network to work on Debian 9.4
First you need to
install iwlwifi file form link hereFirst you need to
install iwlwifi file form link here copy
file to downloads folder for example
I will installed by terminal you can installed .deb file as you wish
Now tet's go...
Debian will ask for root password if you do not know it try to reset it . the packege i will use to install is dpkg and the command will be
Then install firmware-ralink_0.43_all the firmware for alpha Wi-Fi network adapter to download from link here as above we will installed in the same way
I will installed by terminal you can installed .deb file as you wish
Now tet's go...
Open
terminal and type
su
Debian will ask for root password if you do not know it try to reset it . the packege i will use to install is dpkg and the command will be
dpkg –i ‘location and deb name’ for example
dpkg –i /home/username/download/firmware-iwlwifi_20170823-1_all.debor you can select deb location by open location in terminal or use 'cd' command as i do
Then install firmware-ralink_0.43_all the firmware for alpha Wi-Fi network adapter to download from link here as above we will installed in the same way
su
dpkg –i /home/username/download/firmware-ralink_0.43_all.deb
Now you will be able to see your network sometimes will not
be able to connect don’t worry its Debian bug
Follow below steps to fix this issue in Debian 9
Edit NetworkManager config file
Su from terminal and type your root password then
su
nano /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.confI will use gedit as gnome user
Now add below lines to the file
[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no
Restart NetworkManager service
systemctl restart NetworkManager
