Re: How to install wifi firmware with no wired connection

On Sat, 24 Oct 2026 at 10:47, Lars Tunkrans <drsnx60@gmail.com> wrote:

> HI
>  I will try again  to explain  what I see:
>    The   BOOT-ONLY  and  DISC1   installmedia is prepared with
> iwlwifi/rtw88  firmware  installed  in the  installmedia kernel  so  that
>    IF  the  user knows all the  Network info required , including the
> AccessPoint  authentication password WPA stuff, the network name  a.s.o
>    The WIFI will connect to the  AP and the firmware PACKAGE will be
> downloaded and installed on the  installation target
>
> The WIFI Firmware packages  do not exist as PACKAGES   on  the  BOOT-ONLY
> and  DISC1  installmedia .
>    the wifi firmware packages  does exist  on  the   DVD1  installmedia.
>    The DVD1 installmedia  only exists in ISO-format  on  the download
> site.  it does not exist  as a MEMstick image.
>    Thus  the  novice user does not download  the DVD1.ISO   as  it  needs
> additional  effort and  knowledge to convert to a MEMstic image. Thanks for
> this!
>

Thanks for this. I'll go have a chat with people about it next week and at
the vendor summit in early November.

I never use disc1, i only use boot-only, and one of the big benefits of
having rtwn firmware in base
is that I know I can whack a realtek USB / PCIe NIC into a machine and have
working wifi
no matter what installation / target / installation environment it is!



-adrian