Re: D12 Installer does not recognize rtl8xxxu wifi
hello Franco,
thanks for the answer.
Franco Martelli <martellif67@gmail.com> writes:
> On 08/02/24 at 19:24, Felix Natter wrote:
>> Dear debian-users,
>> I put this on a stick and booted it:
>> debian-live-12.4.0-amd64-gnome.iso
>> When I boot the live option, the network is immediately loaded and I can
>> connect to a WIFI network. However, if I use the same stick
>> (or one with debian 12.4.0 netinst) with the installation option,
>> the LAN is recognized, but WLAN is not.
>
> Hope I'm wrong, but I've heard that D-I has trouble with USB devices other
> than keyboard and mouse. The rtl8xxxu module is usually for USB NIC, if
> it's the case I think you can rely only to LAN for the installation.
I was mainly concerned with Wifi not working after installation. I
bought a long LAN cable and can install via LAN. Now that I understand
the limitation (a search on google seems to confirm this), I am not
worried any more :)
Many Thanks and Best Regards,
Felix
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Felix Natter
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