Bug#1056697: 12.2 Installation Report, Complete Failure of Network
On Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 12:34:50PM -0600, David Hillman wrote:
>
> Package: installation-reports
>
> Boot method: USB stick
> Image version: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-12.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso
> Date: 2023-November-23 11PM GMT
>
> Machine: Dell R720
> Processor: 2 x Xeon E5-2650
> Memory: 192GB
>
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
>
> Initial boot: [O ]
> Detect network card: [E ]
> Configure network: [E ]
> Detect media: [ ]
> Load installer modules: [ ]
> Detect hard drives: [O ]
> Partition hard drives: [O ]
> Install base system: [ ]
> Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
> User/password setup: [O ]
> Install tasks: [ ]
> Install boot loader: [ ]
> Overall install: [E ]
>
> Comments/Problems:
>
>
> Installer completely failed to identify the presence of all four integrated
> Broadcom BCM5720 ethernet ports, and even after manually adding and
> configuring the four interfaces, no network connectivity is to be had.
> Interfaces are allegedly "UP", but cannot ping anything nor respond to any
> communication. IDRAC card interface works fine -- on the same subnet. A
> half-dozen other multi-interface machines on the same subnet are working
> fine, as well.
>
> Ubuntu 20 and 22 installers work just fine on the same hardware, so this is
> a Debian-specific issue. All four interfaces work just fine under both
> Ubuntu 20 and 22, but are totally dysfunctional with Debian 12.
>
> Journal entries for NetworkManager and avahi-daemon appear to show the
> correct IP addresses being registered for all four interfaces, and "ip"
> agress, all to no avail. No related error messages exist in the journal.
I suspect you are missing the firmware file for the network port. I think this one:
firmware-misc-nonfree: /lib/firmware/tigon/tg3.bin
The installer probably does not include that.
--
Len Sorensen
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