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Bug#611839: non-free network drivers not really supported with netinstall of squeeze/rc2



On Wed, Feb  2, 2011 at 19:35:10 +0100, Armin Fuerst wrote:

> Package: installation-reports
> 
> I installed debian squeeze from netinstall rc2-cd on a Lenovo ThinkPad
> SL510. Both network interfaces (eth + wlan) are detected, but not
> supported due to non-free drivers. Setup provides the possibility to
> add the needed drivers using an usb-stick. Setup asked for the
> following files:
> 
> eth: rtl8168d-1.fw
> wlan: iwlwifi-1000-1.ucode iwlwifi-1000-2.ucode iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode
> 
> The files iwlwifi-1000-1.ucode and iwlwifi-1000-2.ucode don't exist,
> setup though asks for all three. So I copied the following files on
> the usb-stick:
> rtl8168d-1.fw
> iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode
> 
> and I copied iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode to iwlwifi-1000-1.ucode and
> iwlwifi-1000-2.ucode
> 
> The files are successfully copied to /lib/firmware, but the
> network interfaces still don't work.
> 
What do you mean by "don't work"?  Please provide the syslog from the
installer.

Cheers,
Julien

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