Bug#681656: Debian Installer hangs at Detect network hardware stage
I have same problem here.
Problem
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I attempted several installs of Debian Wheezy - BusinessCard Installer
- Daily Build from
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/
between various dates but the Installer always hangs at “Detect
network hardware”. The install was performed using a cat5e cable. I
tested several Netinst Installers and the same problem exists.
I tested the Installer using the following commands
$ Install
$ Expert install
$ Advanced options/Rescue mode
$ Advanced options/Expert install
$ Advanced options/Graphical Expert install
Ctrl+C and Alt+F[1-4] works when “Detect network hardware” hangs.
After Ctrl+C “Detect network hardware” then runs fine and “Configure
the network” succeeds too but the Installer then hangs at “Starting up
the partition manager” at 40% progress.
Workaround
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The bug possibly seems to be in /bin/check-missing-firmware which is
called by /bin/ethdetect
I performed the following Installer commands as a workaround
$ Advanced options/Expert install
$ "Execute a shell"
$ nano /bin/check-missing-firmware
Inserted “exit 0” directly after “#!/bin/sh” line
Save file
$ exit
I then ran the Installer steps as normal and the whole installation
proceeded perfectly fine. Since then Debian Wheezy has running fine
and I am able to perform daily tasks and connect to the internet as
normal ie. the workaround has so far not hindered the daily usage.
Info
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It seems like a similar bug exists here since Debian Lenny
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=509238
Thanks
Ibaidul
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