Bug#685010: installation-reports
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: cat onto usb drive.
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-CD-1.iso
Date: 13.august 2012
Machine: ASUS AT3IONT-1
Processor: Atom 330
Memory: Kingston KVR1333D3N9K2/2G
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [0]
Detect network card: [E]
Configure network: [E]
Detect CD: [0]
Load installer modules: [0]
Detect hard drives: [0]
Partition hard drives: [0]
Install base system: [0]
Clock/timezone setup: [0]
User/password setup: [0]
Install tasks: [0]
Install boot loader: [0]
Overall install: [E]
Comments/Problems:
Detecting network hardware stalls and hangs. Can be skipped with expert installer, but that doesn't result in
a working desktop. http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/errata
3.2.0-3-amd64
This is what happens as the d-i tries to bring up the network NIC:
eth1: link is not ready
r8169 unable to load firmware patch rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw
eth0: link down
eth0: link is notready
check missing firmware /dev/.udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping
check missing firmware: missing firmware files (rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw) for r8169
Ethernet controller [0200] Realtek RTL8111/8168B rev 03
Subsystem ASUStek Device [1043:83a3]
Kernel driver in use r8169
but that module isnt used by 0.
On my other computer, which is build with a gigabyte ga-x48-dq6 MB, cant remember what bios i flashed it with, reported as
GA-EP45-DS5/GA-EG45M-DS2H Motherboard, there is a rtl8168c/8111c (rev 02) NIC
Loading the r8169 driver for 8168 hardware has been troublesome for
quite some time
http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2011/12/msg00212.html
I tried on a separate occasion to compile the 8168 driver from realtek myself, and that worked like a charm.
The b1 testing d-i works on the gigabyte board, but it does produce a bunch of silent link up / down errors in dmesg.
notable difference, "mii" module is used by r8169 and
ethernet driver 2.3LK-NAPI loaded rtl8168c/8111c shows up in dmesg
Usb drive confirmed to work on an asrock machine to install debian testing.
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