Bug#679795: installation-reports: Installation freezes when detecting Realtek ethernet controller RTL8111/8168B
Package: installation-reports
Followup-For: Bug #679795
Dear Maintainer,
Similarly to the above report, installation of testing amd64 freezes
during the scan for the network devices. lspci -knn reports this as
follows:
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 06)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device [1462:7636]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Then I successfully installed using the 6.0.5 firmware installer.
-- Package-specific info:
Boot method: CD
Image version: netinstall amd64 downloaded on 2012-08-05
Date: 2012-08-05
Machine: MSI MS-7636/H55M-E32(MS-7636)
Partitions:
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [E]
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