Hello:I figured out how to open a shell from the installer; so I can check dmesg. However, I'm not sure how to save a text file from the shell within the installer. So, I photographed the sreen output. Photos are attached.
dmesg indicates that the firmware-testing-amd64-netinst.iso does not come with the correct firmware to work with my wifi. But why doesn't the installer ask me to install the wifi firmware?
I don't think dmesg indicates any problem with the ethernet adapter. But why doesn't the installer start my wired ethernet connection?
All of the testing-amd64 installers (daily, weekly, netinst, DVD, with and without non-official firmware) that I've tried fail with a blue screen during the "Detecting Network Hardware" step.
I tried the Expert Install option from the DVD debian-testing-amd64.iso. I skipped the network-related installation steps. The resulting installation worked, except for the networking. When I tried to add a network, after a very long pause, a window opened for entering the network options (SSID, MAC address, etc.); but ALL options were greyed-out. The Network Manager failed to halt during shut down.
The Wheezy installer does not have any of these network hardware problems with my computer. It asks me if I want to load firmware. When I say no, it simply uses the wired connection instead.
Does any one have idea why the testing-amd64 installer doesn't work with my computer?
Thanks, --Marc On 06/11/2014 10:41 PM, Marc Hurst wrote:
Hello:I'm trying to install Debian Testing on my ASUS Eee PC 1215B. I've tried installing Debian-Testing-AMD64 weekly builds (5-30-2014 and 6-9-2014) (DVD and netinst versions), and I've also tried /cdimage/daily-builds/sid_d-i/20140610-7/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso.All versions fail in the "Detecting Network Hardware" step. Apparently the installer does not detect my Atheros AR8152/8158 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller. The installer gives no error messages, just a blue screen. Control-C brings it back to the installation menu.I suspect that I need to install the non-free Atheros firmware. Previous installers have prompted me to install firmware.The current installer did not prompt me that firmware is needed. Perhaps it breaks before that determination is made.Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, --Marc
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