Control: retitle -1 Wireless interfaces trigger error messages about invalid WPA passphrases
Adjusting title since I suppose you spotted #1031643 and forgot to
change the title when filing this bug about something else.
Reto Schneider <spam1@reto-schneider.ch> (2023-04-08):
> Until in Bullseye and Bookworm Alpha 1, passing the arguments ...
>
> /install.amd/vmlinuz auto=true priority=critical vga=off interface=auto
> initrd=/install.amd/initrd.gz --- console=ttyS0,115200n8
>
> ... boots the installer and progresses on its own up to the point where it
> needs to ask about the location of the preseed file ("Download debconf
> preconfiguration file").
>
> For Bookworm Alpha 2 and RC1 however, the installer, during the detection of
> network link on each interface, once testing the Wi-Fi ones, complains about
> the WPA passphrase being invalid:
>
> [!]! Configure the network
> Invalid passphrase
> The WPA/WPA2 PSK passphrase was either too long (more than 64 characters) or
> too short (less than 8 characters).
>
> I can either chose "Continue" (presents the same error message again) or back
> (which allows me to store the logs), but there seems to be no way of
> progressing with the installation.
Alpha 2 is the first release with official support for firmware packages,
which is likely the triggering bit here: they show up and are usable now.
I'm not familiar with the netcfg code enough to suggest anything at the
moment (e.g. something that would notice no passphrases have been
specified, meaning one should skip the interface or prompt for a
passphrase?), but I'll add another workaround in passing:
> Possible workarounds:
> - Remove Wi-Fi cards from machine during installation
> - Specify interface to be used (e.g. interface=enp2s0)
Disable firmware support:
- https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/ch02s02.en.html
Cheers,
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Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
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