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Bug#1109988: debian-installer: installer fails to ask for info to authenticate to wifi, fails to connect to network



On 27/07/2025 at 20:07, Jonathan Kamens wrote:

However, after that, _it did not prompt me for which WiFi network to
use or for the password for that network_. It just went into
"Detecting Link", which failed
(...)
Note that when I boot from a Debian Trixie live image straight into
GNOME running from the thumb drive, I _am_ able to connect to the WiFi
network by opening the GNOME menu from the top right corner of the
screen and clicking on WiFi. So Trixie _is_ capable of connecting to
my WiFi using the controller in my new computer;

Without installing the firmware file you mentioned above ? It is not present in the firmware-iwlwifi package, so it should not be present in the live image either.

it's just that the installer isn't.

This may be a duplicate of bugs #1095302 and #1103993 (netcfg does not support Wi-Fi 7 devices).

What is the wireless controller model ?
Can you do a quick test in the live system ?
Run the command "/sbin/iwconfig" and check if it reports wireless extensions on the wireless interface wl*. You need to install the package wireless-tools if the command is missing.

(Note, the above occurred with both the graphical and text installer.)

The internal logic is the same, only the interface differs.


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