Bug#866186: Installation issues with Live distribution including nonfree repository

[Charles Chambers <cchamb2@gmail.com>]

Sorry, it has changed somewhat.

The BroadCom BCM45751 *is* detected.  The install routine is reporting "enpxSx" or something like that.  When I actually hook the computer to a router via ethernet, the DHCP process completes noticeably quicker, and on that interface.

The wifi is a whole different story.  Apparently the new version of the kernel breaks wifi on the chipset (as a USB wifi device, it uses driver r8712u, which is the driver for a LOT of RealTek wifi chipsets, found in nonfree) and doesn't detect it.  Someone needs to monitor or correct this behavior; I'm runnng Debian 8.7 on the desktop and the wifi is still working fine.

On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 7:46 AM, Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> wrote:

Hi Charles,

Sorry for leaving you hanging - I've been swamped then away for a
couple of days.

Hint: please try to also CC <bugnumber>@bugs.debian.org on all bug
discussion - that way the conversation is logged and others can see
the mails too.

On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 05:38:21AM -0700, Charles Chambers wrote:
>
>When I get to the part where it *should* ask me to agree to the nonfree license
>agreement and pick an interface, it just doesn't.  It jumps directly to trying
>to find a DHCP lease, fails, and stops.

:-(

Does this work on a normal installation, i.e. from a non-live image?

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Charlie
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