Re: Squeeze. Weekly Build CD installer 2010-11-08 is endlessly seeking a non-free firmware on fd0.
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:31:37 +0300, Mark Goldshtein wrote:
>
>> Have tried to install Debian Squeeze (weekly builds 2010-11-08) on a
>> laptop with Intel 2100 Wifi card. Card's firmware is packed into native
>> debianic non-free tarball. As explained here:
>> http://wiki.debian.org/ipw2200, it is enough to supply the tarball to
>> the running installer on any removable media mentioned. But the
>> installer first seek for fd0 floppy and seek forever, endlessly
>> educating me about FAT16 file system, dangerous uppercase names and
>> related troubles, as I have noticed at hidden F4 console. No single
>> warning sign, progress bar or other useful info on a current active
>> screen. As a countermeasure, I have searched my pockets, found USB
>> floppy drive and wrote floppy diskette, plugged that into laptop but
>> installer continue its tries for ghost fd0 and does not react on other
>> removable media inserted in all sockets and holes. If you, please, help
>> me to find a workaround to subdue that bad robot? Maybe it is possible
>> to implant the firmware into installer ISO? And no, I cannot install
>> using a netinstall image, because the installer does not support WPA and
>> even if we will resolve firmware situation, the installation will not
>> continue anyway.
>
> It should work. Or at least it is documented to do it so:
>
> 6.4. Loading Missing Firmware
> http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.amd64/ch06s04.html
>
> Did you try by putting the firmware into USB stick (not floppy)?
Yes, I did. It does not see the firmware on USB stick, looking on fd0
instead (or first, probably). Have tried tarball, firmware file
itself, etc.
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Sincerely Yours'
Mark Goldshtein
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