Re: Network install
On Fri 30 Jan 2015 at 07:55:11 -0500, Dan Purgert wrote:
> On 30/01/2015 03:18, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
> > [...]
> >>> To connect to Internet, I use ppp and a pendrive as modem.
> >>
> >> I doubt so. A "pendrive" is not a modem, it is a storage device.
> >
> > Sorry, it's something similar to a pendrive.
> >
>
> What is it exactly? Is it a 3/4g cell card (such as provided by a phone
> company), or something else?
If it is that sort of device there is no support for it in the installer.
It would be useful for us to see the output of 'lsusb'.
> >>> It seems that the minimal netinst doesn't install ppp
> >>
> >> It does. You may need to choose expert install in order to be able to
> >> select ppp extra packages.
> >
> >
> > In the expert mode, I select the two ppp packages, but even then the `pon'
> > command, which I use to connect, still remains `not found' by the system.
>
> are those ppp packages being INSTALLED (or at least loaded into the
> minimal kernel) ... or are you selecting them for install after the PC
> finally connects to the internet?
In spite of the quote in the first mail in this thread and the reply by
Floris there is no support for PPP network connections in d-i:
https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install.txt.en
The network can be used during the installation to retrieve files
needed for the installation. Whether the network is used or not
depends on the installation method you choose and your answers to
certain questions that will be asked during the installation. The
installation system supports most types of network connections
(including PPPoE, but not ISDN or PPP), via either HTTP or FTP.
After the installation is completed, you can also configure your
system to use ISDN and PPP.
There is also #342656.
The modules under discussion are for use with PPPoE.
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