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Re: jessie install cd no network



Javier wrote:
>Hello, I downloaded the Jessie install cd and added a preseed file to
>automatically install some packages, but running the install cd does not
>recognize the realtek network cards, telling me that no network hardware
>was detected.
>
>If I install it in a Virtualbox machine (with a phisical disk mapped)
>and then I boot with that disk, the network cards work perfectly.
>
>the cards I have are:
>
>javier@javier-System-Product-Name:~$ lspci | grep -i ethernet
>04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
>RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
>06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
>RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (rev 10)
>
>How can I make the debian installer to automatically boot these modules
>in the kernel?

At a guess you may just be missing firmware. Try using the
firmware-included netinst:

  http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/

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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve@einval.com
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