Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD
On Fri 13 Oct 2017 at 14:15:41 -0400, Michael Stone wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 08:04:28PM +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote:
> > Michael Stone wrote:
> >
> > > USB ethernet would not be affected, but will
> > > also be slower/more cpu-intensive than
> > > internal PCI/PCIe ethernet. If you're happy
> > > with how the USB ethernet is working, then
> > > just stick with it.
> >
> > I'm not happy with it, or rather the guy who is
> > supposed to have the computer has an
> > Ethernet cable.
> >
> > So you are saying, it is likely
> > "cable Ethernet" doesn't work because of the
> > DMI being outdated, and "USB Ethernet" works
> > because it has nothing to do with the DMI?
>
> The thread got too long, so I'd forgotten what you'd meant by USB-ethernet.
> So yes, the thing you're doing works because it's not using the internet
> ethernet that has the firmware issue. I first thought you mean something
> like this http://www.cablematters.com/pc-447-101-cable-matters-superspeed-usb-30-to-rj45-gigabit-ethernet-adapter.aspx
> which should also work fine and act as a normal ethernet adapter you can
> just plug into your network, if you don't want to mess with updating the
> firmware on the system to try to get the internal ethernet working.
There isn't a single bit of evidence from the OP that there is an
ethernet firmware issue. When asked to provide information on what
the installer sees and what happens
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/10/msg00323.html
he declined to provide it.
He's poncing about.
--
Brian.
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