On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 09:23:32PM +0100, Mario Marietto wrote:
> --> *Which* Debian .iso did you install with ?
>
> debian-live-11.5.0-amd64-xfce.iso. Is there a way to upgrade this to the
> version that you have suggested ? I prefer to learn how to upgrade it than
> to make a fresh installation. I would like to learn how to add "separately"
> what's missing on the 11.5 and that,instead,it is on the version that you
> suggested,the firmware,if I have understood it correctly.
>
Debian live is less well tested than the standard Debian installer - it
does things slightly differently. That is also an older version.
The netinst .iso I suggested above contains firmware - with the next Debian
major version, firmware should be included in the installer.
(Bookworm - Debian 12 on release - currently in hard freeze for release later
this year).
The corresponding Debian live with firmware for 11.6 is at
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-11.6.0-amd64-xfce+nonfree.iso
> --> Did you install a 32 bit version or a 64 bit version ?
>
> 64 bit.
>
> --> On the physical disk - have you ever tried to install any other
> operating system ?
>
> UEFI. Yes,on one of my previous attempts I have installed Fedora on the
> same disk. But on the last attempt I've used the whole disk and the
> automatic partitioning scheme during the reinstallation of Debian,so every
> trace of Fedora should be gone.
>
I would suggest that you try with the netinst for the main Debian installer.
Other larger media are also available.
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/11.6.0+nonfree/amd64/ has iso-cd and iso-dvd images, for example.
> ---> You show three variants of the kernel - which one came from the
> original ISO.
>
> 5.10.0-18-amd64
>
> Thanks.
>
Thank you for replying with details that will help us solve your problems :)
All the very best, as ever,
Andy Cater