On 27/07/2025 at 20:07, Jonathan Kamens wrote:
However, after that, _it did not prompt me for which WiFi network to
use or for the password for that network_. It just went into
"Detecting Link", which failed
(...)
Note that when I boot from a Debian Trixie live image straight into
GNOME running from the thumb drive, I _am_ able to connect to the WiFi
network by opening the GNOME menu from the top right corner of the
screen and clicking on WiFi. So Trixie _is_ capable of connecting to
my WiFi using the controller in my new computer;
Without installing the firmware file you mentioned above ? It is not
present in the firmware-iwlwifi package, so it should not be present in
the live image either.
it's just that the installer isn't.
This may be a duplicate of bugs #1095302 and #1103993 (netcfg does not
support Wi-Fi 7 devices).
What is the wireless controller model ?
Can you do a quick test in the live system ?
Run the command "/sbin/iwconfig" and check if it reports wireless
extensions on the wireless interface wl*. You need to install the
package wireless-tools if the command is missing.
(Note, the above occurred with both the graphical and text installer.)
The internal logic is the same, only the interface differs.
