On Jan 13, 2014, at 11:07 AM, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > On Mon 13 Jan 2014 at 10:05:50 -0500, tty7 wrote: > >> I made a CD from >> http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.3.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-7.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso >> >> I booted my EeeBox. At some point the installer said : " >> [!] Detect Network hardware >> >> Some of your hardware needs non-free firmware files to operate. The >> firmware can be loaded from removable media, such as a USB stick or >> floppy. >> >> The missing firmware files are: rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw > > This file is in the firmware-realtek package and in firmware.tar.gz. > >> If you have such media available now, insert it, and continue. >> >> Load missinfg firmware from removable media? >> >> <Yes> <No> >> >> " >> >> Based on this, I'm not seeing where I'd know that I'd need a special >> non-free version of the installer. > > You shouldn't need this version of the installer. The only difference > between it and what you have done is that the non-free firmware is on > the CD, which is bound to get mounted. >
Interesting. I could see it "search" the disc (light illuminates and drive is accessed) when I press "Yes" but it just returns to the same dialog, which I assume meant the process failed. >> The above text, and the above linked-to debian document indicated to >> me that I should be able to put the firmware on some media, either in >> / or /firmware on said media, insert it, let the thing detect the >> insertion and do some auto-mount magic behind the scenes, find the >> files needed, and continue installing. > > Correct. The files are found and copied to /lib/firmware. Observing or > debugging the process can be done on tty4 or from /var/log/syslog. > Since I was unable to get past this point, I'll switch to tty4 and see what is happening. (I regret not exploring beyond tty2 ! thanks for this! ) -jre -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/d7a2a545-fb3b-4061-a6a0-8738a416d...@tty7.org
