On Sun 26 Jul 2015 at 21:46:31 -0500, David Bruce wrote: > I've installed Debian dozens of times since 2002 and I have never run > into anything approaching the headaches I am experiencing trying to > get the current stable Debian onto a newly rebuilt machine. The box is > a straightforward amd64 setup built from a bundle from Newegg. It has > onboard Realtek eth0, plus I have an Atheros PCI wireless card that I > purchased a couple years ago specifically based on Linux > compatibility. > > Issues: > 1. the official amd64 netinst CD image fails to let me connect to my > router via either interface, even when I provide a USB drive with the > debs for all firmwares.
Firstly, I would use the latest 8.1 image. Secondly, I would concentrate on a wired connection and probably remove the wireless card from the machine. Thirdly, at the detection of network hardware and network configuration stages I would look at the log after each press of the ENTER key. The log is on the fourth console and in /var/log/syslog. Things to look out for would be what is said about missing firmware files, whether a link is found on eth0 and whether it taken up/down and it is ready or not ready. > 2. the unofficial amd64 netinst CD image with firmware included fails > identically. DHCP autoconfiguration fails, and even if I supply a > manual ip address the installer can't find ftp.debian.org If the card was not recognised neither manual nor DHCP configuration will work. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/27072015103818.43702d17f...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk
