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 DMI being outdated, and "USB Ethernet" works 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.
