Re: Install-time non-free issues

2014-01-14 Thread Brian
On Mon 13 Jan 2014 at 18:08:50 +, Brian wrote: > ls -l /lib/firmware > > would confirm your assumption. The image you downloaded won't load > firmware for me either. Putting it in /lib/firmware was quick and > painless. Curt's reference to a firmware loading bug in the present d-i is as

Re: Install-time non-free issues

2014-01-13 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 14/01/14 02:05, tty7 wrote: >> >> Which documentation is that. > > http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/i386/ch06s04.html.en Thanks > > > >>> >>> I've switched to tty2 (Ctrl-Alt-F2) and activated it, and created >>> /mnt/sdcard and /mnt/usb and mounted both filesystems, and verified >>>

Re: Install-time non-free issues

2014-01-13 Thread Curt
On 2014-01-13, tty7 wrote: > > 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 > > If you have such media available now, insert it, and

Re: Install-time non-free issues

2014-01-13 Thread Brian
On Mon 13 Jan 2014 at 11:29:02 -0500, tty7 wrote: > On Jan 13, 2014, at 11:07 AM, Brian wrote: > > > 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. > > >

Re: Install-time non-free issues

2014-01-13 Thread tty7
On Jan 13, 2014, at 11:07 AM, Brian 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 ha

Re: Install-time non-free issues

2014-01-13 Thread Brian
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 firmwa

Re: Install-time non-free issues

2014-01-13 Thread tty7
>> on / and on /firmware/ of both an SD card and a USB stick. I've >> extracted the files and placed the loose files it calls for by name >> (rtl_nic/etc) in both / and /firmware on both the SD card and USB >> stick. >> >> In short, I've followed with the documentation says to do, yet the >> ins

Re: Install-time non-free issues

2014-01-12 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 13/01/14 04:38, tty7 wrote: > Hello, I've attempted to install non-free firmware several times with > wheezy amd64. I've tried placing the *.deb* package Emphasis is mine. > on / and on /firmware/ of both an SD card and a USB stick. I've > extracted the files and placed the loose files it call

Re: Install-time non-free issues

2014-01-12 Thread Brian
On Sun 12 Jan 2014 at 12:38:21 -0500, tty7 wrote: > Anyone got a clue? I'm tapped out.. You appear to have done everything correctly but my brain is not in gear yet :) so, avoiding any debugging process, try this to get you going: After installing the base system switch to tty2 and mkdir /li

Re: Install-time non-free issues

2014-01-12 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 12:38:21 -0500 tty7 wrote: Hello tty7, >Anyone got a clue? I'm tapped out.. You shouldn't need to d/l and unpack a .deb locally. Add non-free to the reos in your sources.list file, update the repo databases, and then search for, and install, the package(s) you require. --

Install-time non-free issues

2014-01-12 Thread tty7
Hello, I've attempted to install non-free firmware several times with wheezy amd64. I've tried placing the .deb package on / and on /firmware/ of both an SD card and a USB stick. I've extracted the files and placed the loose files it calls for by name (rtl_nic/etc) in both / and /firmware on both