Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315 [finished]

2024-05-13 Thread Paul Scott
On 5/12/24 21:30, David Wright wrote: On Sun 12 May 2024 at 21:10:16 (-0700), Paul Scott wrote: On 5/9/2024 1:59 PM, Charles Curley wrote: On Thu, 9 May 2024 09:32:32 -0700 Paul Scott wrote: The error I'm getting is during "Install base system."  The only way I knew to save the log was

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-12 Thread David Wright
On Sun 12 May 2024 at 21:10:16 (-0700), Paul Scott wrote: > On 5/9/2024 1:59 PM, Charles Curley wrote: > > On Thu, 9 May 2024 09:32:32 -0700 Paul Scott wrote: > > > > > The error I'm getting is during "Install base system."  The only way > > > I knew to save the log was with a camera. Even though

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-12 Thread Paul Scott
On 5/9/2024 1:59 PM, Charles Curley wrote: On Thu, 9 May 2024 09:32:32 -0700 Paul Scott wrote: The error I'm getting is during "Install base system."  The only way I knew to save the log was with a camera. Even though I resized the image this list apparently didn't allow the attachment. How

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-09 Thread Charles Curley
On Thu, 9 May 2024 09:32:32 -0700 Paul Scott wrote: > The error I'm getting is during "Install base system."  The only way > I knew to save the log was with a camera. Even though I resized the > image this list apparently didn't allow the attachment. How else can > I save the log during install?

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-09 Thread Paul Scott
On 5/2/2024 11:31 PM, Sirius wrote: I would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions, Check the PCI ids of your Ethernet controller. Download the kernel image you are considering, check if any of its modules matches these ids. n I may need to do that.  Thank you, In the mean time, an install

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-04 Thread Max Nikulin
On 03/05/2024 12:16, Paul Scott wrote: I don't have linux on the machine for which I want the information.  I now have the driver name from Windows/Settings. Booting a live image may help to evaluate if hardware is supported and to get lspci output. Even when windows is booted, it should be

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-04 Thread Max Nikulin
On 04/05/2024 13:52, Paul Scott wrote: On 5/3/2024 11:25 PM, Max Nikulin wrote: It may happen that F4 is not F4 unless you press and hold Fn first. It is default on some laptops and may be changed in firmware setup. Inst all docs say Left Alt F4 but no combination of other keys with F4

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-04 Thread Paul Scott
On 5/3/2024 11:25 PM, Max Nikulin wrote: On 03/05/2024 13:27, Paul Scott wrote: In the mean time, an install seemed to be working but gave an failure error which said it would be in the log and visible on virtual terminal 4, I didn't know how to get to a virtual in the installer.  Various

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-04 Thread Max Nikulin
On 03/05/2024 13:27, Paul Scott wrote: In the mean time, an install seemed to be working but gave an failure error which said it would be in the log and visible on virtual terminal 4, I didn't know how to get to a virtual in the installer.  Various combinations with F4 didn't seem to work.

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-03 Thread David
On Fri, 3 May 2024 at 06:27, Paul Scott wrote: > On 5/1/2024 10:44 AM, Nicolas George wrote: > > Paul Scott (12024-05-01): >>>I have many installs over many years (only a few per year).. [...] >>> I would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions, [...] > In the mean time, an install seemed to

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-03 Thread Sirius
In days of yore (Thu, 02 May 2024), Paul Scott thus quoth: > > On 5/1/2024 10:44 AM, Nicolas George wrote: > > Paul Scott (12024-05-01): > > > I read that I should try a more complete image which I am downloading > > > (jigdo) now. > > Waste of time. The drivers are either in the kernel image or

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-03 Thread Paul Scott
On 5/1/2024 10:44 AM, Nicolas George wrote: Paul Scott (12024-05-01): I read that I should try a more complete image which I am downloading (jigdo) now. Waste of time. The drivers are either in the kernel image or in individual packages, you can install them on top of what you have. I

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-02 Thread Paul Scott
On 5/2/2024 8:06 PM, Max Nikulin wrote: On 02/05/2024 12:19, Sirius wrote: If your wifi is also the AX200 (maybe a different revision), it *should* work. lspci -nn may help with more precise identification. I don't have linux on the machine for which I want the information.  I now have

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-02 Thread Max Nikulin
On 02/05/2024 12:19, Sirius wrote: If your wifi is also the AX200 (maybe a different revision), it *should* work. lspci -nn may help with more precise identification. It requires firmware-iwlwifi from non-free-firmware, so check that install image contains firmware. I would avoid

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-01 Thread Sirius
In days of yore (Wed, 01 May 2024), Paul Scott thus quoth: > > On 5/1/2024 10:57 AM, Sirius wrote: > > I have an Aspire A715-41G and the wireless is an Intel AX200. I am > > currently using iwd and iwctl to manage it, but NetworkManager picked it > > up off the bat and allowed it to be

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-01 Thread Paul Scott
On 5/1/2024 10:57 AM, Sirius wrote: In days of yore (Wed, 01 May 2024), Paul Scott thus quoth: Hello, I have many installs over many years (only a few per year).. I tried a Testing net install pn my new Acer Aspire 315 and it didn't find an Ethernet driver.  (wireless?). I read that I

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-01 Thread Sirius
In days of yore (Wed, 01 May 2024), Paul Scott thus quoth: > Hello, > > I have many installs over many years (only a few per year).. > > I tried a Testing net install pn my new Acer Aspire 315 and it didn't find > an Ethernet driver.  (wireless?). > > I read that I should try a more complete

Re: Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-01 Thread Nicolas George
Paul Scott (12024-05-01): > I read that I should try a more complete image which I am downloading > (jigdo) now. Waste of time. The drivers are either in the kernel image or in individual packages, you can install them on top of what you have. > I would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions,

Installing testing on Acer Aspire 315

2024-05-01 Thread Paul Scott
Hello, I have many installs over many years (only a few per year).. I tried a Testing net install pn my new Acer Aspire 315 and it didn't find an Ethernet driver.  (wireless?). I read that I should try a more complete image which I am downloading (jigdo) now. I would appreciate any