On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 12:52:07AM -0500, Stephen Conrad wrote: > I have found a workaround. It seems that while the Squeeze installer cannot > seem to utilize the RTL8111, the resulting installation does not have the > problem. > > I executed the following steps: > 1) Installed an old 10/100 PCI network card I had lying around > 2) Booted from netinstall CD: > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_beta2/amd64/iso-cd/debian-squee > ze-di-beta2-amd64-netinst.iso > 3) Ignored requests for "rtl8168d-1.fw" > 4) Selected the old network card for use during installation > 5) After installation and reboot both cards were fully functional > immediately, no non-free sources were required > 6) Removed old 10/100 card from my system and "hey presto" I have a Squeeze > install.
That's interesting... does the kernel request any firmware when you boot with just the RTL8111, and if so, what firmware file does it load? Which package provides that firmware file? - Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110111083134.ga2...@hezmatt.org
