On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 12:27:22AM +0200, W. Martin Borgert wrote: >Package: debian-installer >Version: debian-8.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso >Severity: important >Tags: d-i > >I tried to install Jessie on a Lenovo X220 using netinst on USB >flash drive, without Ethernet connection, but with the non-free >iwlwifi drivers .deb on an SD card (either internal slot or USB >adaptor). > >After the very early step of selecting the keyboard layout, the >installer seems to try to start X or something, but seems to fail. >The screen flashes "for ever" and installation cannot be >continued. > >Workaround: > >If I use Ethernet instead of Wifi and do not use the SD card, >the installation continues. > >Btw, debian-7.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso shows the same behaviour.
Ok, that's *really* weird. I've been doing test installations regularly on various X220 machines for *ages* and never seen this. Is there anything special at all about your SD card? Is the machine locked, or can you get to logs? -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150715224740.gn4...@einval.com
