Package: installation-reports
Boot method: USB stick
Image version:
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-12.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso
Date: 2023-November-23 11PM GMT
Machine: Dell R720
Processor: 2 x Xeon E5-2650
Memory: 192GB
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O ]
Detect network card: [E ]
Configure network: [E ]
Detect media: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [O ]
Partition hard drives: [O ]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [O ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [E ]
Comments/Problems:
Installer completely failed to identify the presence of all four
integrated Broadcom BCM5720 ethernet ports, and even after manually
adding and configuring the four interfaces, no network connectivity is
to be had. Interfaces are allegedly "UP", but cannot ping anything nor
respond to any communication. IDRAC card interface works fine -- on the
same subnet. A half-dozen other multi-interface machines on the same
subnet are working fine, as well.
Ubuntu 20 and 22 installers work just fine on the same hardware, so this
is a Debian-specific issue. All four interfaces work just fine under
both Ubuntu 20 and 22, but are totally dysfunctional with Debian 12.
Journal entries for NetworkManager and avahi-daemon appear to show the
correct IP addresses being registered for all four interfaces, and "ip"
agress, all to no avail. No related error messages exist in the journal.
--
David Hillman
