I am seeing a similar situation on an IBM Thinkpad R51 with Bullseye.

root@dragon:/media/disk/dragon# uname -a
Linux dragon 5.10.0-4-686 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.19-1 (2021-03-02) i686 GNU/Linux
root@dragon:/media/disk/dragon# lspci -s 2:2
02:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] 
Network Connection (rev 05)

Extracts from installation syslog:

Mar 15 19:59:33 cdrom-detect: Detected CD 'Debian GNU/Linux testing "Bullseye" 
- Unofficial i386 NETINST with firmware 20210315-03:00'
Mar 15 19:59:34 cdrom-detect: Detected CD with 'testing' (bullseye) distribution

Mar 15 20:00:16 kernel: [   97.408403] libipw: 802.11 data/management/control 
stack, git-1.1.13
Mar 15 20:00:16 kernel: [   97.408406] libipw: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel 
Corporation <jketr...@linux.intel.com>
Mar 15 20:00:16 kernel: [   97.419730] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 
Network Driver, 1.2.2kmprq
Mar 15 20:00:16 kernel: [   97.419733] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel 
Corporation
Mar 15 20:00:16 kernel: [   97.419998] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 
2200BG Network Connection
Mar 15 20:00:16 kernel: [   97.420069] ipw2200 0000:02:02.0: firmware: failed 
to load ipw2200-bss.fw (-2)
Mar 15 20:00:16 kernel: [   97.420071] firmware_class: See 
https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware for information about missing firmware
Mar 15 20:00:16 kernel: [   97.420074] ipw2200 0000:02:02.0: Direct firmware 
load for ipw2200-bss.fw failed with error -2
Mar 15 20:00:16 kernel: [   97.420077] ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2
Mar 15 20:00:16 kernel: [   97.420186] ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:02.0 failed 
with error -5
Mar 15 20:00:18 check-missing-firmware: looking at dmesg again, restarting from 
\[   49.154404\]
Mar 15 20:00:18 check-missing-firmware: timestamp found, truncating dmesg 
accordingly
Mar 15 20:00:18 check-missing-firmware: saving timestamp for a later use: [   
97.420186]
Mar 15 20:00:18 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file 
ipw2200-bss.fw requested by ipw2200
Mar 15 20:00:18 check-missing-firmware: /dev/.udev/firmware-missing does not 
exist, skipping
Mar 15 20:00:18 check-missing-firmware: /run/udev/firmware-missing does not 
exist, skipping
Mar 15 20:00:18 check-missing-firmware: missing firmware files (ipw2200-bss.fw) 
for ipw2200
Mar 15 20:00:28 check-missing-firmware: installing firmware package 
/cdrom/firmware/firmware-ipw2x00_20210208-3_all.deb
Mar 15 20:01:28 kernel: [  169.610175] isofs_fill_super: bread failed, 
dev=sda2, iso_blknum=16, block=32
Mar 15 20:01:28 kernel: [  169.612641] isofs_fill_super: bread failed, 
dev=sda2, iso_blknum=16, block=32
Mar 15 20:01:43 check-missing-firmware: removing and loading kernel module 
ipw2200
Mar 15 20:01:43 kernel: [  185.293199] lib80211_crypt: unregistered algorithm 
'NULL'
Mar 15 20:01:43 kernel: [  185.351541] cfg80211: Loading compiled-in X.509 
certificates for regulatory database
Mar 15 20:01:43 kernel: [  185.353663] cfg80211: Loaded X.509 cert 
'b...@debian.org: 577e021cb980e0e820821ba7b54b4961b8b4fadf'
Mar 15 20:01:43 kernel: [  185.355555] cfg80211: Loaded X.509 cert 
'romain.per...@gmail.com: 3abbc6ec146e09d1b6016ab9d6cf71dd233f0328'
Mar 15 20:01:43 kernel: [  185.357545] cfg80211: Loaded X.509 cert 'sforshee: 
00b28ddf47aef9cea7'
Mar 15 20:01:43 kernel: [  185.357620] platform regulatory.0: firmware: 
direct-loading firmware regulatory.db
Mar 15 20:01:43 kernel: [  185.357654] platform regulatory.0: firmware: 
direct-loading firmware regulatory.db.p7s
Mar 15 20:01:43 kernel: [  185.366797] lib80211: common routines for IEEE802.11 
drivers
Mar 15 20:01:43 kernel: [  185.366802] lib80211_crypt: registered algorithm 
'NULL'
Mar 15 20:01:43 kernel: [  185.371378] libipw: 802.11 data/management/control 
stack, git-1.1.13
Mar 15 20:01:43 kernel: [  185.371380] libipw: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel 
Corporation <jketr...@linux.intel.com>
Mar 15 20:01:44 kernel: [  185.382653] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 
Network Driver, 1.2.2kmprq
Mar 15 20:01:44 kernel: [  185.382656] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel 
Corporation
Mar 15 20:01:44 kernel: [  185.382937] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 
2200BG Network Connection
Mar 15 20:01:44 kernel: [  185.383337] ipw2200 0000:02:02.0: firmware: 
direct-loading firmware ipw2200-bss.fw
Mar 15 20:01:44 kernel: [  185.509084] ipw2200: Detected geography ZZM (11 
802.11bg channels, 0 802.11a channels)
Mar 15 20:01:44 kernel: [  185.511325] ipw2200 0000:02:02.0 wlp2s2: renamed 
from eth0
Mar 15 20:01:44 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface 
wlp2s2

Mar 15 20:01:47 main-menu[237]: INFO: Menu item 'netcfg' selected
Mar 15 20:01:47 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Starting netcfg v.1.171
Mar 15 20:01:47 netcfg[5289]: WARNING **: Couldn't read Wpasupplicant pid file, 
not trying to kill.
Mar 15 20:01:47 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Activating interface enp2s8
Mar 15 20:01:47 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Waiting time set to 4

Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Reached timeout for link detection on enp2s8
Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: found no link on interface enp2s8.
Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: enp2s8 is not a wireless interface. 
Continuing.
Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Taking down interface enp2s8
Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Taking down interface enp2s8
Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Activating interface wlp2s2
Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Waiting time set to 4
Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: ethtool-lite: wlp2s2: carrier up
Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Found link on wlp2s2
Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: found link on interface wlp2s2, making it 
the default.
Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Could not find valid BOOTIF= entry in 
/proc/cmdline
Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Taking down interface enp2s8
Mar 15 20:01:51 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Taking down interface wlp2s2
Mar 15 20:02:11 apt-install: Queueing package iw for later installation
Mar 15 20:02:11 apt-install: Queueing package wireless-tools for later 
installation
Mar 15 20:02:11 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Activating interface wlp2s2
Mar 15 20:02:11 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Scan of wireless interface wlp2s2 succeeded.
Mar 15 20:02:11 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Network chosen: Curleynet2. Proceeding to 
connect.
Mar 15 20:02:11 kernel: [  213.213534] lib80211_crypt: registered algorithm 
'WEP'
Mar 15 20:02:11 apt-install: Queueing package wpasupplicant for later 
installation
Mar 15 20:02:11 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Couldn't connect to wpasupplicant
Mar 15 20:02:11 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Activating interface wlp2s2
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Scan of wireless interface wlp2s2 succeeded.
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Network chosen: Curleynet2. Proceeding to 
connect.
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Couldn't connect to wpasupplicant
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Activating interface wlp2s2
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Scan of wireless interface wlp2s2 succeeded.
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Network chosen: Curleynet2. Proceeding to 
connect.
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Couldn't connect to wpasupplicant
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Activating interface wlp2s2
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Scan of wireless interface wlp2s2 succeeded.
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Network chosen: Curleynet2. Proceeding to 
connect.
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Couldn't connect to wpasupplicant
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Activating interface wlp2s2
Mar 15 20:02:12 netcfg[5289]: INFO: Scan of wireless interface wlp2s2 succeeded.

(My preseed.cfg specifies WPA, so I don't know why it is trying WEP.)

Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): Successfully initialized 
wpa_supplicant
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): nl80211: Driver does not 
support authentication/association or connect commands
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): nl80211: deinit ifname=wlp2s2 
disabled_11b_rates=0
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): wlp2s2: Failed to initialize 
driver interface
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): Successfully initialized 
wpa_supplicant
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): nl80211: Driver does not 
support authentication/association or connect commands
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): nl80211: deinit ifname=wlp2s2 
disabled_11b_rates=0
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): wlp2s2: Failed to initialize 
driver interface
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): Successfully initialized 
wpa_supplicant
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): nl80211: Driver does not 
support authentication/association or connect commands
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): nl80211: deinit ifname=wlp2s2 
disabled_11b_rates=0
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): wlp2s2: Failed to initialize 
driver interface
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): Successfully initialized 
wpa_supplicant
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): nl80211: Driver does not 
support authentication/association or connect commands
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): nl80211: deinit ifname=wlp2s2 
disabled_11b_rates=0
Mar 15 20:02:15 main-menu[237]: (process:5288): wlp2s2: Failed to initialize 
driver interface


Etc. for another 24 minutes. I can install just fine using the Ethernet
interface.

After installation, the WiFi connection under NetworkManager is just
fine.

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