Michael, Not really enough information in your report for a useful reply. I would suggest visiting the #debian IRC channel at irc.debian.org and the friendly folks there could help you get it working.
On Thu, 2020-11-05 at 17:10 -0500, [email protected] wrote: > Dear Steve, et al. > Thanks for your efforts on trying to bundle non-free with a simple net > install media. > > I tried it on an HP Pavilion G6 that had Windows 8.1. Freed up some > space and gave it a go. > > Everything seems to finish correctly, but upon restart there is no boot > to grub, no Ethernet network connection and no video. > > If I press F9 during boot, I can see the Debian option and that takes me > to grub. > > However, when selecting the first option, I see things trying to load, > and then get to a blank screen and blinking cursor. > > Upon trying it again, I choose the advanced options which will boot to a > terminal prompt, but there is no network connection available. > (connect: Network is unreachable) > > It seems that the installer should look to identify the existing > hardware and let the user confirm the choices and match up non-free > drivers that way. > > Thought you'd like to know. > > Regards, > Michael > >
