On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 10:24 PM, David Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat 26 May 2018 at 21:55:49 (-0500), Charles Zeitler wrote: >> On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 6:53 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > On 27/05/18 11:10, Charles Zeitler wrote: >> >> >> >> when trying to install initramfs-tools, synaptic froze part way through. >> > >> > [...] >> > >> >> still freezing: >> >> >> >> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw for >> >> module r8169 >> >> any suggestions? >> > >> > >> > What do you mean by freezing? >> >> stopped producing output before finishing >> >> >Does "apt-get install -f" complete? >> >> nope: >> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure >> -a' to correct the problem. >> >> trying to open synaptic gives the same message- E:dpkg was interrupted..... >> >> > You should be able to fix the firmware warnings by installing >> > firmware-realtek from non-free. > > Are the files /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-3.fw etc present on your > system? I don't think you've said. There should be about 20 files in > that directory. > > If not, is the package firmware-realtek installed?
no > > Also, what was reported when you ran the suggested command? > # sudo dpkg --configure -a sudo dpkg --configure initramfs-tools Setting up initramfs-tools (0.130) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.130) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-6-amd64 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-3.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8411-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8411-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8402-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw for module r8169 here it stops (freezes) > > Cheers, > David. > -- The Perfect Is The Enemy Of The Good Enough
