On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 03:58:27PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 10/14/2021 09:40 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > On 10/14/2021 09:26 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 09:15:07AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > On 10/13/2021 03:22 PM, Tixy wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 2021-10-13 at 10:16 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > > > It appears to me that netinst.iso assumes that there are *exactly* > > > > > > two > > > > > > choices for internet connectivity: > > > > > > an ethernet device > > > > > > *OR* > > > > > > WiFi > > > > > > > > > > > > However, I use a USB device [ an Alcatel Linkzone from T-Mobile ] > > > > > > The installer is unable to see the internet. > > > > > > > > > > I just downloaded the latest netinst [1] and booted that with my > > > > > ethernet cable disconnected and my phone connected to USB for 'USB > > > > > Tethering'. The installer first tries automatically configuring the > > > > > 'eno1' interface (wired ethernet) then after failing moves on to > > > > > 'usb0' > > > > > (my phone) which succeeds in configuring a network connection using > > > > > DHCP. > > > > > > > > > > So it seems the installer will work fine with a USB wireless network > > > > > device if it presents itself as a CDC device to the kernel, supporting > > > > > the Remote NDIS protocol. It make work in other cases, that's just > > > > > what > > > > > my phone does and what I tested. > > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-11.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That version did an install without any problems. > > > > I just discovered that one of my problems [selecting a Grub menu entry > > > > resulting in an infinite loop until Linkzone unplugged] had been > > > > solved at > > > > Debian 10.7 or earlier. > > > > > > > > > > Hi Richard, > > > > > > There's a good reason why I keep suggesting that people use the latest > > > versions of Debian and Debian installers. Each version brings its own > > > bugs but alos bug fixes. Bugs are always with us but the asymptotic > > > trend is that the bug fixes outnumber the newly introduced bugs. > > > > > > All the very best, as ever, > > > > > > Andy Cater > > > > > > > <chuckle> > > I was just setting up to download Debian 10.1 DVD1 to see if some other > > a annoyances have been resolved. > > Things worked as desired on a Lenovo Thinkpad T510 > BUT NOT ON > a Dell Latitude E6410 > > I have some trouble shooting in my future ;/ > Richard,
To save time: I'd suggest that you use the netinst with included firmware: this might save us the game of 20 questions over what firmware the Dell Latitude needs - if this is the one that has the Nvidia graphics - there are specific ways to deal with this. All the very best, as ever, Andy Cater > > >
