Re: debian-installer issues with no wireless network connection after a text based Jessie installation
On Fri 20 May 2016 at 01:54:02 -0500, Nick Gawronski wrote: > prompts but then once the Debian system rebooted no internet settings were > on the system in the /etc/network/interfaces or any other wifi packages that > were installed such as wpa_supplicant. My question is why does the Are you certain wpa_supplicant was not on the system? If the machine has no ethernet connection you now have problems. > installer not copy over the wireless networking settings from the installer > to the target system when doing a text only install with speech? Nick > Gawronski It happens with any install. The thinking appears to be: You used a wired install without selecting a desktop task. That means you wanted a wired connection after the install. You used a wired or wireless connection and selected a desktop task. That means you wanted to use networkmanager. That's ok up to there. There is some practical sense in it. You will have connectivity after the first boot and can change what you want. If you used a wireless onnection and did not select a desktop task that means you want to select and set up your connectivity software after first boot. Basically - you were just kidding when you used wireless to install Debian; you didn't want immediate connectivity afterwards. Setting up wireless all over again is good fun when your passphrase has 63 characters. Copy and paste? You could download gpm but That is one of the reasons I preseed. Regards. Brian.
Re: debian-installer issues with no wireless network connection after a text based Jessie installation
On Thu 19 May 2016 at 23:52:57 -0500, Nick Gawronski wrote: > Hi, I am using the net installer of Jessie version 8.0.0 that includes the > firmware as I am totally blind and found that the latest installer once it > was installed I had no software speech after installing the system. I was > installing Debian Jessie on my laptop with just a text based system mainly > for a rescue system for when X windows is down and for times when I don't > wish to use X windows. I found that during the installation I was able to > connect to the internet and successfully install the system but once the > system was rebooted I had no internet access over any network method. What > would it take for the debian installation to copy the network settings from > the installer to the target system as it makes no sence why networking would > be setup and working during a text based installation but not in the target > system? What file should I edit to add my wireless network as well as my > wired network using DHCP so they both will work when my text based system > boots? Nick Gawronski I preseed this in a file with d-i netcfg/target_network_config select ifupdown The same outcome should be possible with an installer boot parameter: netcfg/target_network_config=ifupdown should do it (I think). The wired network could be added after booting into the new system; unless you want to do it by preseeding a late_command. Regards, Brian.
