Bug#603673: Workaround
On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 12:52:07AM -0500, Stephen Conrad wrote: I have found a workaround. It seems that while the Squeeze installer cannot seem to utilize the RTL8111, the resulting installation does not have the problem. I executed the following steps: 1) Installed an old 10/100 PCI network card I had lying around 2) Booted from netinstall CD: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_beta2/amd64/iso-cd/debian-squee ze-di-beta2-amd64-netinst.iso 3) Ignored requests for rtl8168d-1.fw 4) Selected the old network card for use during installation 5) After installation and reboot both cards were fully functional immediately, no non-free sources were required 6) Removed old 10/100 card from my system and hey presto I have a Squeeze install. That's interesting... does the kernel request any firmware when you boot with just the RTL8111, and if so, what firmware file does it load? Which package provides that firmware file? - Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110111083134.ga2...@hezmatt.org
Bug#603673: Workaround
Matthew, After the installer completed and the CD ejected, I rebooted the machine and it booted strait into the graphical interface without any requests for firmware. At that point I verified that eth1 (the pci card) had an IP address and I pinged a few sites. When I moved the ethernet cable from the pci card to the onboard RTL8111 adapter it just worked. I had an IP for eth0, pinged a few sites, checked my email... It seems to me that perhaps the installed system had patches that the installer did not include, or perhaps the installer was prompting for firmware that it should not have needed in the first place... Stephen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/njeklpebpjcckhlbfeligelddlaa.conr...@mit.edu
Bug#603673: Workaround
I have found a workaround. It seems that while the Squeeze installer cannot seem to utilize the RTL8111, the resulting installation does not have the problem. I executed the following steps: 1) Installed an old 10/100 PCI network card I had lying around 2) Booted from netinstall CD: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_beta2/amd64/iso-cd/debian-squee ze-di-beta2-amd64-netinst.iso 3) Ignored requests for rtl8168d-1.fw 4) Selected the old network card for use during installation 5) After installation and reboot both cards were fully functional immediately, no non-free sources were required 6) Removed old 10/100 card from my system and hey presto I have a Squeeze install. Here is the relevant line from lspci -knn output of the final setup: 02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 03) Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device [1462:7642] Kernel driver in use: r8169 I would be willing to boot the install CD and do any diagnostic tests that may help the developers track this one down. Regards, Stephen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/njeklpebpjcckhlbfeliaelbdlaa.conr...@mit.edu
