Bug#1109988: debian-installer: installer fails to ask for info to authenticate to wifi, fails to connect to network
On Sun, Jul 27, 2025 at 04:16:49PM -0400, Jonathan Kamens wrote: > 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970177-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: Detected > Intel(R) Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHz Well that definitely confirms the Wifi 7 part. -- Len Sorensen
Bug#1109988: debian-installer: installer fails to ask for info to authenticate to wifi, fails to connect to network
From /var/log/syslog: 2025-07-26T19:49:56.969785-04:00 jik7 kernel: pci :83:00.0: [8086:272b] type 00 class 0x028000 PCIe Endpoint 2025-07-26T19:49:56.969785-04:00 jik7 kernel: pci :83:00.0: BAR 0 [mem 0xb800-0xb8003fff 64bit] 2025-07-26T19:49:56.969785-04:00 jik7 kernel: pci :83:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold 2025-07-26T19:49:56.969887-04:00 jik7 kernel: pci :83:00.0: Adding to iommu group 21 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970174-04:00 jik7 kernel: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970175-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: enabling device ( -> 0002) 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970176-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: Detected crf-id 0x2001910, cnv-id 0x2001910 wfpm id 0x8000 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970177-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: PCI dev 272b/00f4, rev=0x472, rfid=0x112200 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970177-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHz 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970179-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 0.0.4.190 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970179-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: firmware: failed to load iwl-debug-yoyo.bin (-2) 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970179-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: firmware: failed to load iwl-debug-yoyo.bin (-2) 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970179-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: firmware: failed to load iwl-debug-yoyo.bin (-2) 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970180-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: loaded firmware version 93.c5af2ca2.0 gl-c0-fm-c0-93.ucode op_mode iwlmvm 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970188-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: Detected RF FM, rfid=0x112200 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970188-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: loaded PNVM version 8af7618d 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970189-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0: base HW address: e0:8f:4c:b0:f6:d5 2025-07-26T19:49:56.970189-04:00 jik7 kernel: iwlwifi :83:00.0 wlp131s0f0: renamed from wlan0 2025-07-26T19:49:57.088090-04:00 jik7 NetworkManager[1816]: [1753573797.0880] rfkill1: found Wi-Fi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/pci:80/:80:1c.3/:83:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill1) (driver iwlwifi) 2025-07-26T19:50:01.107402-04:00 jik7 ModemManager[1815]: [base-manager] couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/pci:80/:80:1c.3/:83:00.0': not supported by any plugin
Bug#1109988: debian-installer: installer fails to ask for info to authenticate to wifi, fails to connect to network
On 27/07/2025 at 20:44, Jonathan Kamens wrote: Correct, the Debian live thumb drive never prompts for for the firmware file and still successfully connects to the WiFi. Can you check kernel logs with `sudo dmesg|less` and look for lines about firmware and (iwlwifi or the wireless device bus ID) ? Run the command "/sbin/iwconfig" and check if it reports wireless extensions on the wireless interface wl*. It reports "no wireless extensions" for the wlp131s0f0 device. This explains why the installer does not identify it as a wireless device. Both iwconfig and netcfg use the legacy wireless extensions API (wext) but it seems that Wi-Fi 7 devices can only be used via the newer nl80211 API (used by iw and NetworkManager), not via the wext API. Adding nl80211 support to netcfg will probably be a post-trixie goal.
Bug#1109988: debian-installer: installer fails to ask for info to authenticate to wifi, fails to connect to network
On 7/27/25 2:31 PM, Pascal Hambourg wrote: On 27/07/2025 at 20:07, Jonathan Kamens wrote: However, after that, _it did not prompt me for which WiFi network to use or for the password for that network_. It just went into "Detecting Link", which failed (...) Note that when I boot from a Debian Trixie live image straight into GNOME running from the thumb drive, I _am_ able to connect to the WiFi network by opening the GNOME menu from the top right corner of the screen and clicking on WiFi. So Trixie _is_ capable of connecting to my WiFi using the controller in my new computer; Without installing the firmware file you mentioned above ? It is not present in the firmware-iwlwifi package, so it should not be present in the live image either. Correct, the Debian live thumb drive never prompts for for the firmware file and still successfully connects to the WiFi. it's just that the installer isn't. This may be a duplicate of bugs #1095302 and #1103993 (netcfg does not support Wi-Fi 7 devices). Quite possible, since I believe that the WiFi device provided by my motherboard / CPU combination is a WiFi 7 device. What is the wireless controller model ? Can you do a quick test in the live system ? Run the command "/sbin/iwconfig" and check if it reports wireless extensions on the wireless interface wl*. You need to install the package wireless-tools if the command is missing. It reports "no wireless extensions" for the wlp131s0f0 device. jik
Bug#1109988: debian-installer: installer fails to ask for info to authenticate to wifi, fails to connect to network
On 27/07/2025 at 20:07, Jonathan Kamens wrote: However, after that, _it did not prompt me for which WiFi network to use or for the password for that network_. It just went into "Detecting Link", which failed (...) Note that when I boot from a Debian Trixie live image straight into GNOME running from the thumb drive, I _am_ able to connect to the WiFi network by opening the GNOME menu from the top right corner of the screen and clicking on WiFi. So Trixie _is_ capable of connecting to my WiFi using the controller in my new computer; Without installing the firmware file you mentioned above ? It is not present in the firmware-iwlwifi package, so it should not be present in the live image either. it's just that the installer isn't. This may be a duplicate of bugs #1095302 and #1103993 (netcfg does not support Wi-Fi 7 devices). What is the wireless controller model ? Can you do a quick test in the live system ? Run the command "/sbin/iwconfig" and check if it reports wireless extensions on the wireless interface wl*. You need to install the package wireless-tools if the command is missing. (Note, the above occurred with both the graphical and text installer.) The internal logic is the same, only the interface differs.
Bug#1109988: debian-installer: installer fails to ask for info to authenticate to wifi, fails to connect to network
Source: debian-installer Version: 20250701 Severity: normal I recently installed Debian Trixie on a brand new computer I built out myself. Intel Core Ultra 7 265K CPU, MSI Pro B60M A WF motherboard. The installer told me that it needed additional firmware files to be able to use my WiFi adapter: Some of your hardware needs non-free firmware files to operate. The firmware can be loaded from removable media, such as a USB stick or floppy. The missing firmware files are: iwlwifi-gl-c0-fm-c0-93.ucode If you have such media available now, inset it, and continue. Load missing firmware from removable media? I found that file online, put it on a thumb drive with VFAT formatting, stuck it in a USB port, and replied yes to the above prompt. The installer proceeded without prompting me again for the firmware, so I assume that it found the needed file on the thumb drive and loaded the firmware successfully. However, after that, _it did not prompt me for which WiFi network to use or for the password for that network_. It just went into "Detecting Link", which failed, then asked me which interface it should use as the primary. I told it to use the WiFi interface, which it again tried unsuccessfully to detect link on (since it never prompted me for the WiFi network info!), then tried to use DHCP to connect which also failed, then told me that it couldn't connect to the network and offered to let me proceed with the install without a network connection. Note that when I boot from a Debian Trixie live image straight into GNOME running from the thumb drive, I _am_ able to connect to the WiFi network by opening the GNOME menu from the top right corner of the screen and clicking on WiFi. So Trixie _is_ capable of connecting to my WiFi using the controller in my new computer; it's just that the installer isn't. (Note, the above occurred with both the graphical and text installer.) -- System Information: Debian Release: 13.0 APT prefers testing-security APT policy: (500, 'testing-security'), (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 6.12.38+deb13-amd64 (SMP w/20 CPU threads; PREEMPT) Kernel taint flags: TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) LSM: AppArmor: enabled
