Hi, Nick Gawronski <n...@nickgawronski.com> wrote (Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:48:57 -0500): > Hi, Here is the syslog file from the working installed system. Possibly > someone can look at it and find out what is different and why the newer > installers are not loading the needed firmware. Nick Gawronski
>From your "successful installation" syslog file, the relevant part for loading the firmware is this: Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: looking at dmesg again, restarting from \[ 5.102665\] Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: timestamp found, truncating dmesg accordingly Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: saving timestamp for a later use: [ 83.704740] Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode requested by iwlwifi Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file iwlwifi-6000g2b-5.ucode requested by iwlwifi Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: /dev/.udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: /run/udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: missing firmware files (iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode iwlwifi-6000g2b-5.ucode) for iwlwifi iwlwifi Mar 4 17:55:40 check-missing-firmware: installing firmware package /cdrom/firmware/firmware-iwlwifi_20190717-2_all.deb Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc on /media failed: Device or resource busy Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc on /media failed: Device or resource busy Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdd on /media failed: No medium found Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdd on /media failed: No medium found Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda1 on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda1 on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda2 on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda2 on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb1 on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb1 on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc1 on /media failed: Device or resource busy Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc1 on /media failed: Device or resource busy Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc on /media failed: Device or resource busy Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc on /media failed: Device or resource busy Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdd on /media failed: No medium found Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdd on /media failed: No medium found Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda1 on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda1 on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda2 on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda2 on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb1 on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb1 on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc1 on /media failed: Device or resource busy Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc1 on /media failed: Device or resource busy Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/fd0 on /media failed: No such file or directory Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/fd0 on /media failed: No such file or directory Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /media failed: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: ( Mar 4 17:55:57 check-missing-firmware: removing and loading kernel module iwlwifi Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.704851] Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.704852] Copyright(c) 2003- 2015 Intel Corporation Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.705064] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM control Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.705824] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.705957] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: loaded firmware version 18.168.6.1 op_mode iwldvm Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.754764] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG disabled Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.754765] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS disabled Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.754766] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING disabled Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.754767] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6230 AGN, REV=0xB0 Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.791951] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs' Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.794855] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0 wlp2s0: renamed from wlan0 Mar 4 17:55:57 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface wlp2s0 Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: looking at dmesg again, restarting from \[ 83.704740\] Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: timestamp found, truncating dmesg accordingly Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: saving timestamp for a later use: [ 106.794855] Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: /dev/.udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: /run/udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: no missing firmware in loaded kernel modules Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: taking network interface wlp2s0 up/down So, that's how it looks like, when it works. Don't be irritated by that many line like "mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument" That's just because there a (maybe not-that-smart) logic, which tries to mount any possible devices, to find a media which contains firmware files. In your "failed installation" syslog file, you have many lines like Feb 25 15:44:50 main-menu[611]: (process:5046): ar: short read Feb 25 15:44:50 main-menu[611]: (process:5046): ar: short read Feb 25 15:44:50 main-menu[611]: (process:5046): ar: short read Feb 25 15:44:50 main-menu[611]: (process:5046): ar: short read Feb 25 15:44:50 main-menu[611]: (process:5046): ar: short read Feb 25 15:44:50 main-menu[611]: (process:5046): ar: short read at the point, where it should try to mount those devices. Thus, as kibi already wrote, there seem to be problems reading the media or similar. So try to write to another USB stick or another DVD, as kibi already wrote... 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