Alan, "If I were you, I wouldn't start from here". If you have no network connection, you might find it easier to begin with a DVD image as this provides more software to begin with. If you can plug in the USB-Ethernet adapter and a cable, even better. You will almost certainly need some element of network connectivity thereafter. [Given the opportunity, always use a wired connection - wifi generally causes firmware issues. You can boot a Debian live media image to check for firmware / hardware issues - but they are a couple of GB big - you can then use the installer from that to install Debian.
On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 8:54 PM gajuph4...@yahoo.com <gajuph4...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks for your prompt reply. > > I am unable to answer your question, viz. "Does that happen for yours?" > because I am unable to boot into the Gnome desktop environment after a > minimal install of Debian 10.4 > > Regards. > > Alan Reding > > P.S.: I posted a question on how to boot into the Gnome desktop to the > mailing list a few minutes before this question. > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 4:06:38 AM GMT+8, Dan Ritter < > d...@randomstring.org> wrote: > > > > > > gajuph4...@yahoo.com wrote: > > My machine does not have an RJ-45 port. > > > > Based on my experience with Microsoft Windows OS, I need to use an > Ethernet-to-USB adapter to have a wired LAN connection. > > > > As a result, during Expert Install, Debian 10.4 did not auto-detect the > network hardware and it was unable to use DHCP to configure my network. > > > > Post installation, could someone advise me on which Debian package or > driver I should install? > > > > Note: According to Microsoft Windows, the Ethernet-to-USB adapter is > called ASIX AX88179 USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. > > I have an Amazon USB3 ethernet adapter right here, which uses > the same chipset: > > lsusb -v -s 004:006 > > Bus 004 Device 006: ID 0b95:1790 ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 > Gigabit Ethernet > > ip link show > > produces a new enx-prefixed ethernet device as soon as I plug it > > in. > > > Does that happen for yours? > > -dsr- > >
