On Wed, 2021-10-13 at 10:16 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > It appears to me that netinst.iso assumes that there are *exactly* two > choices for internet connectivity: > an ethernet device > *OR* > WiFi > > However, I use a USB device [ an Alcatel Linkzone from T-Mobile ] > The installer is unable to see the internet.
I just downloaded the latest netinst [1] and booted that with my ethernet cable disconnected and my phone connected to USB for 'USB Tethering'. The installer first tries automatically configuring the 'eno1' interface (wired ethernet) then after failing moves on to 'usb0' (my phone) which succeeds in configuring a network connection using DHCP. So it seems the installer will work fine with a USB wireless network device if it presents itself as a CDC device to the kernel, supporting the Remote NDIS protocol. It make work in other cases, that's just what my phone does and what I tested. [1] https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-11.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso -- Tixy
