On Mon 13 Dec 2021 at 22:39:24 -0600, David Wright wrote: > On Sun 21 Nov 2021 at 17:53:57 (+0000), Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 21, 2021 at 05:46:13PM +0000, Brian wrote: > > > On Sun 21 Nov 2021 at 16:30:06 +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > [ … ] > > > > > A complication is that this is a gaming laptop with two video displays. > > > > If you wish to use both, then there are difficulties in doing so. > > > > > > > > I would suggest booting from the isntaller and doing an expert install. > > > > > > I agee with that. > > > > > > > Stop without installing any desktop - so unselect a Debian desktop. > > > > > > Normally I would agree with this too, but the lack of ethernet is likely > > > to lead to an issue with connectivity after first boot. See > > > > > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=694068 > > Quoting this: > > "If this bug is going to be kept ANOTHER Debian release, > can you at least warn people about it in the buster Installation Guide?" > > I don't see anything about it in the bullseye one. > > > No Ethernet means additional complications :) > > > > WiFi firmware - the nonfree firmware-iwlwifi probably - will be installed > > as part of the initial install - so you should have network connectivity > > for that at least. > > … during the installation phase only, in case that's not clear. > > > I'd install Network Manager and nmtui to set up a minimal wireless interface > > thereafter. You can do that either by dropping to a shell in the initial > > install or by using the rescue mode of the installer to chroot to the > > installed > > system and go from there. > > I think it's far simpler than that, and I've added a comment to BTS > #694068 that might avoid its needing a trixie tag in the future.
A preseed directive may be used to avoid having only a lo interface in /e/n/i: d-i netcfg/target_network_config select ifupdown >From the netcfg templates file: Template: netcfg/target_network_config Type: select Choices-C: nm_config, ifupdown, loopback Choices: Network Manager, ifupdown (/etc/network/interfaces), No network configuration Description: for internal use; can be preseeded Specifies what kind of network connection management tool should be configured post-installation if multiple are available. Automatic selection is used in this order when not specified: network-manager if available (on Linux only), ethernet configuration through ifupdown on wired installation and loopback configuration through ifupdown on wireless installations.
