Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-25 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 7:02 PM Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z wrote: > El jue, 25 mar 2021 a las 17:31, Kenneth Parker () > escribió: > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 12:09 PM David Wright > wrote: > >> But it appears that I might need to point out that it's very easy and > >> quick to re-collect a failing install

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-25 Thread Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z
El jue, 25 mar 2021 a las 17:31, Kenneth Parker () escribió: > On Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 12:09 PM David Wright wrote: >> But it appears that I might need to point out that it's very easy and >> quick to re-collect a failing installation log at any time if the >> "original" ones were lost/overwritten o

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-25 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 12:09 PM David Wright wrote: > On Wed 24 Mar 2021 at 22:25:42 (-0600), Charles Curley wrote: > > On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:52:31 -0500 David Wright wrote: > > > > > ... [W]e haven't yet been shown any direct evidence of > > > which module drives the 8723, nor of what firmware i

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-25 Thread Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z
2021-03-25 15:01 GMT-04:00, Charles Curley : > On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:52:31 -0500 > David Wright wrote: > >> My newly oldest computer, an Acer TravelMate 3201XCi, >> built in 2004, contains one of these. If it's of any use to Charles, >> I can warn that this laptop has the annoying habit of bootin

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-25 Thread Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z
I agree with Mr. Charles Curley and Mr. David Wright. Following those advices will help more the "debugging" process.

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-25 Thread Charles Curley
On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:52:31 -0500 David Wright wrote: > My newly oldest computer, an Acer TravelMate 3201XCi, > built in 2004, contains one of these. If it's of any use to Charles, > I can warn that this laptop has the annoying habit of booting up > with the wifi blocked. (It has a pair of insan

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-25 Thread David Wright
On Wed 24 Mar 2021 at 22:25:42 (-0600), Charles Curley wrote: > On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:52:31 -0500 David Wright wrote: > > > ... [W]e haven't yet been shown any direct evidence of > > which module drives the 8723, nor of what firmware it uses. > > (These can easily be determined from dmesg when th

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-24 Thread Charles Curley
On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:52:31 -0500 David Wright wrote: > ... [W]e haven't yet been shown any direct evidence of > which module drives the 8723, nor of what firmware it uses. > (These can easily be determined from dmesg when the installed > system is running.) Also, more detail from /var/log/sysl

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-24 Thread David Wright
On Wed 24 Mar 2021 at 17:58:58 (-0400), Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z wrote: > > I saw the bug report. Mr. Charles Curley provided relevant information > about the installation process stored on log files. Perhaps it would be good > to follow Mr. David Wright's advice, you could help with bug-fixing proce

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-24 Thread Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z
Hi. I saw the bug report. Mr. Charles Curley provided relevant information about the installation process stored on log files. Perhaps it would be good to follow Mr. David Wright's advice, you could help with bug-fixing process sending some installation log information to narrow what the develop

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-23 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 6:03 AM Brian wrote: > On Mon 22 Mar 2021 at 20:26:47 -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > I think my best, followup is to state "how to recreate the problem" > > Indeed. I should not have offered the advice in that manner > and tone. Aplologies. > Absolutely accepted. No pr

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-23 Thread Brian
On Mon 22 Mar 2021 at 20:26:47 -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: > I think my best, followup is to state "how to recreate the problem" Indeed. I should not have offered the advice in that manner and tone. Aplologies. -- Brian.

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Kenneth Parker
Thanks. I submitted "how to Recreate". Text file of submission is in another reply. Kenneth Parker On Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 9:11 PM Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 08:26:47PM -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > I think my best, followup is to state "how to recreate the problem". > >

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Kenneth Parker
I submitted the following Text to Bug 985755. Text File has How to Recreate the Problem. Kenneth Parker 1. Have Laptop, with the following WiFi Hardware (as per lspci Command): > Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter 2. Use Netinst CD to

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 08:26:47PM -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: > I think my best, followup is to state "how to recreate the problem". > > The Bug Report looks like a "temporary email list". Is that true? Can I > "submit updates"? Yes, you can reply to the bug to add information to the bug repor

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 22:51:18 + Brian wrote: > > I'm not so sure that's a tangent, as d-i appears to use > > wpasupplicant to set up connections. > > How can it set up a connection if there isn't an interface to connect > to? Because I'm not sure that's what's happening. What I see (using

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 6:58 PM Brian wrote: > On Mon 22 Mar 2021 at 18:12:08 -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 3:54 PM Charles Curley < > > charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:52:26 -0400 > > > Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > > > > > > ...I'

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 6:52 PM Charles Curley < charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:44:12 -0400 > Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > My issue now, is that the results of netinst doesn't have all the > > pieces, needed for WiFi. For example, I can't find wpasupplicant. > > *Y

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Brian
On Mon 22 Mar 2021 at 18:12:08 -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 3:54 PM Charles Curley < > charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:52:26 -0400 > > Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > > > > ...I'd suggest you file a bug > > > > against debian-installer, pr

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:44:12 -0400 Kenneth Parker wrote: > My issue now, is that the results of netinst doesn't have all the > pieces, needed for WiFi. For example, I can't find wpasupplicant. *You* can't find wpasupplicant, or the debian installer (d-i) can't find wpasupplicant? My logs indica

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Brian
On Mon 22 Mar 2021 at 16:33:03 -0600, Charles Curley wrote: > On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 20:59:33 + > Brian wrote: > > > > My issue now, is that the results of netinst doesn't have all the > > > pieces, needed for WiFi. For example, I can't find wpasupplicant. > > > > Tangential. > > I'm not s

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 20:59:33 + Brian wrote: > > My issue now, is that the results of netinst doesn't have all the > > pieces, needed for WiFi. For example, I can't find wpasupplicant. > > Tangential. I'm not so sure that's a tangent, as d-i appears to use wpasupplicant to set up connecti

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 3:54 PM Charles Curley < charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:52:26 -0400 > Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > > ...I'd suggest you file a bug > > > against debian-installer, preferably with reportbug immediately > > > after completing the installation.

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Brian
On Mon 22 Mar 2021 at 16:44:12 -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 3:54 PM Charles Curley < > charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:52:26 -0400 > > Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > > > > ...I'd suggest you file a bug > > > > against debian-installer, pr

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 4:40 PM Brian wrote: > On Mon 22 Mar 2021 at 14:52:26 -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 7:06 AM Andrei POPESCU > > > wrote: > > [...] > > > > ...I'd suggest you file a bug > > > against debian-installer, preferably with reportbug immediately after >

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 3:54 PM Charles Curley < charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:52:26 -0400 > Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > > ...I'd suggest you file a bug > > > against debian-installer, preferably with reportbug immediately > > > after completing the installation.

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Brian
On Mon 22 Mar 2021 at 14:52:26 -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 7:06 AM Andrei POPESCU > wrote: [...] > > ...I'd suggest you file a bug > > against debian-installer, preferably with reportbug immediately after > > completing the installation. > > > > That's next on my li

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:52:26 -0400 Kenneth Parker wrote: > > ...I'd suggest you file a bug > > against debian-installer, preferably with reportbug immediately > > after completing the installation. > > > > That's next on my list. Please let us know the bug number. I have a similar issue and m

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 7:06 AM Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Du, 21 mar 21, 20:17:32, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 7:05 PM Brian wrote: > > > > No good. I downloaded "Debian GNU/Linux bullseye-DI-alpha3 "Bullseye" - > > Unofficial amd64 NETINST with firmware 20201203-12:50" >

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Brian
On Mon 22 Mar 2021 at 09:39:54 -0500, David Wright wrote: > On Sun 21 Mar 2021 at 21:48:30 (-0400), Kenneth Parker wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 9:24 PM Robbi Nespu wrote: > > > On 22/3/2021 6:27 am, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > > > > > > Both his Lenovo, and my HP Laptop have the same WiFi har

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread David Wright
On Sun 21 Mar 2021 at 21:48:30 (-0400), Kenneth Parker wrote: > On Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 9:24 PM Robbi Nespu wrote: > > On 22/3/2021 6:27 am, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > > > > Both his Lenovo, and my HP Laptop have the same WiFi hardware, found via > > > a "lspci" command: > > > > > > > Network cont

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-22 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 21 mar 21, 20:17:32, Kenneth Parker wrote: > On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 7:05 PM Brian wrote: > > No good. I downloaded "Debian GNU/Linux bullseye-DI-alpha3 "Bullseye" - > Unofficial amd64 NETINST with firmware 20201203-12:50" > (Above was the description in the Expert Text Install). Try a

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-21 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 9:24 PM Robbi Nespu wrote: > On 22/3/2021 6:27 am, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Later this week, I will be helping a friend install Debian onto a Lenovo > > Ideapad Laptop. This will be in a Public Space with, only WiFi > available. > > > > Both his Lenovo, and

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-21 Thread David Wright
On Sun 21 Mar 2021 at 18:27:22 (-0400), Kenneth Parker wrote: > > Later this week, I will be helping a friend install Debian onto a Lenovo > Ideapad Laptop. This will be in a Public Space with, only WiFi available. > > Both his Lenovo, and my HP Laptop have the same WiFi hardware, found via a >

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-21 Thread Robbi Nespu
On 22/3/2021 6:27 am, Kenneth Parker wrote: Hello, Later this week, I will be helping a friend install Debian onto a Lenovo Ideapad Laptop.  This will be in a Public Space with, only WiFi available. Both his Lenovo, and my HP Laptop have the same WiFi hardware, found via a "lspci" command:

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-21 Thread David Christensen
On 3/21/21 3:27 PM, Kenneth Parker wrote: Hello, Later this week, I will be helping a friend install Debian onto a Lenovo Ideapad Laptop. This will be in a Public Space with, only WiFi available. Both his Lenovo, and my HP Laptop have the same WiFi hardware, found via a "lspci" command: Netw

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-21 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 7:05 PM Brian wrote: > On Sun 21 Mar 2021 at 18:27:22 -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > [...] > > > In both cases, I used my favorite, Text / Expert Install (but also tried > > Bullseye with the "normal" Text Install). it gets to the step, to find, > > and configure the Ne

Re: WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-21 Thread Brian
On Sun 21 Mar 2021 at 18:27:22 -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: [...] > In both cases, I used my favorite, Text / Expert Install (but also tried > Bullseye with the "normal" Text Install). it gets to the step, to find, > and configure the Network, but only finds the Ethernet Port which, for the > pu

WiFi Hardware not detected, during Debian NetInst Install

2021-03-21 Thread Kenneth Parker
Hello, Later this week, I will be helping a friend install Debian onto a Lenovo Ideapad Laptop. This will be in a Public Space with, only WiFi available. Both his Lenovo, and my HP Laptop have the same WiFi hardware, found via a "lspci" command: > Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co.,