I managed to solve the problem: it was caused by the lack of realtek network card firmware in the boot.
I repackaged the initrd.gz with the "firmware-realtek_0.32_all.deb" included and now network is OK, the install procedure completed sucessfully. See also: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux- firmware/+bug/804671 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/760887 Title: Unable to network install on natty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/760887/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
