On Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:53:30 +0000 "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amaca...@einval.com> wrote:
> > > > * The NIC finding software failed to detect the two NICs. This has > > worked in the past. > > > You'll likely need the firmware .iso including the non-free firmwares > - though I'm surprised that itr doesn't find the Ethernet devices, > they're common. > I don't think I need any firmware. On the working boxes, the only firmware package present is firmware-linux-free, which does not include any Realtek firmware. I don't know why it is present; it has nothing depending on it. It was installed with the kernel. firmware-realtek is absent from working boxes, and in any case does not include firmware for these devices. 00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (rev 10) > > > > The first two problems are not new. I got the same with a Buster > > 10.4 netinst CD. I then fell back to a Debian 8.6 netinst CD. That > > correctly found and set up the two NICs. > > > 8.6 is old - I'd be surprised that 10.7 firmware iso wouldn't work. I didn't try 10.x. 8.6 was what I had handy, i.e. it came up first in the midden. However, debian-10.4.0-i386-netinst.iso also fails to detect the NIC and gives the shortened menu of drivers to try. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
