On 05/01/2025 at 19:48, mag...@autistici.org wrote:
mag...@autistici.org <mag...@autistici.org> (2024-12-31):
The problem during the installation was the following: d-i detected the
Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 wireless network card, but it couldn't connect
for some reason! This problem is present in the installed system, too:
the wifi networks are shown but no connections despite correct
passwords.
I tested with two different mobile phones using tethering wifi.
(...)
My friend came again to my home with his Notebook. So I prepared a USB
stick with the Trixie Alpha 1 Netinst (...)
Unfortunately the problem is the same as with the bookworm installer
I am not surprised. Atheros AR9485 is more than 10 years old and
supported since linux 2.6.38 so I did not expect any improvement in
Trixie. Can you try with other access points than mobile phones ?
kibi: Different issue, but when reading the installer syslog I noticed
that check-missing-firmware failed to identify and reload the proper
module ath9k_htc for the Atheros USB wireless adapter after installing
the missing firmware. So it seems that the workaround for the usb case
did not work here.
