I got help from the debian-live list (chals) the file auto/config must be :
#!/bin/sh set -e lb config noauto \ --architecture amd64 \ --bootappend-live "boot=live ip=frommedia persistence locales=fr_FR.UTF-8 keyboard-layouts=fr" \ --archive-areas "main contrib non-free" \ --debug \ "${@}" and in the file persistence.conf "/ union" gives global persistence. ip=frommedia provides the persistence of /etc/network/interfaces man live-boot for an explanation (thanks chals) The problem with non-free miraculously disappeared ... ? -- Gerard ___________________________________________ ******************************************* * Created with "mutt 1.5.23" * * under Debian Linux JESSIE version 8.1 * * Registered Linux User #388243 * * https://Linuxcounter.net * *******************************************