Package: installation-reports
Boot method: SSD built with Rufus using this installation guide:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=282839
Image version: Debian 11 ARM64 net install ISO
Debian-testing-arm64-netinst.iso 2021-03-15 04:03
Date: 2021-03-25 1109
Machine: Raspberry Pi
Processor: Broadcom BCM2711 - Quad-core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC
Memory: 4GB
Partitions:
FilesystemType 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
udev devtmpfs 1438812 0 1438812 0% /dev
tmpfs tmpfs 297504536296968 1% /run
/dev/sda4 ext4 1883580 3724 1765836 1% /
/dev/sda5 ext4 3764408 961688 2591008 28% /usr
tmpfs tmpfs 1487504 0 1487504 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs tmpfs 5120 0 5120 0% /run/lock
/dev/sda8 ext4 99027088 241836 93708724 1% /var
/dev/sda7 ext4 1883580 44 1769516 1% /home
/dev/sda6 ext4 1883580 72 1769488 1% /usr/local
/dev/sda2 ext4 3764408 118432 3434264 4% /boot
/dev/sda1 vfat391408 342172 49236 88% /boot/efi
tmpfs tmpfs 297500 0297500 0% /run/user/1000
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): Command produces no output here is the
output from lsusb-tv:
/: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci-hcd/4p, 5000M
ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
|__ Port 2: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Mass Storage, Driver=usb-storage, 5000M
ID 174c:55aa ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1051E SATA 6Gb/s bridge,
ASM1053E SATA 6Gb/s bridge, ASM1153 SATA 3Gb/s bridge, ASM1153E SATA 6Gb/s
bridge
/: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci-hcd/1p, 480M
ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
|__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
|__ Port 3: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
ID 1c4f:0002 SiGma Micro Keyboard TRACER Gamma Ivory
|__ Port 3: Dev 3, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
ID 1c4f:0002 SiGma Micro Keyboard TRACER Gamma Ivory
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [o]
Detect network card:[e]
Configure network: [e]
Detect media: [o]
Load installer modules: [o]
Detect hard drives: [o]
Partition hard drives: [o]
Install base system:[o]
Clock/timezone setup: [o]
User/password setup:[o]
Install tasks: [o]
Install boot loader:[o]
Overall install:[o]
Comments/Problems: Other than the not detecting the builtin ethernet adapter,
the installation went okay. The result of the install was a functioning system
which when booted would detect and initialize the ethernet adapter.
When the Install process failed to find a dhcp server, I used Alt-F2 to
activate a console and searched through the syslog for the error. I found that
the module mdio-bcm-unimac.ko failed to load. When the newly built system was
booted, I copied mdio-bcm-unimac.ko from
/lib/modules/5.10.0-5-arm64/kernel/drivers/net/mdio to a usb stick.
I rebuilt the SSD using Rufus and started the installation process from the
beginning. When the network setup failed to find the dhcp server, I opened the
Alt-F2 console, mounted the usb stick, copied the mdio-bcm-unimac.ko module to
/lib/modules/5.10.0-5-arm64/kernel/drivers/net/mdio, and then issued the
command insmod to install the module in the kernel.
I used Alt-F1 to return to the installation process and selected go-back to
restart the network configuration process. The network adapter was
initialized, the dhcp server found, and the installation was completed
successfully.
This problem has been present in the Bullseye Weekly Builds: 2021-03-01,
2021-03-08, and 2021-03-15.
The problem summary is: mdio-bcm-unimac.ko module is not installed in the
kernel.
The problem solution is: install the mdio-bcm-unimac.ko module in the kernel.
