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[SUCCESS] Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso?

From Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject [SUCCESS] Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso?
Date 2021-10-14 16:20 +0200
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On 10/13/2021 03:22 PM, Tixy wrote:
> On Wed, 2021-10-13 at 10:16 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> It appears to me that netinst.iso assumes that there are *exactly* two
>> choices for internet connectivity:
>>      an ethernet device
>>             *OR*
>>             WiFi
>>
>> However, I use a USB device [ an Alcatel Linkzone from T-Mobile ]
>> The installer is unable to see the internet.
> 
> I just downloaded the latest netinst [1] and booted that with my
> ethernet cable disconnected and my phone connected to USB for 'USB
> Tethering'. The installer first tries automatically configuring the
> 'eno1' interface (wired ethernet) then after failing moves on to 'usb0'
> (my phone) which succeeds in configuring a network connection using
> DHCP.
> 
> So it seems the installer will work fine with a USB wireless network
> device if it presents itself as a CDC device to the kernel, supporting
> the Remote NDIS protocol. It make work in other cases, that's just what
> my phone does and what I tested.
> 
> [1] https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-11.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso
> 

That version did an install without any problems.
I just discovered that one of my problems [selecting a Grub menu entry 
resulting in an infinite loop until Linkzone unplugged] had been solved 
at Debian 10.7 or earlier.

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Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-13 17:20 +0200
  Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-10-13 18:10 +0200
    Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-10-13 19:10 +0200
      Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-13 19:30 +0200
      Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2021-10-13 19:40 +0200
        Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-13 20:20 +0200
          Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-10-13 20:50 +0200
            Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-10-13 21:10 +0200
              Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-13 21:30 +0200
                Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-10-13 21:50 +0200
            Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-13 21:10 +0200
              Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-10-13 21:10 +0200
              Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2021-10-13 21:30 +0200
              Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-10-14 00:00 +0200
          Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2021-10-13 21:10 +0200
          Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2021-10-13 21:30 +0200
            Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-10-14 13:40 +0200
          Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-10-14 09:00 +0200
            Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-14 13:40 +0200
              Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-10-14 18:40 +0200
                Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-14 20:20 +0200
                Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-10-14 21:10 +0200
                Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-10-15 04:10 +0200
              Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 09:40 +0200
  Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2021-10-13 22:30 +0200
    [SUCCESS] Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-14 16:20 +0200
      Re: [SUCCESS] Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-10-14 16:30 +0200
        Re: [SUCCESS] Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-14 16:50 +0200
          Re: [SUCCESS] Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-14 23:00 +0200
            Re: [SUCCESS] Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-10-14 23:10 +0200
  Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com> - 2021-10-14 10:30 +0200
  [RESOLVED] Re: Intrinsic problem with netinst.iso? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-15 14:20 +0200

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