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

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On 10/14/2021 09:40 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 10/14/2021 09:26 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 09:15:07AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>> Hi Richard,
>>
>> There's a good reason why I keep suggesting that people use the latest
>> versions of Debian and Debian installers. Each version brings its own
>> bugs but alos bug fixes. Bugs are always with us but the asymptotic
>> trend is that the bug fixes outnumber the newly introduced bugs.
>>
>> All the very best, as ever,
>>
>> Andy Cater
>>
> 
> <chuckle>
> I was just setting up to download Debian 10.1 DVD1 to see if some other 
> a annoyances have been resolved.

Things worked as desired on a Lenovo Thinkpad T510
BUT NOT ON
  a Dell Latitude E6410

I have some trouble shooting in my future ;/

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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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