Re: not loading non-free firmware in 11.00 network installation debian-installer
Hi,
Nick Gawronski <nick@nickgawronski.com> wrote (Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:48:57 -0500):
> Hi, Here is the syslog file from the working installed system. Possibly
> someone can look at it and find out what is different and why the newer
> installers are not loading the needed firmware. Nick Gawronski
>From your "successful installation" syslog file, the relevant part for loading
the firmware is this:
Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: looking at dmesg again, restarting from \[ 5.102665\]
Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: timestamp found, truncating dmesg accordingly
Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: saving timestamp for a later use: [ 83.704740]
Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode requested by iwlwifi
Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file iwlwifi-6000g2b-5.ucode requested by iwlwifi
Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: /dev/.udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping
Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: /run/udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping
Mar 4 17:55:36 check-missing-firmware: missing firmware files (iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode iwlwifi-6000g2b-5.ucode) for iwlwifi iwlwifi
Mar 4 17:55:40 check-missing-firmware: installing firmware package /cdrom/firmware/firmware-iwlwifi_20190717-2_all.deb
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc on /media failed: Device or resource busy
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc on /media failed: Device or resource busy
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdd on /media failed: No medium found
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdd on /media failed: No medium found
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda1 on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda1 on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda2 on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda2 on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb1 on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb1 on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc1 on /media failed: Device or resource busy
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc1 on /media failed: Device or resource busy
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc on /media failed: Device or resource busy
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc on /media failed: Device or resource busy
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdd on /media failed: No medium found
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdd on /media failed: No medium found
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda1 on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda1 on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda2 on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda2 on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb1 on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb1 on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc1 on /media failed: Device or resource busy
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdc1 on /media failed: Device or resource busy
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/fd0 on /media failed: No such file or directory
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/fd0 on /media failed: No such file or directory
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /media failed: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (process:4890): umount: can't unmount /media: Invalid argument
Mar 4 17:55:51 main-menu[610]: (
Mar 4 17:55:57 check-missing-firmware: removing and loading kernel module iwlwifi
Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.704851] Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux
Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.704852] Copyright(c) 2003- 2015 Intel Corporation
Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.705064] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM control
Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.705824] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode
Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.705957] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: loaded firmware version 18.168.6.1 op_mode iwldvm
Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.754764] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG disabled
Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.754765] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS disabled
Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.754766] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING disabled
Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.754767] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6230 AGN, REV=0xB0
Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.791951] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'
Mar 4 17:55:57 kernel: [ 106.794855] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0 wlp2s0: renamed from wlan0
Mar 4 17:55:57 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface wlp2s0
Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: looking at dmesg again, restarting from \[ 83.704740\]
Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: timestamp found, truncating dmesg accordingly
Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: saving timestamp for a later use: [ 106.794855]
Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: /dev/.udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping
Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: /run/udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping
Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: no missing firmware in loaded kernel modules
Mar 4 17:55:58 check-missing-firmware: taking network interface wlp2s0 up/down
So, that's how it looks like, when it works.
Don't be irritated by that many line like
"mount: mounting /dev/sda on /media failed: Invalid argument"
That's just because there a (maybe not-that-smart) logic, which tries to mount
any possible devices, to find a media which contains firmware files.
In your "failed installation" syslog file, you have many lines like
Feb 25 15:44:50 main-menu[611]: (process:5046): ar: short read
Feb 25 15:44:50 main-menu[611]: (process:5046): ar: short read
Feb 25 15:44:50 main-menu[611]: (process:5046): ar: short read
Feb 25 15:44:50 main-menu[611]: (process:5046): ar: short read
Feb 25 15:44:50 main-menu[611]: (process:5046): ar: short read
Feb 25 15:44:50 main-menu[611]: (process:5046): ar: short read
at the point, where it should try to mount those devices.
Thus, as kibi already wrote, there seem to be problems reading the media
or similar.
So try to write to another USB stick or another DVD, as kibi already wrote...
Holger
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