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bushy3

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Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

Trying to install on an ASUS laptop I5 16g ram.

After configuring the wifi the screen shows dhcpv6 then the next screen states configuring network and the install hangs. Someone suggested bypassing the wifi portion of the wifi/networking but I don't see how to get around the install script. The only options are always next or back.

Should I install the previous version?
Any help is appreciated

johnraff

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

Keep hitting "back", or just start the installation all over again - this is in the early stages after all.
Now attach a line network and do the installation without wifi at all.
It shouldn't be hard to enable it afterwards.

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

^ It's been awhile for me, but with the Debian installer you should be able to skip network connections, and then you'll have to skip updating apt, then boot into the new system when the installation is done and use Network Manager to connect, then update sources.

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

I always have to turn off ip6 for the installer and that is with a cable, not wifi.
It happens with BL and Lilidog but not with stock Debian.

johnraff

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

I seem to recall having to turn off ip6 is usually a router issue, but shouldn't be a problem anyway.

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bushy3

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

I have a thin laptop, there is no ethernet port, only USB and HDMI.  My current screen is pure white, there's "configuring the network" written in the upper left corner of the screen.  There are no button icons to click in the lower right corner of the screen. So no back button.  Hitting backspace repeatedly does nothing.

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Döbbie03

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

I have a thin laptop, there is no ethernet port, only USB and HDMI.  My current screen is pure white, there's "configuring the network" written in the upper left corner of the screen.  There are no button icons to click in the lower right corner of the screen. So no back button.  Hitting backspace repeatedly does nothing.

You might want to invest an a USB-Ethernet adapter?

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johnraff

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

Anyway, it might be worth trying turning off ipv6 when booting.
https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic … 47#p145747
https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic … 39#p145939

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bushy3

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

So I went and purchased a USB Ethernet adapter.  The installation script still defaults to WIFI even though when using the live OS the Ethernet connection is recognized.  I don't see how I can affect anything, not stopping wifi, not eliminating DHCPv6, you do these things in the live OS but it doesn't seem to stick once the install starts.

johnraff

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

Does the regular Debian installer behave the same way?
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/cu … etinst.iso
You can stop the install as soon as you know whether it's recognizing the ethernet or not.

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

Another thing to look at is open the logging terminal at Ctrl+Alt+F4 (I can't check the tty number right now).
Maybe some helpful message at the point where the network is being configured?
Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or F6 or F7) to get back to the regular installer screen.

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bushy3

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

Well, I'm happy to post that I succeeded installing.  What I did this time was use the text based installer.  I ran into a few hiccups was able to overcome them.  It's installed , updated and working off of the Ethernet adapter.  I appreciate everyone feedback and thankful it's installed.

johnraff

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

Good news!
Probably now you can get the wifi working too. Maybe needs some firmware installing.

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Re: Installation hangs installing carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso

I find the text based installer a good fallback when the graphical one fails (for example if you have a rather new graphics card).

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