[sf-lug] debian base system (initially without X11) install progress (or lack there of!) report

[Alex Kleider]

On 2018-12-12 11:55, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Alex Kleider (akleider at sonic.net):
> 
>> The exact response:
>> # dpkg -i firmware-iwlwifi_20161130-4_all.deb
>> -/bin/sh: dpkg: not found
> 
> I'm a little mystified.  Of course, dpkg may just not be in $PATH 
> during
> installer runtime.  Logically, it _must_ be present, because it's the
> basic tool by which the base system installs anything.

That mystery remains...
...but the good news is that your advice did work and isn't what I would 
have ever thought of doing myself:
That is going back and redoing the network configuration a second time 
during installation _after_ (using another terminal) mounting the usb 
stick with the firmware and in this way providing the installer with the 
firm ware and letting it configure networking a second time.
The wifi configuration has this time survived the reboot into the new 
system (currently being used to generate this message.)

Cheers, and thanks for all your help and your patience.
Alex