#1034070 installation-reports: Successful netinstall on RTL8822CE wlan (with included non-free firmware)

#1034070#5
Date:
2023-04-07 22:11:11 UTC
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Boot method: USB
Image version: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/bookworm_di_rc1/amd64/iso-cd/debian-bookworm-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.iso
Date: 2023-04-05 19:00:00 UTC

Machine: Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6
Partitions:
Filesystem                  Type     1K-blocks     Used Available Use% Mounted on
udev                        devtmpfs   9610120        0   9610120   0% /dev
tmpfs                       tmpfs      1930072     1636   1928436   1% /run
/dev/mapper/nvme0n1p2_crypt ext4     123266624  7324764 114667208   7% /
tmpfs                       tmpfs      9650344        0   9650344   0% /dev/shm
tmpfs                       tmpfs         5120        0      5120   0% /run/lock
/dev/nvme0n1p1              vfat        523248    11168    512080   3% /boot/efi
/dev/mapper/nvme0n1p3_crypt ext4     205311976 23129960 182165632  12% /home
tmpfs                       tmpfs      1930068   254148   1675920  14% /run/user/1000


Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot:           [O]
Detect network card:    [O]
Configure network:      [O]
Detect media:           [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Clock/timezone setup:   [O]
User/password setup:    [O]
Detect hard drives:     [E]
Partition hard drives:  [ ]
Install base system:    [O]
Install tasks:          [O]
Install boot loader:    [O]
Overall install:        [O]

Comments/Problems:

Compared to the bullseye installer I had used in the past, I didn't
had to copy the non-free firmware drivers for my wlan to
work. Additionally the bookworm RC1 installer kept the wlan setup
stored after boot and I had internet access from the very first boot,
which wasn't the case with the old bullseye installer.

I had several other problems which were related to my decision to keep
the previous partitioning with encrypted root filesystem and no
separate boot partition, and another encrypted home partition with my
data (which I kept intact), which were solved by roughly following
this guide:
https://www.blakehartshorn.com/installing-debian-on-existing-encrypted-lvm/
and eventually copying encryption keys to initramfs in order to avoid
the multiple password prompts.

Maybe the part that existing partitions are encrypted and offering to
luksOpen them from within the installer, could be provided as an
option though the installer in the future. This isn't a request
specific to bookworm/RC1 of course.

The install was made with TPM disabled. This laptop has a TPM module
and by default is enabled. I hadn't tried if the installation works
with TPM enabled.

#1034070#10
Date:
2025-01-01 18:35:30 UTC
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Successful installation, so closing this bug.


Thanks for taking the time for reporting anyway !