Boot method: DVD
Image version:
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/debian-13.2.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso
Date: 2026-02-20
Machine: Lenovo G500 (LENOVO_MT_20236)
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1005M @ 1.90GHz [ 2 Core ]
Memory: 4GiB
Partitions:
Disk /dev/sda: 232,89 GiB, 250059350016 bytes, 488397168 sectors
Disk model: WDC WDS250G2B0A-
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: F577CAD6-DD08-4367-A91D-46FFE27862B0
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 34 262177 262144 128M Microsoft reserved
/dev/sda2 264192 2312191 2048000 1000M Windows recovery
environment
/dev/sda3 2312192 2844671 532480 260M EFI System
/dev/sda4 2844672 4419583 1574912 769M Lenovo boot partition
/dev/sda5 4419584 358716458 354296875 168,9G Microsoft basic data
/dev/sda6 421146624 453763811 32617188 15,6G Microsoft basic data
/dev/sda7 461535232 488396799 26861568 12,8G Windows recovery
environment
/dev/sda8 358717440 421146623 62429184 29,8G Linux filesystem
/dev/sda9 453765120 461535231 7770112 3,7G Linux swap
Partition table entries are not in disk order.
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor
DRAM Controller [8086:0154] (rev 09)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
Kernel driver in use: ivb_uncore
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core
processor Graphics Controller [8086:0156] (rev 09)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series
Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller [8086:1e31] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216
Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:1e3a] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
Kernel driver in use: mei_me
Kernel modules: mei_me
00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset
Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 [8086:1e2d] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset
Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:1e20] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset
Family PCI Express Root Port 1 [8086:1e10] (rev c4)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series
Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 [8086:1e12] (rev c4)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset
Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 [8086:1e26] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation HM70 Express Chipset LPC
Controller [8086:1e5e] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
Kernel modules: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset
Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:1e03] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family
SMBus Controller [8086:1e22] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c_i801
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8172 Fast
Ethernet [1969:10a0] (rev 10)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3802]
Kernel driver in use: alx
Kernel modules: alx
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:0611]
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [E because of firmware problem ]
Detect media: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [O / E]
Comments/Problems:
I did this Debian installation for a friend of mine who (unfortunately)
decided to keep the pre-installed proprietary operating system.
The wireless network card of this notebook is really bad because
there is no free/libre device driver available for the following:
Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365]
So I tried to use my following USB wireless network adapter which
has free/libre firmware available:
ID 0cf3:9271 Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR9271 802.11n
Among other lines I found in the attached file syslog:
usb 3-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested
usb 3-1: firmware: failed to load ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw (-2)
[...]
usb 3-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested
usb 3-1: firmware: failed to load htc_9271.fw (-2)
[...]
usb 3-1: Direct firmware load for htc_9271.fw failed with error -2
usb 3-1: no suitable firmware found!
usb 3-1: ath9k_htc: Failed to get firmware htc_9271.fw
[...]
check-missing-firmware: looking at dmesg for the first time
check-missing-firmware: saving timestamp for a later use: [
41.868765]
check-missing-firmware: failed to perform usb 3-1 lookup (got: 0
entries, expected: 1)
check-missing-firmware: => sticking with the usb module
check-missing-firmware: using module usb instead of usb 3-1
check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file
ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested by usb
check-missing-firmware: failed to perform usb 3-1 lookup (got: 0
entries, expected: 1)
The binary .deb file with the firmware is firmware-ath9k-htc.
The USB wireless network adapter does work out of the box in
the installed system.
On the installation .iso file specified above there is the
firmware-ath9k-htc_1.4.0-110-ge888634+dfsg1-0.1_all.deb
which occupies just 45040 bytes!
Please make work the indicated USB wireless network adapter
in the installer environment, too. Thank you very much in
advance! I'm willing to test a fixed .iso file, until to the
network configuration in the installer!
Kind regards, Magnus