0001641: Error in the recognize of network hardware.

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0001641	Kali Linux	General Bug	public	2014-08-02 23:35	2025-07-14 09:17

Reporter	rubur	Assigned To	muts
Priority	normal	Severity	major	Reproducibility	always
Status	closed	Resolution	fixed
Platform	x64	OS	Kali	OS Version	1.0
Product Version	1.0.8

Summary	0001641: Error in the recognize of network hardware.
Description	During the installation of the 1.0.8 version of Kali Linux, the OS installer shows an error message about the network. The message says that a firmware is not avaiable, when actually it is.
Steps To Reproduce	With Unetbootin or Universal USB Installer, install the OS in a booteble device. Then, in the network hardware section, in the identification, the error appears(image). This forces you to continue the installation with a physical wire ethernet connection.
Additional Information	After installing the OS, it has tried to install the firmware with an external device(usb), but it still giving error. Tested in two different laptops: -ASUS Notebook F551C. -Toshiba Satellite L850.
Attached Files	photo.JPG (1,745,236 bytes)

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2014-08-02 23:35	rubur	New Issue
2014-08-02 23:35	rubur	File Added: photo.JPG
2014-08-06 14:35	muts	Note Added: 0002442
2014-08-06 14:35	muts	Status	new => closed
2014-08-06 14:35	muts	Assigned To	=> muts
2014-08-06 14:35	muts	Resolution	open => fixed
2025-07-14 09:17	g0tmi1k	Priority	urgent => normal

muts 2014-08-06 14:35 reporter ~0002442	A fix for this issue has been pushed to our repositories, and will be available when new ISOS are generated. If you do not wish to wait until then, you can use live-build to generate a fixed ISO.