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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0008140 | Kali Linux | [All Projects] General Bug | public | 2023-01-11 07:13 | 2023-04-28 15:05 |
| Reporter | nessus | Assigned To | rhertzog | ||
| Priority | immediate | Severity | major | Reproducibility | always |
| Status | resolved | Resolution | fixed | ||
| Product Version | 2022.4 | ||||
| Target Version | Fixed in Version | 2023.1 | |||
| Summary | 0008140: Installation not working (Clean barbone install). | ||||
| Description | When i try to install kali linux on a laptop, the installation freezes on "Detect Network Hardware". I have tried every solution that i could find on Google, but it still wont run. I tested to see if i could install Debian, and that works fine.. | ||||
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I'm curious to know what Debian image you used. Can you share the link from where you downloaded it? Can you try this Debian image and tell us if it works or not ? http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/weekly-builds/amd64/iso-cd/firmware-testing-amd64-netinst.iso The default Debian image doesn't have firmware and this one is an image with firmware that is closer to what we are using in Kali. |
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We would need more information about how the Kali installation fails. Once the installer is stuck, please type "CTRL+ALT+F4" to get to the fourth virtual terminal and take a screenshot of that terminal (and share it here). You can also go to the second terminal with "CTRL+ALT+F2" and run some commands to interact with the installer environment. I would like to see the output of "ps" for example to know what processes are currently running (so that I can try to identify which one is getting stuck). |
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Finally, it would help to know what hardware there is in your laptop, so it would be useful if you could share the output of "lspci", "lsusb" and "lshw" on a working installation. (Please run "lshw" as root to have the maximum number of details) |
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I have the same problem. When installing the installation froze when recognizing the hardware. I also tried to install using the lagancy enable function. Disabling Secruboot also worked. strg-alt-f4.jfif (286,018 bytes) Spec.jfif (154,606 bytes) Bios.jfif (101,320 bytes) |
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A Debian bug report hints at a kernel issue with the mt7921e driver oopsing when the module is removed: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1029116 Possible mediatek hardware to reproduce the issue: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005003512734269.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt |
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That means if I remove the WLAN module, should the installation work? i will test it |
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You don't need to remove the wifi module itself, you can attempt add modprobe.blacklist=mt7921e to the installer's `linux` line so that it doesn't attempt to load the module. Someone on the discord reported that they were able to complete the installation that way. Just make sure that that option is not still there after doing the installation. The issue is only due to the way hardware detection works. |
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how exactly do i do that? Unfortunately, I'm not such a professional that I do it like ganu or where I have to enter it. I tried to boot from the USB stick and then open the shell. then I look for /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf but it doesn't exist or where do I have to enter it? |
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on the screen where you choose which installation type to choose, Install/Graphical Install and so forth, instead of just hitting enter, you would hit "e" and then on the line that starts with "linux" you would move the cursor down to that line, then move to the very end of the line with the right arrow key (or hit ctrl+e) and then type in "modprobe.blacklist=mt7921e" without the quotes. so the line should end up ending something along the lines of "--- quiet modprobe.blacklist=mt7921e" |
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the problem is still there missing.jfif (310,351 bytes) mod.jfif (165,095 bytes) |
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SnowPlay, the screenshot is showing that you have some realtek card. Steev is giving you instructions for a known problem with a Mediatek card using the mt7921e driver, so it's to be expected that it doesn't help your case. But your screenshot of the log screen shows zero error happening so it's not clear why and where it would be stuck. Can you try to share the output of the "ps" command that you would enter in the second terminal (CTRL+ALT+F2) while you are stuck? (As I requested in https://bugs.kali.org/view.php?id=8140#c17400) |
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Unfortunately, I can't give any exact details because the laptop freezes completely and it's not possible to switch to the other console. After starting, I tried to jump directly into the console (CTRL+ALT+F2) and execute the "ps" command until the laptop frees itself. ps.jfif (347,531 bytes) |
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The problem in the Mediatek driver should be fixed in the version of linux that we just uploaded to kali-experimental: 6.1.12-1kali2 Once built, we will move it to kali-rolling. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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| 2023-01-11 07:13 | nessus | New Issue | |
| 2023-01-16 14:55 | Gamb1t | Assigned To | => Gamb1t |
| 2023-01-16 14:55 | Gamb1t | Status | new => acknowledged |
| 2023-01-16 15:21 | rhertzog | Note Added: 0017399 | |
| 2023-01-16 15:33 | rhertzog | Note Added: 0017400 | |
| 2023-01-16 15:37 | rhertzog | Note Added: 0017401 | |
| 2023-01-22 13:13 | SnowPlay | File Added: strg-alt-f4.jfif | |
| 2023-01-22 13:13 | SnowPlay | File Added: Spec.jfif | |
| 2023-01-22 13:13 | SnowPlay | File Added: Bios.jfif | |
| 2023-01-22 13:13 | SnowPlay | Note Added: 0017418 | |
| 2023-01-23 16:05 | rhertzog | Note Added: 0017419 | |
| 2023-01-23 16:09 | SnowPlay | Note Added: 0017420 | |
| 2023-01-23 16:16 | steev | Note Added: 0017421 | |
| 2023-01-23 16:34 | SnowPlay | Note Added: 0017422 | |
| 2023-01-23 16:38 | steev | Note Added: 0017423 | |
| 2023-01-23 16:52 | SnowPlay | File Added: missing.jfif | |
| 2023-01-23 16:52 | SnowPlay | File Added: mod.jfif | |
| 2023-01-23 16:52 | SnowPlay | Note Added: 0017424 | |
| 2023-01-24 13:28 | rhertzog | Note Added: 0017425 | |
| 2023-01-24 15:02 | SnowPlay | File Added: ps.jfif | |
| 2023-01-24 15:02 | SnowPlay | Note Added: 0017426 | |
| 2023-02-23 16:29 | rhertzog | Assigned To | Gamb1t => rhertzog |
| 2023-02-23 16:29 | rhertzog | Status | acknowledged => resolved |
| 2023-02-23 16:29 | rhertzog | Resolution | open => fixed |
| 2023-02-23 16:29 | rhertzog | Fixed in Version | => 2023.1 |
| 2023-02-23 16:29 | rhertzog | Note Added: 0017562 |