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0000991Kali LinuxGeneral Bugpublic2014-01-25 16:032025-07-14 09:37
Reporter123099 Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionreopened 
OSKali Linux 1.0.6 32bit & 64bit  
Product Version1.0.6 
Summary0000991: Installation unable to detect network hardware with Broadcom 802.11n
Description

I've been trying to install Kali Linux 1.0.6 32bit for the past few hours to no avail.
Every time I try to install I get stuck at the "Detecting network hardware" stage. In text installation it just goes to a blue screen. I've tried Ctrl+C a lot, but it did not help. In graphic installation it just gets stuck with a blank screen titled "Detecting Network Hardware" and nothing changes. I've left this stage in both installation types for about 20 minutes to see whether something would change, but nothing did.
I've tried disabling the network adapter in BIOS prior to booting, tried putting the network device boot first in BIOS, tried wireless and wired connection to the internet during the installation, but nothing worked.

Later I've tried making an installation loader from my Windows 7 (I'm trying to install Kali Linux side by side with my Windows 7), and I was able to skip the stage as I could choose what stage I'm doing, however then it failed to install the GRUB boot loader because it couldn't install to /target/ or something like that.

I could pass this stage perfectly when choosing the install kali linux from the live system boot, however it doesn't have the use largest continous free space.

I have tried to install both from a cd and a usb, however they both have the same results.

I'm trying to install Kali Linux on my laptop - Samsung R580, specs:
GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
CPU: intel core i5 M560 2.67 GHz
Broadcam 802.11n network adapter

I've tested the installation on my desktop pc, and it passes this stage with no problem, so it seems as if the problem is only with this network adapter.

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muts

muts

2014-01-27 20:57

reporter   ~0001455

Thanks for the report, however without access to the hardware, or relevant log files, we cant help in any way. Please check this link for how to submit an effective bug report - http://docs.kali.org/troubleshooting/submitting-issues-kali-bug-tracker
123099

123099

2014-01-28 01:23

reporter   ~0001461

I am not quite sure as to how to add a log file of the frozen installation, where do I get it?
I cannot attach a screenshot as the system is not yet installed.
Khapaki

Khapaki

2014-01-28 01:28

reporter   ~0001462

Maybe he means to send an xdiag ?
d0tnet

d0tnet

2014-01-28 08:12

reporter   ~0001463

First Download package broadcom-sta-dkms-6.30.223.141-1 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/b/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-dkms_6.30.223.141-1_all.deb

Install the linux-headers-amd64 and dkms package.
Then in a terminal, execute:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-amd64 dkms -y && dpkg -i broadcom-sta-dkms_6.30.223.141-1_all.deb

just after install reboot, works beautifully for me. :*
123099

123099

2014-01-28 12:02

reporter   ~0001464

The problem is not in the distro itself, if i run it live, it works perfectly, the problem is when INSTALLING the kali linux, so there is no way of downloading any packages

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2014-01-25 16:03 123099 New Issue
2014-01-27 20:57 muts Note Added: 0001455
2014-01-27 20:57 muts Status new => closed
2014-01-27 20:57 muts Assigned To => muts
2014-01-27 20:57 muts Resolution open => no change required
2014-01-28 01:23 123099 Note Added: 0001461
2014-01-28 01:23 123099 Status closed => feedback
2014-01-28 01:23 123099 Resolution no change required => reopened
2014-01-28 01:28 Khapaki Note Added: 0001462
2014-01-28 08:12 d0tnet Note Added: 0001463
2014-01-28 12:02 123099 Note Added: 0001464
2014-01-28 12:02 123099 Status feedback => assigned
2014-03-11 19:28 muts Assigned To muts =>
2014-03-11 19:28 muts Priority high => low
2014-03-11 19:28 muts Status assigned => feedback
2014-03-11 19:28 muts Status feedback => closed
2025-07-14 09:18 g0tmi1k Priority low => normal
2025-07-14 09:37 g0tmi1k Severity block => minor