Hello out there!
I am going through the dickens with an MSI Z490 Motherboard getting the latest Debian 10.x.x to install. I have read that it is a problem with a couple of other boards. OpenSuSE installed just fine, but I LOVE the Debian distribution.

Why is it so hard to put an ethernet driver on an installation set? OpenSuSE did it.

I know the complete name of the module that is needed, and I picked up the code from Realtek. Simply, I don't know the workflow for making it available for an installation.

I'm more than a couple of steps above 'newbie,' but this is beyond me.

PLEASE HELP!
scott

Hi,
I have faced the same problem while installing Ubuntu. And there used to be Ubuntu Builder which allowed you to create a custom install image. I don't believe it is available anymore.

I have seen a number of unclaimed Realtek devices. Seems inconsistent why the devices work on one distribution and not on another.
This link should help but it should not been needed.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1263...allation-guide
Good look.

Hi,

did you try
?

You'd need to have the network up using another device (and have the non-free repo configured/enabled).

Evo2.

Hi,

I have another post with a suggested way forward, but here I try to answer your question:

For Debian it's not about it being "hard" it's about policy. The official
Debian installers do not include non-free software. If you want an installer
with non-free software you might consider using one of the unofficial installation
image. See https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/u...nonfree/amd64/
Please note that I didn't check if it these do actually includes what you need.

Evo2.