[CentOS] Netinstall wants to use wlan0

[Jeff Gordon]

Hi, Tom --

Thanks. :-)  Didn't work, though -- those key combinations got me to console
screens but not with an actionable prompt.  I tried typing commands into them
anyway, but CentOS netinstall continued to try to talk to wlan0.

 -- Jeff --

On Thu, Dec 08, 2011 at 10:30:58AM +0100, Tom De Vylder wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
> 
> You can use Alt + F3 or Alt  + F4 once you're inside the installer to open a console.
> If you disable the wlan0 interface before the network part of the installer you should be ok.
> 
> Regards,
> Tom
> 
> On 08 Dec 2011, at 10:13, Jeff Gordon wrote:
> 
> > Hi, Bert --
> > 
> > Thanks. :-)  Doesn't seem to be an opportunity or way to open a console
> > before this problem comes up, with netinstall.  I just scanned to see if
> > there might be a kernel parameter for it; doesn't seem to be.
> > 
> > -- Jeff --
> > 
> > On Thu, Dec 08, 2011 at 09:53:42AM +0100, Bert Koerperich wrote:
> >> On 12/08/2011 09:34 AM, Fabien Archambault wrote:
> >>> On 12/08/2011 09:11 AM, Jeff Gordon wrote:
> >>>> Hi, Folks --
> >>>> 
> >>>> I'm setting up an Acer Aspire 5250 as a Christmas gift, CentOS 6 netinstall
> >>>> insists on trying to configure wlan0 but I'm using a wired DSL connection,
> >>>> consequently netinstall fails and only offers the option to Retry.
> >>>> 
> >>>> How can I get it to bypass the wlan0 idea and go straight to eth0...?
> >>>> 
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> 
> >>> Hi,
> >>> 
> >>> I believe there is an hardware switch available to shutdown the wirless
> >>> on this laptop. If you disable it then no wlan0 can be used.
> >>> 
> >>> Fabien
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> >> Hi Jeff,
> >> or try to open a console and disable the WLAN interface (ifconfig wlan0 
> >> down), and set the default route to the ETH interface (route add default 
> >> eth0).
> >> Cheers, Bert.
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  is to love one another, using whatever means are available to serve."