I submitted a bug for this, but haven't seen it show up on the list, so
I'm assuming the report was rejected.  Still, I figured you should know
that netinstall on this particular Dell model results in a perpetual
boot loop every time the type of install is chosen on the first screen. 
It does not matter if a DVD or a USB stick is used to boot the install.  Reportbug asked for some information that I could not figure out how to
attach at the time, so I'll enter into this email instead.

I worked around the install problem by using an old Gateway machine to
install Debian, then moving the hard drive to the intended system and re-configuring the interfaces file.  This works, but it is a lot of
extra hoops to jump through.

Here is the partition information for which reportbug asked, but I doubt
it's relevant as there were no partitions at the point where the install failed.

Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
udev devtmpfs 16372124 0 16372124 0% /dev
tmpfs tmpfs 3279464 7092 3272372 1% /run
/dev/sda1 ext4 229681484 6034908 211906624 3% /
tmpfs tmpfs 16397312 28 16397284 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs tmpfs 5120 4 5116 1% /run/lock
tmpfs tmpfs 1024 0 1024 0% /run/credentials/systemd-journald.service
tmpfs tmpfs 1024 0 1024 0% /run/credentials/systemd-udev-load-credentials.service
tmpfs tmpfs 1024 0 1024 0% /run/credentials/systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev-early.service
tmpfs tmpfs 1024 0 1024 0% /run/credentials/systemd-sysctl.service
tmpfs tmpfs 1024 0 1024 0%
/run/credentials/systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
tmpfs tmpfs 16397312 44 16397268 1% /tmp
tmpfs tmpfs 1024 0 1024 0% /run/credentials/systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service tmpfs tmpfs 1024 0 1024 0% /run/credentials/getty@tty1.service
tmpfs tmpfs 3279460 12 3279448 1% /run/user/0


...and here is the hardware information from the now-working system as
rendered by lshw -businfo

Bus info Device Class Description ========================================================
system Precision Tower 5810 (0617)
bus 0K240Y
memory 64KiB BIOS
cpu@0 processor Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1630 v3 @ 3.70GHz
memory 256KiB L1 cache
memory 1MiB L2 cache
memory 10MiB L3 cache
memory 32GiB System Memory
memory 4GiB RIMM DDR4 Synchronous 2133 MHz (0.5 ns)
memory 4GiB RIMM DDR4 Synchronous 2133 MHz (0.5 ns)
memory 4GiB RIMM DDR4 Synchronous 2133 MHz (0.5 ns)
memory 4GiB RIMM DDR4 Synchronous 2133 MHz (0.5 ns)
memory 4GiB RIMM DDR4 Synchronous 2133 MHz (0.5 ns)
memory 4GiB RIMM DDR4 Synchronous 2133 MHz (0.5 ns)
memory 4GiB RIMM DDR4 Synchronous 2133 MHz (0.5 ns)
memory 4GiB RIMM DDR4 Synchronous 2133 MHz (0.5 ns)
pci@0000:00:00.0 bridge Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DMI2
pci@0000:00:01.0 bridge Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 PCI Express Root
Port 1
pci@0000:01:00.0 ens1 network RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit
Ethernet Controller
pci@0000:00:03.0 bridge Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 PCI Express Root
Port 3
pci@0000:02:00.0 /dev/fb0 display GK208B [GeForce GT 730]
pci@0000:02:00.1 card1 multimedia GK208 HDMI/DP Audio Controller
input3 input HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3
input4 input HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7
input5 input HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=8
input6 input HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=9
pci@0000:00:05.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Address Map,
VTd_Misc, System Management
pci@0000:00:05.1 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Hot Plug pci@0000:00:05.2 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 RAS, Control
Status and Global Errors
pci@0000:00:05.4 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 I/O APIC pci@0000:00:11.0 generic C610/X99 series chipset SPSR
pci@0000:00:11.4 scsi2 storage C610/X99 series chipset sSATA Controller
[AHCI mode]
scsi@2:0.0.0 /dev/cdrom disk CDDVDW SH-S223L
scsi@3:0.0.0 /dev/sr1 disk DVD-ROM DS-8DBSH
pci@0000:00:14.0 bus C610/X99 series chipset USB xHCI Host Controller
usb@3 usb3 bus xHCI Host Controller
usb@3:e input Back-UPS RS 1500G FW:865.L5 .D USB FW:L5
usb@4 usb4 bus xHCI Host Controller
pci@0000:00:16.0 communication C610/X99 series chipset MEI Controller #1 pci@0000:00:16.2 storage C610/X99 series chipset IDE-r Controller pci@0000:00:16.3 communication C610/X99 series chipset KT Controller pci@0000:00:19.0 enp0s25 network Ethernet Connection I217-LM
pci@0000:00:1a.0 bus C610/X99 series chipset USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 usb@1 usb1 bus EHCI Host Controller
usb@1:1 bus Hub
pci@0000:00:1b.0 card0 multimedia C610/X99 series chipset HD Audio
Controller
input10 input HDA Intel PCH Front Headphone
input7 input HDA Intel PCH Front Mic
input8 input HDA Intel PCH Rear Mic
input9 input HDA Intel PCH Line Out
pci@0000:00:1c.0 bridge C610/X99 series chipset PCI Express Root Port #1 pci@0000:00:1c.2 bridge C610/X99 series chipset PCI Express Root Port #3 pci@0000:04:00.0 wlp4s0 network AR93xx Wireless Network Adapter pci@0000:00:1d.0 bus C610/X99 series chipset USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 usb@2 usb2 bus EHCI Host Controller
usb@2:1 bus 8 channel internal hub
pci@0000:00:1f.0 bridge C610/X99 series chipset LPC Controller
system PnP device PNP0b00
system PnP device PNP0c02
system PnP device PNP0c02
communication PnP device PNP0501
pci@0000:00:1f.2 scsi7 storage C610/X99 series chipset 6-Port SATA
Controller [AHCI mode]
scsi@7:0.0.0 /dev/sda disk 256GB SK hynix SC300 2
scsi@7:0.0.0,1 /dev/sda1 volume 223GiB EXT4 volume
scsi@7:0.0.0,2 /dev/sda2 volume 14GiB Extended partition
/dev/sda5 volume 14GiB Linux swap volume
pci@0000:00:1f.3 bus C610/X99 series chipset SMBus Controller
pci@0000:ff:0b.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 R3 QPI Link 0 & 1 Monitoring
pci@0000:ff:0b.1 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 R3 QPI Link 0 & 1 Monitoring
pci@0000:ff:0b.2 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 R3 QPI Link 0 & 1 Monitoring
pci@0000:ff:0c.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Unicast Registers pci@0000:ff:0c.1 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Unicast Registers pci@0000:ff:0c.2 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Unicast Registers pci@0000:ff:0c.3 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Unicast Registers pci@0000:ff:0f.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Buffered Ring Agent pci@0000:ff:0f.1 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Buffered Ring Agent pci@0000:ff:0f.4 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 System Address
Decoder & Broadcast Registers
pci@0000:ff:0f.5 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 System Address
Decoder & Broadcast Registers
pci@0000:ff:0f.6 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 System Address
Decoder & Broadcast Registers
pci@0000:ff:10.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 PCIe Ring Interface pci@0000:ff:10.1 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 PCIe Ring Interface pci@0000:ff:10.5 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Scratchpad &
Semaphore Registers
pci@0000:ff:10.6 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Scratchpad &
Semaphore Registers
pci@0000:ff:10.7 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Scratchpad &
Semaphore Registers
pci@0000:ff:12.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Home Agent 0 pci@0000:ff:12.1 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Home Agent 0 pci@0000:ff:13.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Target Address, Thermal & RAS Registers
pci@0000:ff:13.1 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Target Address, Thermal & RAS Registers
pci@0000:ff:13.2 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Channel Target Address Decoder
pci@0000:ff:13.3 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Channel Target Address Decoder
pci@0000:ff:13.4 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Channel Target Address Decoder
pci@0000:ff:13.5 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Channel Target Address Decoder
pci@0000:ff:13.6 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DDRIO Channel 0/1 Broadcast
pci@0000:ff:13.7 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DDRIO Global
Broadcast
pci@0000:ff:14.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Channel 0 Thermal Control
pci@0000:ff:14.1 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Channel 1 Thermal Control
pci@0000:ff:14.2 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Channel 0 ERROR Registers
pci@0000:ff:14.3 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Channel 1 ERROR Registers
pci@0000:ff:14.4 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DDRIO (VMSE) 0 & 1 pci@0000:ff:14.5 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DDRIO (VMSE) 0 & 1 pci@0000:ff:14.6 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DDRIO (VMSE) 0 & 1 pci@0000:ff:14.7 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DDRIO (VMSE) 0 & 1 pci@0000:ff:15.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Channel 2 Thermal Control
pci@0000:ff:15.1 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Channel 3 Thermal Control
pci@0000:ff:15.2 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Channel 2 ERROR Registers
pci@0000:ff:15.3 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 0 Channel 3 ERROR Registers
pci@0000:ff:16.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 1 Target Address, Thermal & RAS Registers
pci@0000:ff:16.6 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DDRIO Channel 2/3 Broadcast
pci@0000:ff:16.7 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DDRIO Global
Broadcast
pci@0000:ff:17.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller 1 Channel 0 Thermal Control
pci@0000:ff:17.4 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DDRIO (VMSE) 2 & 3 pci@0000:ff:17.5 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DDRIO (VMSE) 2 & 3 pci@0000:ff:17.6 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DDRIO (VMSE) 2 & 3 pci@0000:ff:17.7 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 DDRIO (VMSE) 2 & 3 pci@0000:ff:1e.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Power Control Unit pci@0000:ff:1e.1 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Power Control Unit pci@0000:ff:1e.2 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Power Control Unit pci@0000:ff:1e.3 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Power Control Unit pci@0000:ff:1e.4 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 Power Control Unit pci@0000:ff:1f.0 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 VCU
pci@0000:ff:1f.2 generic Xeon E7 v3/Xeon E5 v3/Core i7 VCU
input0 input Power Button
input1 input Power Button
input2 input PC Speaker


Thanks for listening.
Dale Schroeder

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