On Tuesday 18 April 2006 16:12, Digby Tarvin wrote: > Comments/Problems: > Initial attempt to install using Etch Beta 2 Install image failed to > detect the SATA DVD-RAM drive, even following the workaround > instructions at http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/SataAtapiHowto
Strange. > Switching to the latest daily build and following the relevent > workaround instructions at the above URL resulted in the DVD-RAM media > being found. Good. > Install then proceeded to the 'detect network hardare' stage, where > Debian found: > eth0: Ethernet or Fast Ethernet > eth1: Realtek semiconductor co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ > > The first entry corresponds to a wireless interface which I had been > successfully using for Lan access from Ubuntu. The Ubuntu detect lists: > eth0: Realtek semiconductor co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ > eth1: Intel corp. 4223 (wireless) > which clearly recognises the Intel Wireless hardware and > prompts for SSID/mode etc. Debian did not, and failed both DHCP and > manual config attempts. Ubuntu is more permissive of supporting hardware that is not fully supported in official kernels yet or requires non-free firmware. > The Realtek device is a 10/100 UTP interface, which was connected to a > 10Mb hub, which failed to work also. > > It was not till I connected to a 10/100Mb hub that the network started > to work for the Debian install, so I suspect it was not supporting the > 10Mb mode properly. Sounds like an issue specific to your hardware or network setup. > This I suspect was caused by the fact that the order of the partitions > in the table was not the same as the order on disk. I had used a > tool called 'osselector' to shrink the Windows XP partition and create, > and in installing itself and making partitions seemed to produce > something that confused the debian partitioner. The problem was > resolved by deleting all partitions except for the first three > 'primary' partitions, which were contiguous and sequential. The installer is capable of shrinking an NTFS partition too... > After this, the installation completed. Post installation checked showed > that my wireless i/f was not detected (worked find in ubuntu), the > DVD-RAM was not detected (libata.atapi_enabled=1 no longer recognised), This command (executed as root) should fix it: # echo "libata.atapi_enabled=1" >/etc/modutils.d/local This file was supposed to be created by the installer, but there was an error in the code. > and the X server was not working - failing with > Fatal server error: > could not optn default font 'fixed'; X in unstable is going through a major migration ATM and there are some known issues. Any issues are outside the scope of the installer. Thank you for your report. Cheers, FJP -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
