On Wed, Jul 19, 2006 at 02:30:34AM +0000, Philip Eve wrote: > Package: installation-reports > > Boot method: CD (netinst) > Image version: 19/07/06, about midnight GMT, the "stable" i386 version from > the Debian web site > Date: 19/07/06, about 1-2AM GMT > > Machine: Self-built from retail components > Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ > Memory: 1 GB > Partitions: One NTFS partition (it's a windows XP machine) > > Output of lspci and lspci -n: I don't know what this line means
'lspci' is short for "list all PCI devices", it is also the computerprogram that reveals hardware information. There are in Debian-Installer two ways to start that program. Select in the main-menu "shell" or press 'ALT-F2'[1] then type lspci lspci -n > Base System Installation Checklist: > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Initial boot worked: [O] > Configure network HW: [E] > Config network: [ ] > Detect CD: [O] > Load installer modules: [ ] > Detect hard drives: [ ] > > Comments/Problems: My motherboard has an nForce chipset which I rely on for > network functionality. The installer reported being unable to detect a > network card, and gave a list of possible network cards. NForce did appear > on there, but though I selected this, it still would not work - it said > something along the lines of "the forcedeth module did not work. Please > supply extra parameters to make it work". The "Please supply extra parameters to make it work" is a hint about something that _can_ help. Example of where it _can_ work is, when the driver expects the networkcard at IObase 0x300 or 0x280, but your card has actual it's IObase at 0x310, then you supply the parameter 'io=310'. I doubt that supplying extra parameters to the forcedeth will help you. "a nForce chipset" does _not_ mean that the forcedeth can be used. Contact the retailer(s) of the compoments you are using and ask them about Linux support. Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
