Package: installation-reports Boot method: floppy Image version: boot.img, root.img - 04/03/06 from ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/current/images/floppy net-drivers.img - http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/imagesdaily/floppy/net-drivers.img Date: 28-Jul-2006 10:00 PDT
Machine: Seanix with Intel PRO/100 NIC Processor: Celeron 3GHz Memory: 512 MB Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred> Output of lspci and 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: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] Comments/Problems: When detecting network hardware the error appears: Error while running 'modprobe -v e100' I have tried this with the net-drivers.img in the same place above from where I got boot.img and root.img, without success. The installer detects the card but fails to set it up. Of course, installer in 'stable' release doesn't work, either. Through my experiments I know what the problem is. ** Solution ** The NIC requires more recent driver code than is available in the installer. I have compiled a 2.6.15 kernel on this machine and that recognizes the NIC without a problem. The 2.6.15 contains a driver with a timestamp of 2005 whereas the driver in the non-working kernels generally have shown a 2004 timestamp. So, incorporation of new driver code is required. - Sarath -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
