On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 16:06:43 -0500 dafydd hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi folks > > I'm new here, so please point me in the right direction if this > question's answered elsewhere. > > This is my first attempt at installing debian via internet - I've > been using the Agnula distribution, but for various reasons I'm > trying the netinst install. Trouble is, my laptop (hp omnibook xe2, > p2 333, 3com cardbus network card) isn't automatically bringing up > eth0 after the base install, so the fist steps of apt configuration > fail because it can't find the mirror. > > Is there a way to interrupt the install program at this point and > manually bring up the interface with ifup? I tried ctl-alt-F6 and > logged in as root. ifup eth0 works, but I can't figure out how to > return to the install program after that. > > Again, I apologize if this is covered elsewhere - I couldn't find > anything in the archives. > > cheers > dafydd > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Did you try Alt-F1, Alt-F2, ..., Alt-F5 (in console mode you don't need Ctrl)? Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]