Hi Michael, Try the command "base-config" to reconfigure your apt sources (and some other basic stuff).
to check your network connections you should first try to: "ping gd.tuwien.ac.at" (or whatever you like) if you receive packets - everything is fine. if not try "ping 72.14.221.103". if you receive packets - that's still good -> your internet connection is up and running. The only thing that's missing is a valid DNS Server. if you get any other messages (i.e: timeouts) use the "ifconfig eth0" command: if you get an errormessage about interfaceinformation, than you network adapter has no valid driver up and running. else post the results :-) Good night and good luck, Moritz On Jan 25, 11:30 pm, "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > , Michael Fothergill wrote: > > > Dear Debianists, > > > > I bought a new AMD64 3200 Sempron box. I put a DVD rewriter and an ATA > > > drive in it. I fired it up and it read in the net install CD for Debian > > > Etch AMD64 Official Snapshot (Ithink that's the AMD testing RC1 image). > > > > It seemed to go OK. The network autoconfiguration succeeded which I > > > interpret to mean it found the internet connection to the NTL cable > > > broadband service I use..... > > > > I partitioned the disk and installed the base system. > > > > But at the package installer bit it starts to look for ftp sites to > > > download files for the network install.... > > > > I chose the UK options and went in all of the uk site choices but it > >kept > > > telling me that the network connection was bad. > > > > It said that this either meant that there was no appropriate AMD64 > >install > > > image or the site or network connection was down etc.... > > > > In the end I just did the rest of the base install..... I also could > >not > > > get the security updates. > > > > I finished the minimal install and then I hooked up my old box. When I > > > fired it up (Etch RC1 bog standard i386 install) it said the internet > > > connection was wired but when I fired up Iceweasel it could not see > > > google.... > >Is you i386 box different from you AMD box?Yes they are two separate > >boxes...... > > Can you ping one from the > > >other on you L(ocal)AN?They are not networked to each other. > > I found that my new ASUS mother board for my > > >new AMD cpu had an Ethernet chip that's not yet supported in Debian. > >The chip was detected by the installer but there was not a visible > >error message that the LAN was not found. I solved the problem by > >installing an old ethernet card for which drivers were available and > >moving the ethernet cable.Hmmmm...... I bought an ATA drive because I was > >worried a SATA drive would > not be seen by the OS. But I did not think the ethernet card could be off > limits as well. But it maybe OK because the old box internet link was not > quite right when I first booted it. So maybe the next time I fire up the box > the network link will be OK as it now is with the old box after rebooting > the cable box. > > I am downloading the AMD64 DVD image. I will upgrade the install on the new > machine with this, Then I will have gnome etc and will be able to mess with > the internet connection a bit more easily on the new box. Here are the specs > for the new box: (It came from Novatech) > > Motherboard > Form Factor Micro ATX > Socket Type AM2 940 Pin > Compatible Processors AMD Athlon 64 and Sempron, Socket AM2 940PIN, 2000MT/s > Cache Level 2 Size 128 KB > Chipset VIA K8M890 + VT8237R-plus > Max FSB 2000MT/s > IDE Type ATA133 x2 & Serial ATA x 2 with RAID 0, 1,JBOD > Max Bus Speed 2000 MT/s > Graphics Integrated Via high-performance graphics controller plus > PCI-Express 16X slot Supports up to 128MB shared system memory > Expansion Slots 1 X PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI > Memory Dual channel DDR2 800 / 667 x2 DIMMs, Max 2GB > Audio Integrated, 5.1 channel AC97 (ADI) > LAN Integrated Fast Ethernet (10/100/1000) Realtek ALC653 > USB Up to 8: 4 in rear I/O area + 2 internal 2-port headers: ver. 2.0 > IO 1 x PS/2 keyboard > 1 x PS/2 mouse > 1 x RJ45 (LAN) > 4 x USB 2.0 > 1 x line-in/line-out/mic (audio) > 1 x parallel (SPP/ECP/EPP) > 1 x COM (16550-compatible UART) > 1 x VGA (integrated video) > > Supplied Memory > Installed Memory 1x 512Mb 533Mhz PC4200 184pin > Free Slots 1 Free Slot > > Processor > Interface Type AM2 940 Pin > Clock Speed 1.8 GHz > Architecture Features 3DNow! Professional technology, streaming SIMD > extensions 2, HyperTransport technology, integrated memory controller > Performance Index 3200+ > > Heatsink & Fan > Interface Type 3 Pin > Material Alloy Copper Dot > Maximum CPU Support AMD Sempron, Athlon 64, Athlon 64FX, Athlon 64X2 > processors > > Case > Chassis Midi ATX Tower > Colour Black & Silver > PSU Size 400Watt > Drive Bays 5.24" x 4 > Drive Bays 3.5" x 6 (4 Hidden) > Dimensions 415mm(H) x 200mm(W) x 480mm(D) > > The network card is as follows: > > LAN Integrated Fast Ethernet (10/100/1000) Realtek ALC653 > > Does any one know if a Realtek ALC653 is supported by Debian? > > If it doesn't work because of the network card it would be nice if someone > could recommend a network card that is guaranteed to be seen by Debian. > > Regards > > Michael Fothergill > > > > > > > > This usually means something is wrong with the internet link. > > > > So I rebooted the cable box and then I rebooted the i386 box. > > > > Now the internet link is OK. > > > > My question is this: > > > > If I want to go back to the new AMD64 box and try to get the net install > >to > > > work, what is the best way forward? > > > > When I log in I will just get the command line interface. What can I do > >to > > > check that the new box is seeing the internet connection properly and > >what > > > can I then do to get the machine to download the rest of the AMD64 > >install > > > from the internet? > > > > The apt sources.lst file just has the Etch netinstall disk in it at the > > > moment, > > > > If I can't get it to work then I will download DVD images of the AMD64 > > > release and install with them instead. > > > > Comments appreciated. > > > > Regards > > > > Michael Fothergill > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get Hotmail, News, Sport and Entertainment from MSN on your mobile. > > >http://www.msn.txt4content.com/ > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-- > >Paul E Condon > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-- > >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? 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