Re: Issues with network card and installer [WAS: Re: Fwd: Re: Probably a stupid question but...]

2005-05-26 Thread SA
Well this could explain one of the problems but not the majority: http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianInstallerFAQ Question 22: Why isn't my NIC supported by DebianInstaller, I know the "tg3" driver supports it! Answer: As tg3 contains firmware which does not seem to meet the requirements

Re: Issues with network card and installer [WAS: Re: Fwd: Re: Probably a stupid question but...]

2005-05-26 Thread SA
No I haven't sent this to anyone else (actually just forwarded to debian-boot). This is the first time I have used debian for 3 years (previously only once before on an old alpha). Despite many years unix experience I haven't got the foggest idea what is going on here or if this is in fact a

Issues with network card and installer [WAS: Re: Fwd: Re: Probably a stupid question but...]

2005-05-26 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 07:05:18PM +0100, SA wrote: > > Pissing around with the "expert" mode of install leads me to belive that some > (possibly all) the network modules are missing from the installer as well as > some other modules. In an attempt to get around this I installed another > netw

Re: Fwd: Re: Probably a stupid question but...

2005-05-26 Thread SA
Pissing around with the "expert" mode of install leads me to belive that some (possibly all) the network modules are missing from the installer as well as some other modules. In an attempt to get around this I installed another network card in the machine and tried to boot again. Same fa

Fwd: Re: Probably a stupid question but...

2005-05-26 Thread SA
-- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Re: Probably a stupid question but... Date: Thursday 26 May 2005 18:20 From: SA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Paolo Alexis Falcone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I downloaded the netinst image, put it on a CD and booted my machine with it - after a few questio