Bug#66003: Boot Floppy Problems using PCMCIA Network Card
Steven Elling <selling@kc.rr.com> writes:
> Following Section 7 (Using dbootstrap for Initial System Configuration) of the "Installing
> Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 For Intel x86" document, I tried to install Debian on a Toshiba Tecra
> 8000 with a PCMCIA 3Com 3c589D-TP NIC over NFS. It looked good until I got to 7.14
> ``Install the Base System''. The laptop would fail to contact the NFS server and the link
> light on the network switch was not lit.
>
> At the console, running 'ifconfig eth0 up' produces:
>
> eth0: unknown interface
>
> Running 'ifconfig -a' only shows:
>
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
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Sorry for the delay in response.
Did you configure the network? Did that step succeed?
If so, you need to try again, use the 'debug' argument. Attach the
resulting /var/log/messages here.
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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