Bug#241179: successful install, no network in 2nd stage (pcmcia)
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On Friday 06 August 2004 20:43, Joey Hess wrote:
> Frederik Dannemare wrote:
> > I will suggest an errata item for the release candidate installer
> > that should be available in a couple of days from now:
> >
> > *******************************************************************
> >**
> >
> > PCMCIA device shifting (between CD-ROM and NIC) during install:
> >
> > If you choose to install Debian via CD, but you only have your
> > CD-ROM drive and NIC (which you want to setup and use as primary
> > NIC during installation) accessible via a single PCMCIA slot in
> > your computer, here is what you can do to work around this
> > situation.
> >
> > Boot the installer with the CD-ROM device plugged into the PCMCIA
> > slot and do a normal 1st stage installation, except that you should
> > skip network setup or just type in dummy values at this point.
> >
> > Then when it says "Installation complete", choose 'Go back' to drop
> > back to the main menu. Now change the PCMCIA device from CD-ROM to
> > NIC, and choose to 'Detect network hardware'. Your NIC should now
> > be detected and you can continue (again 'Go back' to main menu) to
> > 'Network configuration'.
> >
> > If your NIC is a wireless, press Alt+F2 to get a shell. Change the
> > PCMCIA device from NIC to CD-ROM and type in the shell:
> > chroot /target
> > mount /cdrom
> > apt-get install wireless-tools
> > umount /cdrom
> > exit
> > Go back to Alt+F1 and change the PCMCIA device from CD-ROM to NIC.
> >
> > Choose 'Continue' to reboot (with NIC in PCMCIA slot) and thereby
> > finish the 1st stage of the installation process.
> >
> > When 2st stage comes up after the reboot, you should have a working
> > NIC and as such you can choose to download extra packages via ftp,
> > http, etc.
> >
> > Should you, however, not have a working NIC at this point, go to
> > the shell (Alt+F2) and try to reload your NIC:
> > ifdown <iface> && ifup <iface>
> > Return to Alt+F1 and continue installation (assuming networking now
> > works)...
> > *******************************************************************
> >**
>
> I think this might be more appopriate as a kind of howto page on our
> wiki than as an errata item.
Sounds reasonable, I guess. It's been added to
<http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianInstallerWorkarounds>
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