Bug#327632: Failed to configure network
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: installer build 20050905
uname -a: Linux viewfinder 2.6.13.1 #1 Sat Sep 10 17:16:42 UTC 2005 i686
GNU/Linux
Date: 10th September 2005
Method: Boot and install from CD
Machine: Via Epia-M
Processor: Via C3 Nehemiah
Memory: 512MB
Root Device: IDE - hda
Root Size/partition table: ~80GB
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8623 [Apollo CLE266]
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8633 [Apollo Pro266 AGP]
0000:00:0d.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host
Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II]
(rev 74)
0000:00:14.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video
Capture (rev 11)
0000:00:14.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture
(rev 11)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8623 [Apollo
CLE266] integrated CastleRock graphics (rev 03)
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1106:3123
0000:00:01.0 0604: 1106:b091
0000:00:0d.0 0c00: 1106:3044 (rev 80)
0000:00:10.0 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 80)
0000:00:10.1 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 80)
0000:00:10.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 80)
0000:00:10.3 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 82)
0000:00:11.0 0601: 1106:3177
0000:00:11.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06)
0000:00:11.5 0401: 1106:3059 (rev 50)
0000:00:12.0 0200: 1106:3065 (rev 74)
0000:00:14.0 0400: 109e:036e (rev 11)
0000:00:14.1 0480: 109e:0878 (rev 11)
0000:01:00.0 0300: 1106:3122 (rev 03)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [E]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
When it came to configuring the network, there was no menu option present to
do this. There was a PPP configuration option, but nothing for a LAN.
When I dropped to a console I could see that the module (via_rhine) was loaded
and the interface was there but unconfigured. I just manually ran dhclient to
configure it then carried on with the installation as normal.
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