Bug#523342: installation report Dell Optiplex 960: NIC driver not available
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: Netinstall
Image version: <Full URL to image you downloaded is best>
Date: 2009-04-09
Machine: Dell Optiplex 960
Processor: Quad 2.66 G
Memory: 4 G
Partitions:
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [0]
Detect network card: [X]
Stop here. Can't find NIC Intel 82567. Ubuntu has it, but apparently
it's not in Squeeze
Configure network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems: I have Debian Squeeze running on 5 other
machines--all fairly new Dell desktops on laptops, with virtually no
problems. Just bought this new Optiplex the other day, but can't
install Debian because of this lack of NIC driver.
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A. Charles Muller
University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, Faculty of Letters
Center for Evolving Humanities
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Web Site: Resources for East Asian Language and Thought
http://www.acmuller.net
<acmuller[at]jj.em-net.ne.jp>
Mobile Phone: 090-9310-1787
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