Bug#603649: installation-reports: XServe G5: Network interface goes down

[Denis Laxalde <dlaxalde@gmail.com>]

tags 603649 + moreinfo
thanks

Milan Kupcevic a écrit :
> Package: installation-reports
> 
> Boot method: CD
> Image version:
> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso
> Date: Mon Nov 15 20:52:21 EST 2010
> 
> Machine: XServe G5
[...] 
> I get "Configure the package manager" window with "Bad archive mirror"
> message. I open second terminal and check network interface state with
> "ip addr" command. Network interfaces are there, but in DOWN state. At
> this point I chose <Go Back> until I get to the Debian installer main
> menu, where I choose 'Configure the network' and go through network
> configuration again. Network interface gets up, the "Configure the
> package manager" installer module then continues fine.
> 
> I went through installation procedure several times. The same problem
> happened every time. Network interface initially gets detected and
> configured, but goes into DOWN state at the point when "Detect disks"
> discovers hardware.

>From the syslog you provided:
> Nov 16 00:53:50 kernel: [   41.455504] tg3 0001:07:04.0: firmware: requesting tigon/tg3_tso.bin
> Nov 16 00:53:50 kernel: [   41.459852] eth0: Failed to load firmware "tigon/tg3_tso.bin"
> Nov 16 00:53:50 kernel: [   41.459857] eth0: TSO capability disabled.
> Nov 16 00:53:50 kernel: [   41.514498] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
> Nov 16 00:53:50 kernel: [   41.585672] tg3 0001:07:04.1: firmware: requesting tigon/tg3_tso.bin
> Nov 16 00:53:50 kernel: [   41.589493] eth1: Failed to load firmware "tigon/tg3_tso.bin"
> Nov 16 00:53:50 kernel: [   41.589497] eth1: TSO capability disabled.
> Nov 16 00:53:50 kernel: [   41.644029] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
> Nov 16 00:53:51 check-missing-firmware: missing firmware files (tigon/tg3_tso.bin) for tg3
(The same appears several times later.)

Aren't you missing a firmware for you network card? Did you load the
firmware during installation?

Cheers,

Denis