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I have been trying to install Debian (3.0) from ISOs I got off of the
Debian site (I believe). When I install Debian using the default option at the boot: prompt when the install process begins, I can get through the entire boot process but eth0 is never recognized. I had tried to use the debconf configuration to recognize the eth0, but it doesn't work. I tried using the Linux drivers made available by D-Link on their CD, and on their website, but when I compile it I get the following two errors: /linux/modversions.h: no file or directory. /linux/malloc.h is depricated, use /linux/slab.h instead. I can fix the second one by finding the line with the malloc.h include and replacing it with slab.h, but the first error remains, and the driver will not compile. Is there anywhere I can get a pre-compiled Debian driver for this ethernet adapter? The file is rtl8139.c for the D-Link DFE-530TX+. On the other hand, if I install Debian using the bf24 option on the boot: prompt, the ethernet card is recognized, I can get updated packages via ftp, and can connect to servers from other computers. But (there is always a but), I can not get the XServer installed. In the TaskSel screen the X Sever option never appears (though Desktop Environment does). It doesn't appear in the dselect screens either. If I install Gnome or KDE I get an error that it could not connect to the X Server, and when I ask it to show the Server output, there is none. (also, I can't get APT to work in this install,but I haven't tried apt more than once...) As far as I can tell, fixing either one of these problems would really help me out. Can I get the ethernet card to work with the default install type, or get X Server to work with the bf24 install? Thanks for any help. Steven Luke steven.luke1@rcn.com |