Re: Replicating Debian Systems

[Ralph Crongeyer <ralph@crongeyer.com>]

Yes there is a "driver disk", If you add your driver to the disk then during 
the install (someware) it asks you if you want/need to load 3rd party 
drivers? At that point insert the driver disk and  answer yes, then it should 
ask you for the source of the driver and you would select your floppy drive. 
Then it will give you a list of drivers on the disk and you select the one 
you want.

Ralph 
> Thanks Ralph! I'm downloading the Beta 4 CDs right now :)
>
> Can you (or anyone else) perhaps also give me a pointer to how I would
> add drivers or kernel mods that weren't included in the distribution
> during the installation process?
>
> I'd like to know in case I need to do it in the future (and just for my
> own edification :) ).
>
> Moe
>
> Ralph Crongeyer wrote:
> > Yup beta 4 does have the e1000 drivers on it. I installed this box with
> > beta 3 and it had them also. But 4 also has them.
> >
> > Ralph
> >
> >>After trying to get Debian deployed in a client project for over a year,
> >>   I've been successfuly in having it approved for use on a 6-server
> >>project that we're doing.
> >>
> >>But, I've got a problem that I'd like some direction with.
> >>
> >>My experience with Debian has basically been that I've had no problem
> >>getting the actual distribution up and running -- I simply install from
> >>the Sarge ISOs on CD, and then customize what I want or upgrade to Sid
> >>in some cases.
> >>
> >>But in my first attempt at installing on these boxes, using my Beta 2
> >>Installer, I got an error message that it didn't have drivers for the
> >>E1000 gigabit nics on these servers. (I've never used a gigabit nics
> >>before with Debian, only with FC and RH).
> >>
> >>Here's my question:
> >>
> >>a) does Beta 4 have the e1000 drivers?
> >>
> >>b) If not, how do I load the e1000 drivers during the install? Or for
> >>that matter, how do I load ANY drivers during install that aren't part
> >>of the Sarge or Sid distributions?
> >>
> >>Thanks for any advice!
> >>
> >>Moe

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