Tyan S2877 no network? like to end up with something close to sarge...
Trying with current etch debian-testing-amd64-businesscard.iso
(kernel 2.6.15-1-AMD64-generic)
This board has two on-board GE Nics:
Nvidia CK804
and
Broadcom Netextreme BMC5705_2
The Broadcom is almost working.
From digging in the logs looks like the ethernet port is sending data - but
not receiving???
The Broadcom is just a PHY port - not sure exactly what that means?? do they
share the same IP address? I saw in the server logs once where the MAC address
was incremented by one??? I think buggy software - the first port uses the
forcedeth ver 0.48 driver and the second tg3 ver 3.47
I'm going to boot up knoppix and see if it has the same problem - could be a
bad MB?? <time passes> knoppix 3.7 won't talk, but knoppix 4.0 will.
Knoppix 4.0 (kernel 2.6.12)is using forcedeth 0.32 and tg3 3.31
OK, Very strange - once I booted with Knoppix it created a lease on the DHCP
server and now networking works on the credit card install (can renew the
lease, but not create one??).
I still have not yet gotten it to do the base install - complains about not
having a /proc mount point.
Is there a way to install as 386 and convert over to AMD64 - might be easier??
Might be the software raid stuff???
Should I install and create the raid later??
(OT: All of a sudden it seems silly to have install CDs or DVD - now that
there ar 4G thumb drives<grin>.)
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