Installation report
Installation image: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso
Download date 2006-10-10
Installation attempts: 5
Hardware
Motherboard: Asus K8N4-E Deluxe
Chipset: Nvidia nForce 4-4X
Built in ethernet controller: Marwell 88E81111 Gigabit Lan PHY
Additional ethernet controller: D-Link DFE 530 TX 10/100 ethernet controller
CPU: AMD64 3200+
Ram memory: 1024 MB
Installation status: FAILED
The installation attempts consistently failed in the installation step "Identify network hardware", with the message "No ethernet card was detected...".
In an attempt to resolve this, first the forcedeth driver was selected manualy and then the via-rhine driver. In both cases the installation program responded with the same message. This procedure was attempted on all five installation attempts. The forcedeth was attempted since it is the recomended driver for nForce mobos, and the via-rhine since it is the recommended driver for the D-link card.
During the installation attempts it was noted that the forcedeth driver was named "forcedeth: nVidia nForce (2) 10/100 Ethernet adapter". A starting point might therefore be to investigate if this is the latest version of forcedeth. Another point to investigate is possibly an incompatibility between the netinst software and the chipset.
The formal language is deliberately chosen in an attempt to create a concise and complete report.
With my best regards,
Sören Jonsson, MSc Computer Science
Sweden