>>>>> "Gleydson" == Gleydson Mazioli da Silva <gleydson@escelsa.com.br> writes:
Gleydson> Package: boot-floppies
Gleydson> Version: 2.2.8
Gleydson> While installing a new debian system, I decided to use a plip network
Gleydson> interface as my default connection (for installing the rest of system
Gleydson> from other computer).
I believe that "plip" is supported, but only if you have the plip
module inserted. You will need both parport_pc and plip...
Ok, I just tested this. I had to install the kernel and modules from
floppy, of course, and then configured modules via the interface, and
inserted the `parport_pc'. `plip' would not insert; `dmesg' told me
that it was because there was no IRQ assigned for parport0. I ran
"echo 7 > /proc/parport/0/irq", and after that the plip module
inserted fine, and now at the start of "Configure the network", it
offers both eth0 and plip0 as possible primary network interfaces.
Having to set the IRQ by hand like that ought to be documented
somewhere by a dialog, or perhaps handled by `modconf'.
I'm closing this bug report with our next release.