Re: Bug#97574: Debian 'stable' install assumes color monitor
Hi,
> > You are using current stable boot disks?
>
> Yes, the 'compact' disks.
>
> > How exactly is it not recognizing it?
>
> I don't see it being detected during boot, and there's no option to
> install over the network.
>
> > I'm assuming you are trying to load the ne or ne2k-pci module with no success?
>
> Yes and no. #debian told me the ne driver was built-in to the
> boot-floppies, so it should have detected it in the first place.
I didn't know myself which modules are built into the kernel, this is how I
figured out:
# wget
# http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/images-1.44/compact/rescue.bin
# mount rescue.bin /floppy/ -o loop
# zgrep NE2 /floppy/config.gz
CONFIG_NE2000=m
CONFIG_NE2K_PCI=y
#
So NE2000 is a module, NE2K_PCI is compiled in, I assume you have NE2000 or you
would have seen your card detected at boot.
> But
> when I get to the 'install packages' part of the install, it offers
> only floppy (I'd rather not), CD (the system doesn't have a CD player)
> or pre-mounted (not available, but I could try) installation. When I try
> 'configure device modules' instead, and try to insert the driver-1 floppy, it
> says it can't mount the floppy. Am I misunderstanding how to use the
> floppy?
Probably a bad floppy I'd suggest the hard disk option. Floppy reliability is
one of the most common problems.
David
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