Bug#140540: Boot-Floppy: Cannot download PPOECONF

[Matt Wehland <mwehland@webtripper.com>]

Package: boot-floppies
Version: 03.0.21
Flavor: idepci / bf4 / (haven't tried any others)
Severity: important
Tags: woody

Problem report attached as Dbg_log.tgz

When attempting a woody install using boot floppies on a clean system 
(multiple systems, details follow) the install fails during the base system 
install with and error of
'Can't download PPOECONF'


This error has been recreated on 2 separate systems, while using a CD 
(unofficial woody 02/07/02) or a network (internet from debian.org) install.
Both systems are booting from actual floppies, 1.44MB images either idepci 
of bf4 (haven't tried any others) downloaded from
   /debian/dists/woody/main/disks-i386/3.0.21-2002-03-19/images-1.44/idepci

Installs used basic defaults (English-US, QWERTY KB, DHCP configured 
network, PCMCIA defaults (on the laptop), nothing special, no extra 
modules, disks partitioned as one large / and a swap)

IIRC it failed on the laptop before I even tried to get the network running 
(loading PCMCIA drivers.  I then tried loading the PCMCIA drivers and 
getting the network up (successful) and tried a network install.  Still 
'Can't D/L PPPOECONF'
I tried both idepci and bf4 on the laptop, both failed when trying to 
install from the CD, and idepci fails on a network install (didn't get the 
network up with bf4).
I only tried the idepci on the P90 desktop, same failure.

System info-
Laptop
Toshiba Tecra 730XCDT
48MB Ram / 5G HD / Int CD-rom / External floppy / 3com Etherlink III 10BT 
PCMCIA network card

Desktop-
Generic Box w/Intel P-90, 96MB Ram / 2G HD / IDE CD-ROM / Floppy / Some 
10/100 net card??



   Matt Wehland     mwehland@webtripper.com
          Computer Network Specialist
                       MCSE CCNA

Attachment: Dbg_log.tgz
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