Bug#244776: VIA Rhine NIC support missing in Installer beta 3
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Beta 3 from ftp.us.debian.org
uname -a: Linux lowryfamily 2.4.22-1-386 #9 Sat Oct 4 14:30:39 EST 2003 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: April 18, 2004 not sure what time
Method: netinstall from ftp.us.debian.org, no proxy
Machine: PCchips M851LU motherboard with VIA KT400 achipset
Processor: Athlon XP2600+
Memory: 1GB PC2700
Root Device: IDE Seagate 120GB HD
Root Size/partition table: 119GB HD0a EXT3
Output of lspci:
bob@lowryfamily:~$ lspci
pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [KM400] Chipset Host Bridge
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge
0000:00:09.0 Serial controller: 5610 56K FaxModem 56K FaxModem Model 5610 (rev 01)
0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6202 [USB 2.0 controller] (rev 80)
0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6202 [USB 2.0 controller] (rev 80)
0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6202 [USB 2.0 controller] (rev 80)
0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 74)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R100 QD [Radeon 7200]
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [Y]
Configure network HW: [N]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Had a successful install or Sarge in February on this box using beta 2, but decided to try a clean re-install as everything broke a couple of weeks ago when I did a dist-upgrade after xwindows 4.3 was moved into testing. I have tried 9 different daily build snapshots of botyh the full net install iso and the business card version, they all fail on confinguring the network with a message that the VIA Rhine module is not yet available. Finally got a successful reinstall by going back to beta 2. I also discovered that on multiple attempts the installer seems to skip forward to steps completed on an earlier attempt. I only get a successful install if I first wipe the hard drive in between attempts using the maintenance utility on the Seagate CD that came with the drive.
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