Robert Lowry, Debian GNU/Linux User wrote: > 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 The netinst initrd contains the via-rhine.o module, so I don't know what the problem could be. > 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. What is the literal text of the error message? Or do you just see "Skipping unavailable module"? > 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. Some more details would be useful here as well, the installer does not make decisions based on some previous run. -- see shy jo
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature