Bug#245813: Debian Installer Beta 3 - Cable modem
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: date 20040314
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer
Debian-installer-version: date 20040423
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ports-status (i386-floppy
working)
uname -a: Linux xxnnnnnn-x 2.4.25-1-386 #1 Tue Feb 24 08:11:13 EST 2004 i586
GNU/Linux
Date: 24 april 2004
Method: Install with the diskettes boot.img and root.img
Machine: Desktop
Processor: Pentium MMX 233 MHz
Memory: 128 MB
Root Device: IDE, /dev/hdbx
Root Size/partition table: ext3 3,1 GB
Output of lspci:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5597 [SiS5582]
(rev 02)
0000:00:01.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS85C503/5513
(LPC Bridge) (rev 01)
0000:00:01.1 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev
d0)
0000:00:01.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0
Controller (rev 10)
0000:00:0e.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems TGUI
9660/938x/968x (rev d3)
0000:00:10.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [E]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [ ] Lilo on Knoppix partition, copied
vmlinuz-2.4.25-1-385 and initrd.img-2.4.25-1-386
Reboot: [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
An internet connection with a cable modem and ethernet card is a problem.
Ethereal on Windows reports ARP and DHCP packets.
The Realtek ethernet card is mentioned in a disappeared file in
/etc/network/
and the module 8139too seems to be functional.
In the Debian installer DHCP has no result, also the hostname is sometimes
not asked.
A solution is found on Troubles@Home (http://www.troublesathome.nl/).
With nano the file /etc/dhclient.conf is created with the text (hostname
cp12345-a as example):
interface "eth0" {
send host-name "cp12345-a";
}
This seems to be sufficient.
After "ifconfig eth0 down" and "ifconfig eth0 up" download and installation
became possible.
In the new configuration on HD the ethernet card is not functional.
Adding "8139too" to /etc/modules seems to be a solution.
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