Bug#324610: install bug

[Chris Phillips <Chris.Phillips@csiro.au>]

Package: Install

Version: Sarge

Hi, I have recently (2 weeks ago) installed Sarge using a recent
netinstall cd image on an old PII at home. I selected the 2.6 kernel.

The PC has a ISA NE2000 ethernet card which is *not* PNP (it is about
10years old). The installation went OK (needed to tell it the kernel
module to use and irq/io address). However when rebooted the ethernet card
would not work, unless I insmod'ed the ne module with the irq=0x340
option.

It turns out that the insaller had set up these options in the
/etc/modules.conf instead of /etc/modprobe.conf. Copying the options file
across fixed the problem.

I suggest the installation process needs a minor 2.6 update for these
situations.

Regards
Chris Phillips