Bug#361180: Debian installer doesn't install kernel
On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 10:20:36PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
>
> So, if you'd just accept the 2.4 kernel offered by default, the
> installation will go fine. You can upgrade to a 2.6 kernel after the
> installation finishes.
This procedure worked with a PCI network board (3c59x). The
interface came up and acquired a DHCP lease after re-booting into 2.6.
With an ISA-PNP board (3c509) the interface didn't come up after
re-booting into 2.4. There was a string of error messages when it tried.
Apparently something wasn't configured right. Material for a separate bug
report. But
modprobe 3c509 xcvr=3
ifup eth0
worked.
Installed 2.6 and rebooted. The ISA-PNP board came up correctly.
OK, we have another problem here. The floppy disk installer
requires that a 2.4 kernel be installed, but it configures an ISA-PNP
Ethernet board so it will only work under a 2.6 kernel. (Why am I not
surprised?)
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