Bug#368869: debian-installer: Daily Build won't detect Ethernet Card

[Geert Stappers <stappers@debian.org>]

Tags 368869 moreinfo
Severity 368869 normal

On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 09:27:12AM -0600, Joseph Smidt wrote:
> Subject: debian-installer: Daily Build won't detect Ethernet Card
> Package: debian-installer
> Severity: important
> 
> 
> -- Package-specific info:
> 
> Boot method: buisnesscard
> Image version: i386
> Date: Thursday May 25, 2006 10:00 AM
> 
> Machine: Toshiba A105-S4004

Is Toshiba contacted about this "won't detect Ether Card" ?
Can you return the laptop and get refund for buying a laptop
that _does have_ GNU/Linux support ?

Or are we talking about a PCMCIA card? 


> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
> 
> Initial boot:           [O]
> Detect network card:    [E]
?

> Configure network:      [E]
?

   <snip/>
> The big issue I had which makes this installer unusable to me is it
> didn't detect my Ethernet Card.  I tried using text installer and that
> didn't work either.  This is wierd for this is the fourth daily
> build(using busniess car too)
> I've tried on this laptop and the first to not detect my Ethernet Card.
> 
> I have attached files that may be helpful.
> 
   <snip/>
> 
> 0000:05:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 4222 (rev 02)
> 	Subsystem: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 1040
> 	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
> 	Memory at da000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
> 	Capabilities: <available only to root>
> 
> 0000:07:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 1092 (rev 02)
> 	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems: Unknown device ff10
> 	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 225
> 	Memory at dc005000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
> 	I/O ports at 4000 [size=64]
> 	Capabilities: <available only to root>
> 

> Linux version 2.6.16-1-686-smp (Debian 2.6.16-12) (waldi@debian.org) (gcc version
> 4.0.4 20060422 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.3-2)) #2 SMP Thu May 4 18:28:53 UTC 2006
  <snip/>
> 0000:00:1d.7 EHCI: BIOS handoff failed (BIOS bug ?) 01010001
  <snip/>
> e100: Intel(R) PRO/100 Network Driver, 3.5.10-k2-NAPI
> e100: Copyright(c) 1999-2005 Intel Corporation
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:07:08.0[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 225
> e100: eth0: e100_probe: addr 0xdc005000, irq 225, MAC addr 00:A0:D1:36:6C:6E
  <snip/>
> e100: eth0: e100_watchdog: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex
  <snip/>
> IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
> eth0: no IPv6 routers present


I think there is a network controller detected.

Please tell more about the hardware you are using.
And why you conclude that the Ethernet Card is not detected.


Cheers
Geert Stappers