Bug#372829: Debian installer fails to install network interface cards : Marvell 88E1111 and netgear FA311.
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CD
Image version:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso
11-Jun-2006 02:06
Date: 11-Jun-2006 23:30
Machine: motherboard = ASUS K8N4-E
graphics card = ASUS N6200
network interface card = netgear FA311
SCSI controller = Adaptec 29160 Ultra160 SCSI
SCSI HDD = IBM-Hitachi IC35L146UWDY10-0
SCSI DVD-ROM = PIONEER DVD-305
IDE DVD-RW = NEC ND-4550A
Processor: AMD Sempron 2800+
Memory: 1 GB DDR 400
Partitions:
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
xxxx@Ubuntu:~$ lspci
0000:00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005e (rev a3)
0000:00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0050 (rev a3)
0000:00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0052 (rev a2)
0000:00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005a (rev a2)
0000:00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005b (rev a3)
0000:00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device
0059 (rev a2)
0000:00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0053 (rev f2)
0000:00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0054 (rev f3)
0000:00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0055 (rev f3)
0000:00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005c (rev a2)
0000:00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0057 (rev a3)
0000:00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005d (rev a3)
0000:00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005d (rev a3)
0000:00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005d (rev a3)
0000:00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005d (rev a3)
0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0141
(rev a2)
0000:05:06.0 Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporation DP83815
(MacPhyter) Ethernet Controller
0000:05:07.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7892A U160/m (rev 02)
xxxx@Ubuntu:~$ lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0580: 10de:005e (rev a3)
0000:00:01.0 0601: 10de:0050 (rev a3)
0000:00:01.1 0c05: 10de:0052 (rev a2)
0000:00:02.0 0c03: 10de:005a (rev a2)
0000:00:02.1 0c03: 10de:005b (rev a3)
0000:00:04.0 0401: 10de:0059 (rev a2)
0000:00:06.0 0101: 10de:0053 (rev f2)
0000:00:07.0 0101: 10de:0054 (rev f3)
0000:00:08.0 0101: 10de:0055 (rev f3)
0000:00:09.0 0604: 10de:005c (rev a2)
0000:00:0a.0 0680: 10de:0057 (rev a3)
0000:00:0b.0 0604: 10de:005d (rev a3)
0000:00:0c.0 0604: 10de:005d (rev a3)
0000:00:0d.0 0604: 10de:005d (rev a3)
0000:00:0e.0 0604: 10de:005d (rev a3)
0000:00:18.0 0600: 1022:1100
0000:00:18.1 0600: 1022:1101
0000:00:18.2 0600: 1022:1102
0000:00:18.3 0600: 1022:1103
0000:01:00.0 0300: 10de:0141 (rev a2)
0000:05:06.0 0200: 100b:0020
0000:05:07.0 0100: 9005:0080 (rev 02)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [E]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
I used the default boot method : just pressed ENTER without any boot parameter.
Then I chose english when prompted for a language. Then I chose France when
prompted for a country. Then I chose French when prompted for the keyboard
layout. Then the installation process went on whithout prompting until I got
this error message :
"[!] Detect network hardware
No Ethernet card was detected, but a FireWire interface is present. It's
possible, though unlikely, that with the right FireWire hardware connected to
it, this could be your primary Ethernet interface.
Do you intend to use FireWire Ethernet?
<Yes> <No>"
Meaning the Debian installer was unable to detect any of the 2 network interface
cards inside my computer : 1 Gigabit Marvell 88E1111 LAN controller embeded on
the motherboard and 1 10/100 Megabit netgear FA311 LAN controller on a PCI slot.
I answered no to the question since I have no FireWire Ethernet. Then I was
presented with a list of ethernet cards drivers : I found nothing self
explanatory enough in this list to help me make a choice, if ever an item in the
list was relevant. From an lsmod in Ubuntu I found that forcedeth was probably
the module I needed; but each attempt to load it from the Debian Installer failed.
The Debian Installer developpers should ask Unbuntu ones how to proceed to
recognize these NICs since I was able to get the above lspci and lspci -n
results from an Ubuntu installation.
What really disappointed me about the current Debian installer is that even my
"old" Knoppix 3.9 was able to correctly detect and install those NICs.
Since both Knopix and Ubuntu are based on Debian, the information needed to
correct the Debian installer is available from these distros.
Thanks in advance for your help and, maybe, a quick fix.
Julius LAWSON DAKU.
Nota Bene : that would be nice if the Debian team agreed to anonymize the
headers of the emails posted on public places like this one in order to not
expose contributors email adresses to spamers !
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