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Bug#373621: debian-installer: netboot fails on Sun V100, errors from dmfe network driver



Matthew Newton wrote:
> Package: debian-installer
> Severity: important
> 
> 
> The 2.4/2.6 netboot ("boot.img") images do not work on the Sun Fire
> V100. This is caused by the network driver ("dmfe") repeatedly
> giving the following errors:
> 
>   SABRE0: PCI SERR signal asserted.
>   SABRE0: PCI bus error, PCI_STATUS[caa0]
>   eth1: Tx timeout - resetting
> 
> The "tulip" driver works fine on this system (installed from CD on
> another identical machine), but is not included in the netboot
> image. Including this driver would solve the problem.

Nowhere in this bug report do you say what version of the installer or
of debian you're using. Is it sarge? The tulip driver seems to be
included in the etch installer.

-- 
see shy jo

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