Re: debian-installer: Installation Testing on AMD64 is not working- no modules

[Michael Fuckner <michael@fuckner.net>]

Frans Pop wrote:
> On Monday 07 August 2006 12:22, Michael Fuckner wrote:
> > I tried to install Debian Testing on an AMD64 using the netinst-iso
> > from
> > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/
> > iso-cd/ (from 4.Aug and 5.Aug 2006), but there are no modules for
> > network cards.
> >
> > The directory /lib/modules/KERNELVERSION/kernel/drivers/net does not
> > exist, so it is not possible to install via network.
>
> I have just done an installation from a netinst image and it works fine 
> for me, so I think you must be confused about something:
> - the netinst image is a CD image, so it is not intended for booting off
>   the network, but only for burning to CD and booting off CD
I know.

> - network driver modules are only loaded into the installation system
>   after the first few installation steps, so .../drivers/net may well
>   be not there immediately after you boot, but should be present at the
>   point where it is needed
http://people.debian.org/~kroeckx/d-i/images/daily/netboot/mini.iso
This CD is working, I can boot from CD and install via LAN- which is 
what I want. Is it right that the difference between those 2 CDs is that 
the installer is also loaded from the internet and not from CD?

Regards,
 M.Fuckner!