Re: Lenny Installer beta fails to detect 82540EP Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Am Montag, den 14.04.2008, 16:11 +0200 schrieb Frans Pop:
> On Monday 14 April 2008, Kai Brandhorst wrote:
> > I wanted to install Debian Lenny (testing, beta-version) on my IBM
> > Thinkpad R51. The installer started fine but when it comes to
> > network-card detection the installer freezes. I have tried to start the
> > installation in expert mode, changed to the terminal and did a modprobe
> > e1000 and a modprobe e1000e, but both modules cannot be found. Are they
> > compiled statically into the kernel? I know that the e1000 module works
> > fine on the same machine for the 2.6.18 kernel of the stable(etch)
> > release? Do you have any ideas how I can get this machine running in
> > debian testing?
>
> The e1000 module should definitely be available with the Beta1 release of
> the installer. As that release uses 2.6.22, it is correct that e1000e is
> not available.
>
> Could you please try a daily build of the installer [1]? That has the 2.6.24
> kernel and includes both the e1000 and the new e1000e driver.
Maybe I should add some more details...
The network card in my R51 is (from lspci):
02:01:0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82540EP Gigabit Ethernet
Controller (Mobile) (rev 03)
02:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B
Mini PCI Adapter (rev 03)
If I install the stable release and shortafter do a dist-upgrade to
lenny I get the 2.6.24-1-686 kernel installed. It automatically loads
the modules e1000 and ipw2100 and although I haven't tested the wireless
device, the networking via the ethernet device is perfect.
Therefore there must be an error in the installation kernel of the lenny
installer or in the installer itself.
Kai
>
> If I recall correctly, we have had another report of the installer hanging
> during NIC detection and that was solved with the daily builds.
>
> Cheers,
> FJP
>
> [1] http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
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