Bug#578927: debian-installer: No kernel driver for powerpc mac mini ethernet (Sun GEM)

[Gaudenz Steinlin <gaudenz@debian.org>]

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 05:33:44PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote:
> Package: debian-installer
> Version: daily-image powerpc netinst ISO 2010-0419
> Severity: normal
> 
> During the installer check for an ethernet interface prior to
> bringing up the network, it fails to find an ethernet interface.
> 
> lspci -v reports:
> 
> 0002:20:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 GMAC (Sun GEM) (rev ff) (prog-if ff)
>   !!! Unknown header type 7f
> 
> This worked just fine for earlier Debian releases; maybe it's
> just missing the appropriate kernel module?

I used the netboot image from 03-Apr to successfully install on a
PowerBook G4 (powerbook5,8). It has a similar ethernet controller also
using the sungem driver. The pci id of my card is 106b:006b.

So this is probably not a general problem for all powermacs. You could
also try one of the newer daily images. I just discovered that they are 
now built again.

Gaudenz

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