Bug#605453: Installation report - installation failed to use router DHCP
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: from a downloaded CD
Image version:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_beta1/i386/iso-cd/debian-squeeze-di-beta1-i386-netinst.iso
Date: several tries in November
Machine: IBM clone built from intel OR840 motherboard, SCSI hard drives,
onboard ethernet
Processor: dual 933MHz
Memory: 2Gig Rhambus
Partitions: single partition
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [ok]
Detect network card: [ok]
Configure network: [failed]
Detect CD: [ok]
Load installer modules: [ok]
Detect hard drives: [ok]
Partition hard drives: [ok]
Install base system: [ok]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ok]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
The onboard ethernet card has driver in the motherboard BIOS and is able
to use DHCP (as set up by router). This is demonstrated by using the
BIOS network install in the CMOS. The router established an address,
and the machine read it.
But the LINUX installation was not able to use DHCP, could not establish
an address with the router DHCP and could not then access the internet
to continue the installation. This machine has used an earlier version
of Debian 5.0 and did just fine with using DHCP. I did try loading a
package that may have had an ethernet card driver (e100), but was
unsuccessful. Unable to determine the problem, unsuccessful at loading
Debian 6.0 Beta. Still trying to find the problem. No error messages
in the installation except unable able to access any download sites
(mirrors).
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