Bug#710203: Can't install firmware from USB stick using PXE boot, amd64 wheezy
>>>>> "Petter" == Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com> writes:
Petter> [Peter Chubb]
>> 2. This system uses broadcom NICs that need firmware. I put the
>> firmware onto a FAT-formatted USB stick, but the machine does not
>> recognise the stick when plugged in. lsmod on the console does not
>> show usb_storage in the list of loaded modules after a failed
>> attempt.
Petter> Could the problem be that the installer do not understand FAT
Petter> file systems? Can you try with ext3 on the USB stick?
It's more than that -- cat /proc/partitions doesn't show the stick at
all. I suspect that the USB stick wasn;t recognised when it was
plugged in.
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Dr Peter Chubb peter.chubb AT nicta.com.au
http://www.ssrg.nicta.com.au Software Systems Research Group/NICTA
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