Bug#493173: marked as done (IA64 business card iso lacks network drivers)
Your message dated Fri, 6 Jul 2012 00:43:12 +0100
with message-id <20120705234312.GB18168@einval.com>
and subject line Closing old bugs
has caused the Debian Bug report #493173,
regarding IA64 business card iso lacks network drivers
to be marked as done.
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Package: installation-reports
Boot method: cd
Image version: http://chuangtzu.acc.umu.se/debian-cd/4.0_r4/ia64/iso-cd/debian-40r4-ia64-businesscard.iso
Date: 2008.8.1
Machine: HP zx2000
Processor: 900Mhz Itanium 2
Memory: 1G
Partitions: None (new install, clean disk)
Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn:
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [E]
Configure network: [E]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
The etch business card ISO has no network drivers. This makes it
almost useless. It offers to load them from floppy. In general,
Itanium machines have no floppy drive.
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Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au
http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au ERTOS within National ICT Australia
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Etch is years past support, so closing this.
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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.com
Getting a SCSI chain working is perfectly simple if you remember that there
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far end, and the goat, terminated over the SCSI chain with a silver-handled
knife whilst burning *black* candles. --- Anthony DeBoer
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