Re: Installing Debian over Network with the e100-driver

[Michael Perry <mperry@lnxpowered.org>]

Hanno Böck wrote:

> > > I have a Sony PCG-GR114MK-Notebook. It has an Intel Network card and it
> > > seems that it can only be installed with the intel e100-driver.
> > > The e100-driver is only in the nonfree-part of debian and there only as a
> > > source.
> > The card will probably work with the eepro driver (or eepro100). Afaik
> > all intel compatible cards work with that driver.
> >
> >
> > > I would like to install debian on my laptop over network/dsl-connection.
> > > Is there a possibility to load the e100-driver from the installer?
> > > How can I install debian over network??
> > In the modules configuration select the eepro module and load it...
>
> It does not.
> It seems that there are some Intel-cards that do not work with the 
> eepro/eepro100-driver.
> If it helps, here is what lspci says about this card:
> 02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 1031 (rev 41)
> 	Subsystem: Sony Corporation: Unknown device 80e7
> 	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 9
> 	Memory at d0204000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
> 	I/O ports at 4000 [size=64]
> 	Capabilities: <available only to root>

Many of the newer mini-pci intel cards are supported by the e100 driver. 
 The earlier eepro or eepro100 will not work.  One other method would 
be to use a pcmcia card other than the e100 card (is that one 
integrated?), do the network installation, download the e100 sources, 
and switch things around a bit.  I have a Dell Latitude Ls with an 
integrated 3com vortex card and I often slip in a 3com pcmcia card or a 
orinoco gold card instead.  I have had very good luck with a variety of 
cheap ethernet cards as well as the non-cheap 3com's.  One that has 
worked flawlessly is the linksys dual ethernet/modem combo card.  It 
does not require the curse of the digital age -- the dongle :)


Would this method work for you?





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