Re: network install problems on 7200/90
MACE seems to work "fine" on all my old worlds: 7200/75, 7600/200,
8500/200MP. 2.2.18pre21 and 2.2.17. I'm using the TP port.
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Adam Goode wrote:
>
> Yes, I have had this problem. The short answer is: MACE is completely
> broken in recent 2.2 and 2.4 kernels. It seems to be able to send 1-2
> packets before failing with "lost a status word". These few initial
> packets allow DHCP to work ok, while everything else fails.
>
> I don't know how to fix it, although I remember using MACE on Linux
> fine back in 1998 (don't ask me which kernel!), and NetBSD and Mac OS
> work fine.
>
> Perhaps this will spark some discussion to the root cause, as I would
> like to use Debian on my old 604-upgraded 7500!
>
> Adam
>
> On Sun, Mar 25, 2001 at 12:19:56AM +0100, Martin Hedenfalk wrote:
> > Hi all!
> >
> > I'm trying to install Debian on my 7200/90. After getting a boot-floppy that
> > recognized my keyboard (2.2.19, 2000-11-22), I was able to boot into the
> > install program. Now I wan't to get the drivers/modules from the network.
> > eth0 (MACE) is configured ok and the default route is ok, but I'm unable to
> > ping anything except my own IP. And, yes, the cable is plugged in. Networking
> > worked in MacOS.
> >
> > Has anyone had the same problem?
> >
> > thanks in advance / Martin
> >
> > --
> > Martin Hedenfalk <mhe@home.se>
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> > After things have gone from bad to worse, the cycle will repeat itself.
> >
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