Re: Install problems: 3.0r1/i386 and Realtek 8319 network card
On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 04:32:01PM +0100, Conrad Newton wrote:
> >From Anand Buddhdev on Monday, 2003-01-27 at 11:47:07 +0100:
> > I want to install Debian over the network. I downloaded the 2 'vanilla'
> > boot floppies, rescue.bin and root.bin, and booted with those. They
> > have kernel 2.2.22, and they did not recognise my ethernet card. Then
> > I decided to try the 2.4bf floppies, which have kernel 2.4.18. I see in
> > the kernel config that the following 3 device drivers are compiled in:
> >
> > CONFIG_8139CP=y
> > CONFIG_8139TOO=y
> > CONFIG_8139TOO_8129=y
> >
> > When I boot with these, my ethernet card is recognised, and I can choose
> > the network install method. However, the card actually fails to work,
> > even though it has been recognised. If I switch to the console on ALT-F2,
> > and ping the card's address, the ping works. However, I cannot ping any
> > other host on the network, nor can I ping the router. So the network
> > installation fails. I started the installation with "linux debug",
> > and I do see some odd errors in the debug log:
> >
> > eth0: TX timeout
> >
> > I could try and do an installation from a CDROM, but I'm afraid that even
> > then, my network card will either not be recognised (older 2.2 kernel)
> > or not work with the newer 2.4 kernel.
> >
> > The card works just fine under RedHat 7.3 and 8.0 (where the kernel is
> > usually patched with their own patches), and FreeBSD 4.7.
> >
> > Any clues as to how I can debug and/or solve this issue?
>
> I just recently set up Debian Woody via a network install,
> with an RTL 8139 network card and 2.4bf kernel. I encountered
> no problem. So let me ask a stupid question.
>
> Do you have more than one ethernet card? I do, and sometimes
> I end up confusing myself because I try to ping the network
> via the sis900 card, which is not attached. The sis card
> is part of the motherboard, and my rtl8139 card is a PCI card.
I have only one ethernet port on my computer, and actually, it's not a
PCI card, but it's on the motherboard.
> I have rtl8139 cards in two of my computers, so I find it hard
> to believe that there is any issue with your card. This card
> and driver has been around a long time.
Well, this is the odd thing: FreeBSD and RedHat see it, and can use
it. Debian's 2.4bf boot floppy sees it, but it won't work.
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Anand Buddhdev
http://anand.org
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