Re: installing woody
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On Thursday 03 April 2003 06:12 am, jim wrote:
> Hello. I have been using Mandrake linux for about 6 months now. It has
> been a nice little intro into the world of linux and have learned tons.
> Not entirely satisfied with the RPM package management system that MDK
> uses and after having done some research am considering switching to
> Debian(my first choice by the way). Downloaded Woody in its entirety,
> only realizing now that the first CD was all I really needed, and after
> having tried to install it a few times have become frustrated that I just
> can't get the system to pick up my NIC. Unfortunately, I dont have a nice
> comp at home. I'm still using my trusty P1 166. Will eventually upgrade
> to something much more modern. But, in the meantime, I could certainly
> use some assistance with this hardware issue. The NIC in question is a
> Surecom EP-325-T Full duplex PCI card. My mobo has no native PCI slots
> and is using a PCI-to-ISA bridge adapter. I've browsed through the Debian
> HCL and have determined that this card is supported and assume that it
> has something to due with my particular hardware. The install routine
> just never seems to pick it up and the DHCP portion of the setup always
> fails. Any suggestions would be most appreciated as I look forward to
> using the much bragged about APT-GET. Bye for now.
> Thanks,
> Jim
Debian does not auto detect hardware & set it up. The kernel either has a
driver compiled in for a piece of hardware and the hardware works, or If
the driver is not compiled into the kernel and is supported by Linux source
a module may be available that will work. This is where disro's such as MDK
would probe for the device and offer to configure it. Debian does not do
this but you can do it yourselff with 'modconf'. All you need to know is
the module needed for your device and you do the install with 'modconf'.
During the install you are offered a chance to select drivers, this calls
modconf.
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Greg Madden
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