Re: base system, no x windows yet,HOW?
ts wrote:
>At first I ventured into debian installation ( via networking)again,
>the embeded LAN chips(RTL8201BL , RTL8101L) of current EPOX-8RDA3G motherboard (nforce2 Ultra 400 +MCP chipsets) can't be detected whatever kernel driver modules I set on.
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>later on I nearly fulfilled debian's installation from hard disk by downloading
>"rescue.bin"&"root.bin"(from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/...ges-1.44/bf2.4/ )
>"drivers.tgz"( from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/.../current/bf2.4/)
>"basedebs.tar"-27M
>(from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/....23-2002-07-18/)
>and following up the prompts.
>.
>Now it's only a base system, I can login under console....
>no x windows yet , what left packages should I download & install under console ?is it possible to make networking chips work and make rest of installation via network and upgrade kernel to latest 2.6.3? and how to do it under console with commands?
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I'm not sure what modules you'll need for your LAN, but a quick google
indicates it might be the "8139too". Try "modprobe 8139too".
You can also try "lspci"; if it reports "unknown device", you'll
probably need to upgrade your kernel (which you're wanting to do anyway).
You can also look to see what modules are available under
/lib/modules/[kernel version]/kernel.
You can also try booting off a Knoppix CD to see what modules it uses
(assuming it works on the network). If it works on the network, you can
download and manually install any packages for upgrading your kernel
(and it's painful, but do-able).
Once you have networking, and have configured your /etc/apt/sources.list
file to pull from the network, you can "apt-get update" followed by
"apt-get install x-window-system" to start making progress on getting X
up and running.
--
Kent
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