Re: Issues with network card and installer [WAS: Re: Fwd: Re: Probably a stupid question but...]
Well this could explain one of the problems but not the majority:
http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianInstallerFAQ
Question 22: Why isn't my NIC supported by DebianInstaller, I know the "tg3"
driver supports it!
Answer: As tg3 contains firmware which does not seem to meet the requirements
of DFSG (the Debian Free Software Guidelines), a decision was made to remove
the driver from debian packaged kernels (more information here and here). Now
this has mostly been resolved with a version of the driver that does not
contain such firmware and should work with most cards. You should not have
problems with the latest version of the installer.
On Thursday 26 May 2005 19:35, SA wrote:
> No I haven't sent this to anyone else (actually just forwarded to
> debian-boot). This is the first time I have used debian for 3 years
> (previously only once before on an old alpha). Despite many years unix
> experience I haven't got the foggest idea what is going on here or if this
> is in fact a real problem or just a failure to driver the installer
> properly. I am inclined at this point to give up unless anyone has any
> good ideas on how I should proceed.
>
> cheers,
>
> SA
>
> On Thursday 26 May 2005 19:28, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> > On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 07:05:18PM +0100, SA wrote:
> > > Pissing around with the "expert" mode of install leads me to belive
> > > that some (possibly all) the network modules are missing from the
> > > installer as well as some other modules. In an attempt to get around
> > > this I installed another network card in the machine and tried to boot
> > > again. Same failure but different module.
> > >
> > >
> > > So far the missing (or mismatched) modules are:
> > >
> > > tg3 (network)
> > > 8139too (network)
> > > ide-mod
> > > ide-probe-mod
> > > ide-detect
> > > ide-floppy
> > > eth1394
> > >
> > > Now without a network card I cannot continue - am I just unlucky
> > > insofar as the two network cards I have tried are just too exotic to
> > > make it onto the CD (seems unlikely) or is there a problem with the
> > > installer (in which case what do I do?),
> >
> > I am a little late to the thread, so sorry if I repeat something that
> > has already been said. Have you emailed any of
> > debian-testin@lists.debian.org, debian-release@lists.debian.org or
> > debian-boot@lists.debian.org? Have you filed a bug against the
> > install-reports psuedo package? Those are the best ways to let the
> > developers of the installer know that there is a problem.
> >
> > -Roberto
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