Re: Installation woes: How can I network boot a dell gx280, including tg3? May require kernel 2.6.12.

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (26/08/05 15:46), Turloch O'Tierney wrote:
> Dell Gx280 installation
> 
> Tigon3 ethernet card is not supported on the debian testing network
> install download(kernel 2.6.8).
> (http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/)
> 
> Error:
> [tg3:eth%d:Firmware "tg3/tso-1.4.0" not loaded; continuing without TS0]
> 
> The sarge network install failed due to missing modules, network
> worked but I could not access my hard drive.
> 
> The issues (due to non free license) are allegedly resolved in 2.6.12 .
> 
> Options:
> 1/ Wait for testing network install to include 2.6.12
> 2/ Try another distro
> 3/ Install sarge from cd/dvd set (which is more likely to include the
> relevent modules) and upgrade to testing
> 4/ Shoehorn kernel from www.kernel.org 
> 5/ ???

Or stick a supported NIC in the box (see recent posts for
recommendations).

Regards

Clive

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