Re: Debian NetInstall: Ethernet not found?
Mike Pobega(pobega@gmail.com) is reported to have said:
> Well I was trying to switch OSes from Ubuntu to Debian, and I figured that
> the NetInstall would be the best way to go. So I downloaded the .iso, burned
> it, and popped it into my laptop. I connected my laptop directly into my
> modem through it's Ethernet port, but when it got to the point where it
> checks my connection, it wasn't able to find my connection!
>
> I'm connected through LAN, and to my understanding LAN is always connected
> (No drivers needed, I thought). But apparently you do need drivers, so I
> decided to pop into Ubuntu's terminal and look for my Ethernet port. I
> found:
>
> 05:07.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Unknown
> device 8167 (rev 10)
> Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1345
> Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 185
> I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
> Memory at fe8ffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
> Expansion ROM at 40000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
>
>
> I figured that this meant that I would have to look for "Realtek" or
> something similar in the list of Ethernet drivers, but of course it wasn't
> on that list. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, or maybe I'm completely
> missing something, but hopefully someone there can help me out!
>
> I'm on a laptop that doesn't have a floppy drive, so booting the drivers
> from a floppy isn't possible. I'm also booting the NetInstall from my
> onlyCD-ROM drive, so that wouldn't be possible either.
>
> Any help would be appreciated, I'm hoping to get Debian running on my laptop
> soon!
I'm running with a Realtek card on my desktop. lspci shows it as
00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
ckecking /proc/modules shows that it is using two modules
8139cp & 8139too
Greping the /boot/config* for 8139 shows (2.6.15 & 2.6.18)
CONFIG_8139CP=y
CONFIG_8139TOO=y
CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO=y
CONFIG_8139TOO_TUNE_TWISTER=y
CONFIG_8139TOO_8129=y
Hope this helps.
Wayne
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