On Sat, Dec 16, 2006 at 10:42:23AM -0500, Mike Pobega wrote: > 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! others have pointed you to the right drivers. you may need to switch to a vt in the install and manually install the modules. or, since you've got a working ubuntu on the machine, check out debootstrap, provided you've got the room to do it. You can use the working net connection in ubuntu to bootstrap in a system and go from there. If you keep the initial install pretty tight, you can dual boot the two for a bit til you get it all worked out. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apcs04.html.en A
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