Re: problem with netinstall of AMD64 Etch.....
Hi Michael,
Try the command "base-config" to reconfigure your apt sources (and some
other basic stuff).
to check your network connections you should first try to:
"ping gd.tuwien.ac.at" (or whatever you like)
if you receive packets - everything is fine.
if not try "ping 72.14.221.103".
if you receive packets - that's still good -> your internet connection
is up and running.
The only thing that's missing is a valid DNS Server.
if you get any other messages (i.e: timeouts)
use the "ifconfig eth0" command:
if you get an errormessage about interfaceinformation, than you network
adapter has no valid driver up and running.
else
post the results :-)
Good night and good luck,
Moritz
On Jan 25, 11:30 pm, "Michael Fothergill" <mikef20...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> , Michael Fothergill wrote:
> > > Dear Debianists,
>
> > > I bought a new AMD64 3200 Sempron box. I put a DVD rewriter and an ATA
> > > drive in it. I fired it up and it read in the net install CD for Debian
> > > Etch AMD64 Official Snapshot (Ithink that's the AMD testing RC1 image).
>
> > > It seemed to go OK. The network autoconfiguration succeeded which I
> > > interpret to mean it found the internet connection to the NTL cable
> > > broadband service I use.....
>
> > > I partitioned the disk and installed the base system.
>
> > > But at the package installer bit it starts to look for ftp sites to
> > > download files for the network install....
>
> > > I chose the UK options and went in all of the uk site choices but it
> >kept
> > > telling me that the network connection was bad.
>
> > > It said that this either meant that there was no appropriate AMD64
> >install
> > > image or the site or network connection was down etc....
>
> > > In the end I just did the rest of the base install..... I also could
> >not
> > > get the security updates.
>
> > > I finished the minimal install and then I hooked up my old box. When I
> > > fired it up (Etch RC1 bog standard i386 install) it said the internet
> > > connection was wired but when I fired up Iceweasel it could not see
> > > google....
> >Is you i386 box different from you AMD box?Yes they are two separate boxes......
>
> Can you ping one from the
>
> >other on you L(ocal)AN?They are not networked to each other.
>
> I found that my new ASUS mother board for my
>
> >new AMD cpu had an Ethernet chip that's not yet supported in Debian.
> >The chip was detected by the installer but there was not a visible
> >error message that the LAN was not found. I solved the problem by
> >installing an old ethernet card for which drivers were available and
> >moving the ethernet cable.Hmmmm...... I bought an ATA drive because I was worried a SATA drive would
> not be seen by the OS. But I did not think the ethernet card could be off
> limits as well. But it maybe OK because the old box internet link was not
> quite right when I first booted it. So maybe the next time I fire up the box
> the network link will be OK as it now is with the old box after rebooting
> the cable box.
>
> I am downloading the AMD64 DVD image. I will upgrade the install on the new
> machine with this, Then I will have gnome etc and will be able to mess with
> the internet connection a bit more easily on the new box. Here are the specs
> for the new box: (It came from Novatech)
>
> Motherboard
> Form Factor Micro ATX
> Socket Type AM2 940 Pin
> Compatible Processors AMD Athlon 64 and Sempron, Socket AM2 940PIN, 2000MT/s
> Cache Level 2 Size 128 KB
> Chipset VIA K8M890 + VT8237R-plus
> Max FSB 2000MT/s
> IDE Type ATA133 x2 & Serial ATA x 2 with RAID 0, 1,JBOD
> Max Bus Speed 2000 MT/s
> Graphics Integrated Via high-performance graphics controller plus
> PCI-Express 16X slot Supports up to 128MB shared system memory
> Expansion Slots 1 X PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI
> Memory Dual channel DDR2 800 / 667 x2 DIMMs, Max 2GB
> Audio Integrated, 5.1 channel AC97 (ADI)
> LAN Integrated Fast Ethernet (10/100/1000) Realtek ALC653
> USB Up to 8: 4 in rear I/O area + 2 internal 2-port headers: ver. 2.0
> IO 1 x PS/2 keyboard
> 1 x PS/2 mouse
> 1 x RJ45 (LAN)
> 4 x USB 2.0
> 1 x line-in/line-out/mic (audio)
> 1 x parallel (SPP/ECP/EPP)
> 1 x COM (16550-compatible UART)
> 1 x VGA (integrated video)
>
> Supplied Memory
> Installed Memory 1x 512Mb 533Mhz PC4200 184pin
> Free Slots 1 Free Slot
>
> Processor
> Interface Type AM2 940 Pin
> Clock Speed 1.8 GHz
> Architecture Features 3DNow! Professional technology, streaming SIMD
> extensions 2, HyperTransport technology, integrated memory controller
> Performance Index 3200+
>
> Heatsink & Fan
> Interface Type 3 Pin
> Material Alloy Copper Dot
> Maximum CPU Support AMD Sempron, Athlon 64, Athlon 64FX, Athlon 64X2
> processors
>
> Case
> Chassis Midi ATX Tower
> Colour Black & Silver
> PSU Size 400Watt
> Drive Bays 5.24" x 4
> Drive Bays 3.5" x 6 (4 Hidden)
> Dimensions 415mm(H) x 200mm(W) x 480mm(D)
>
> The network card is as follows:
>
> LAN Integrated Fast Ethernet (10/100/1000) Realtek ALC653
>
> Does any one know if a Realtek ALC653 is supported by Debian?
>
> If it doesn't work because of the network card it would be nice if someone
> could recommend a network card that is guaranteed to be seen by Debian.
>
> Regards
>
> Michael Fothergill
>
>
>
>
>
> > > This usually means something is wrong with the internet link.
>
> > > So I rebooted the cable box and then I rebooted the i386 box.
>
> > > Now the internet link is OK.
>
> > > My question is this:
>
> > > If I want to go back to the new AMD64 box and try to get the net install
> >to
> > > work, what is the best way forward?
>
> > > When I log in I will just get the command line interface. What can I do
> >to
> > > check that the new box is seeing the internet connection properly and
> >what
> > > can I then do to get the machine to download the rest of the AMD64
> >install
> > > from the internet?
>
> > > The apt sources.lst file just has the Etch netinstall disk in it at the
> > > moment,
>
> > > If I can't get it to work then I will download DVD images of the AMD64
> > > release and install with them instead.
>
> > > Comments appreciated.
>
> > > Regards
>
> > > Michael Fothergill
>
> > > _________________________________________________________________
> > > Get Hotmail, News, Sport and Entertainment from MSN on your mobile.
> > >http://www.msn.txt4content.com/
>
> > > --
> > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQU...@lists.debian.org
> > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact
> > > listmas...@lists.debian.org
>
> >--
> >Paul E Condon
> >pecon...@mesanetworks.net
>
> >--
> >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQU...@lists.debian.org
> >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact
> >listmas...@lists.debian.org_________________________________________________________________
> Get Hotmail, News, Sport and Entertainment from MSN on your mobile. http://www.msn.txt4content.com/
>
> --
> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQU...@lists.debian.org
> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Reply to: