Re: mount sd card during debian installation (was Re: Installing debian on HP pavilion a6434)
vfat ... not msdos
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Mathieu Malaterre
<mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alright, so I downloaded the latest driver from:
>
> http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=13&PFid=5&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#2
>
> But now how do I copy it to my linux box without network ? I tried
> with a sd card, but I do not know how to mount it ?
>
> I tried:
>
> mkdir /tmp/dummy
> mount /dev/sda5 /tmp/dummy
> -> failed invalid argument
> mount -t msdos /dev/sda5 /tmp/dummy
> -> failed: no such device
>
> However if I simply do 'cat /dev/sda5' it seems there is something...
>
> Thanks !
> -M
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:34 AM, Arthur A <arthur.machlas@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
>>>
>>> Even after reading:
>>>
>>> http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2008/06/21/a-much-simpler-fix-for-the-r8169-link-down-problem
>>> and
>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=538448
>>> and
>>> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_RTL8168
>>>
>>> I still cannot get passed the network configuration. I could not find
>>> the "Wake-on-lan after shutdown." option in windows. I had a bunch of
>>> options but none *exactly* matched this one.
>>>
>>>
>>> -Mathieu...clueless
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 8:09 PM, Mathieu Malaterre
>>> <mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi there,
>>>>
>>>> I just downloaded the latest cd for debian :
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/amd64/iso-cd/debian-40r3-amd64-netinst.iso
>>>>
>>>> But the network card does not work. This is a Realtek RTL8111/8168B.
>>>> Looking on google I found a couple of suggesion:
>>>>
>>>> * http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=723569
>>>> * http://hardware4linux.info/component/16309/
>>>>
>>>> ...
>>>> the only problem is windows on a dual-boot system, cause windows
>>>> disables the nic when shutdown windows and reboot into linux. linux
>>>> isn't able to start the nic again.
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> Is this something correct ? I am having a hard time understanding this
>>>> ? How am I supposed to get passed this issue ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for suggestion,
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mathieu
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> On my HP, back when I used to dual boot with Vista..../shudder...it would do
>> something to the sound. The only way I could get sound to work after using
>> vista was to power of the machine, remove the battery, then hold down the
>> power key and function key and some other keys (shift, ctrl) for about 20
>> seconds.
>>
>> Then when I rebooted it would work. Perhaps that black magic will work for
>> you too.
>>
>>
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> --
> Mathieu
>
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Mathieu
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