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Re: mount sd card during debian installation (was Re: Installing debian on HP pavilion a6434)



When all else fail: open the beast !

Insert a very old ethernet card: Realtek
RTL-8029(AS)...reboot...restart installation :)

-Mathieu

On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Mathieu Malaterre
<mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com> wrote:
> make command, sorry
>
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Mathieu Malaterre
> <mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Alright giving up... there is no make comment either
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Mathieu Malaterre
>> <mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Come on ! There is no bunzip2 during the debian installation !
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Mathieu Malaterre
>>> <mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 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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