[Wylug-help] Network install Debian

[Simon Wood]

Hi Ian,
I missed the original posting, but Jason is correct. If you're using floppi=
es you'll need the 4 'driver' disks as well as the boot and root floppies.

Add the correct network module, so require parameters before working. If yo=
u don't know them or don't have another method of guessing try Toms Root&Bo=
ot floppy distro as it's pretty good at guessing and you can copy what it d=
oes ('cat /proc/ioports' and 'cat /proc/interrupts').

I had a problem where my network card wouldn't function in a particular slo=
t - I think that this was to do with a shared PCI interrupt. Have you tried=
 a different slot?

If you're using a nfs share from another machine you'll also have to instal=
l the 'nfs' module and specify the source machine in the '192.168.1.1:/cdro=
m' fashion.

Good luck,
Simon.


-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Lander [mailto:jason@env.leeds.ac.uk]
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 11:51 AM
To: Ian Rutson
Cc: wylug-help@wylug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Wylug-help] Network install Debian



Ian,

> After the normal hassle of actually writing good floppies, I get into the
> config.  But the network card is not detected.
>
> First I tried an NE-311, then a 8139, the a 8029 and finally in a last di=
tch
> attempt, a genuine NE-2000.
>
> It appear that the kernel on the rescue disk does not support any of thes=
e
> cards.  Am I missing something, or do I need a special rescue disk for a
> network install?

I think the debian installer has an `install additional modules' option
somewhere that allows you to add the correct kernel module for your
ethernet card.

It doesn't try to do any automatic detection of network cards.

- Jason


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