Steven Elling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Following Section 7 (Using dbootstrap for Initial System Configuration) of the 
>"Installing
> Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 For Intel x86" document, I tried to install Debian on a Toshiba 
>Tecra
> 8000 with a PCMCIA 3Com 3c589D-TP NIC over NFS.  It looked good until I got to 7.14
> ``Install the Base System''.  The laptop would fail to contact the NFS server and 
>the link
> light on the network switch was not lit.
> 
> At the console, running 'ifconfig eth0 up' produces:
> 
> eth0: unknown interface
> 
> Running 'ifconfig -a' only shows:
> 
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
[...]

Sorry for the delay in response.

Did you configure the network?  Did that step succeed? 

If so, you need to try again, use the 'debug' argument.  Attach the
resulting /var/log/messages here.

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.....Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>


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