Hi All In the past, Debian could be installed on an NSLU2 using the installer image that did not contain the NPE-B firmware by using a USB to Ethernet adapter. I tried this configuration with a daily snapshot last night, and was presented with the following text in the "Detect network hardware" dialog box.
--- Some of your hardware needs non-free firmware files to operate. The firmware can be loaded from removable media, such as a USB stick or floppy. The missing firmware files are: NPE-B If you have such media available now, insert it, and continue. Load missing firmware from removable media? <Yes> <No> --- I confirmed that my USB to Ethernet adapter is detected by checking that the modules were loaded (asix and usbnet in this case). ~ # lsmod Module Size Used by asix 14496 0 usbnet 15622 1 asix evdev 8608 0 ohci_hcd 18212 0 ehci_hcd 35148 0 ixp4xx_eth 12216 0 ixp4xx_npe 7936 2 ixp4xx_eth ixp4xx_beeper 2720 0 firmware_class 7552 1 ixp4xx_npe ixp4xx_qmgr 5336 1 ixp4xx_eth usbcore 128252 5 asix,usbnet,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd For users without serial console access, the installation with this configuration will appear to freeze, and they will never be able to proceed. Is this the intended behaviour? I realize that not many people will install Debian on the NSLU2 without using an image that contains the NPE-B microcode, but it seems that this configuration should still be supported. Gordon -- Gordon Farquharson GnuPG Key ID: 32D6D676 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]