Hi again, I double-checked the install CDs and it appears you were right: I burned the same image twice... looks like I need some vacation.
Burning and booting a fresh etch ISO leads to correct detection of both the RAID controller and the Gigabit interfaces. However, the 20071117 lenny snapshot does exhibit this problem -- maybe this is a known issue, but it appears the installer can't find any kernel module: WARNING **: no packages for kernel in archive The install logs are attached. Simon
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