On Sat, 2006-16-12 at 10:42 -0500, Mike Pobega wrote: > Well I was trying to switch OSes from Ubuntu to Debian, and I figured > that the NetInstall would be the best way to go. So I downloaded > the .iso, burned it, and popped it into my laptop. I connected my > laptop directly into my modem through it's Ethernet port, but when it > got to the point where it checks my connection, it wasn't able to find > my connection! > > I'm connected through LAN, and to my understanding LAN is always > connected (No drivers needed, I thought). But apparently you do need > drivers, so I decided to pop into Ubuntu's terminal and look for my > Ethernet port. I found: > > 05:07.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Unknown device > 8167 (rev 10) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1345 > Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 185 > > I/O ports at d800 [size=256] > Memory at fe8ffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] > Expansion ROM at 40000000 [disabled] [size=128K] > Capabilities: <access denied> > > I figured that this meant that I would have to look for "Realtek" or > something similar in the list of Ethernet drivers, but of course it > wasn't on that list. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, or maybe I'm > completely missing something, but hopefully someone there can help me > out! > > I'm on a laptop that doesn't have a floppy drive, so booting the > drivers from a floppy isn't possible. I'm also booting the NetInstall > from my only CD-ROM drive, so that wouldn't be possible either. > > Any help would be appreciated, I'm hoping to get Debian running on my > laptop soon!
I had a realtek on one of my boxes last year. It used the RTL8139 driver if I remember right. That driver may work for you too. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]