On Sb, 11 oct 14, 00:28:24, helpseekingtour...@gmx.net wrote: > Hi > Tried to re-install Debian 7.6 wheezy from USB-Stick on a Lenovo > ThinkPad T420. At the step 'Detect network hardware' pops up the > message 'No Ethernet card was detected. If you know the name of the > driver needed by your Ethernet card, you can select it from the list'. > This does not work either. > The notebook has an Intel 82577LM Gigabit (Hanksville) Digital Office > ethernet adapter. The selection of the 'e1000'-driver shows up the > Detect network hardware installer page again. Cable to active, working > DHCP router is inserted. Country selections work fine and beforehand, > the installer seems able to mount the existing harddisks.
It seems the installer's kernel doesn't recognize your Ethernet card. > Since Debian already is installed I am confused by that message, what > do I miss? What version (more precisely, which kernel)? You could try either a newer installer (i.e. Jessie, you can still install stable in expert mode) or a stable installer with a backported kernel if those still exist (search the web for 'kmuto image'). Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic http://nuvreauspam.ro/gpg-transition.txt
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