Re: Etch on Netra X1
On Friday 01 June 2007 20:26, Jerome Warnier wrote: > Now it is closed, but I feel it should not be as this is > not definitive a solution, as Lenny will probably still have the same > problem. I agree that it is not definitive, but it is a basically an upstream kernel problem and not an installer, or even a Debian problem. As we do now have a good workaround and documentation we can point people to, I see no need to keep the BR against the installer open. Cheers, FJP pgpk5oUTQjGjS.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Etch on Netra X1
Le vendredi 01 juin 2007 à 16:56 +0200, Frans Pop a écrit : > On Friday 01 June 2007 16:34, Jerome Warnier wrote: > > The first important problem is that it tries to use the "dmfe" kernel > > module for the NICs, and it doesn't work at all, while "tulip" does. > > The installation guide documents this issue and a way to work around it. > http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/sparc/ch02s06.html.en#nics-sparc-trouble It does not talk specifically about Netra X1, while there is supposedly very few machines involved. If the string "Netra X1" was in this chapter I would never have reported this. Same thing if #360699 had been closed. Now it is closed, but I feel it should not be as this is not definitive a solution, as Lenny will probably still have the same problem. But thanks for your help anyway. > However, I see that that needs to be updated as in the mean time we have a > better method: blacklisting the module when the installer is booted: > http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/sparc/ch05s02.html.en#module-blacklist > > Cheers, > FJP -- Jérôme Warnier FLOSS Consultant http://beeznest.net
Re: Etch on Netra X1
On Friday 01 June 2007 16:34, Jerome Warnier wrote: > The first important problem is that it tries to use the "dmfe" kernel > module for the NICs, and it doesn't work at all, while "tulip" does. The installation guide documents this issue and a way to work around it. http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/sparc/ch02s06.html.en#nics-sparc-trouble However, I see that that needs to be updated as in the mean time we have a better method: blacklisting the module when the installer is booted: http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/sparc/ch05s02.html.en#module-blacklist Cheers, FJP pgpqUrcDdrHcI.pgp Description: PGP signature