Re: woody 2.4 kernel netinstall and NIC autodetect?

2003-06-02 Thread Steinar Bang
Geordie Birch [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Check the comprehensive install manual at debian.org. [snip!] The manual doesn't give an answer to my question. No documentation? Nothing printed on the chips on the card, or no access to google? I used the name of the card and google. But that's beside

Re: woody 2.4 kernel netinstall and NIC autodetect?

2003-06-01 Thread Geordie Birch
On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 12:57:02PM +0200, Steinar Bang wrote: However, the e100 NIC wasn't detected either. Was it supposed to have been? Would it have, if the NIC had been connected? (it wasn't) Check the comprehensive install manual at debian.org. If it's not in there, it's not part of

woody 2.4 kernel netinstall and NIC autodetect?

2003-05-31 Thread Steinar Bang
Previously, when I've done potato netinstalls, I've been using the compact floppy set. This kernel has always autodetected NICs. Last week I tried using a CD with the 2.4bf netinstall, to install on an Compaq^H^H^H^H^H^HHP with two builtin Broadcom 5700 NICs, and one extra e100-based NIC. The