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| Dirk Diggler 2006-04-09, 7:01 pm |
| Hi,
I have installed the minimal debian system for network installation.
Since I couldn't get the ftp sources, I suppose that debian doesn't
recognise my realtek 8139 network card.
Therefore I downloaded the driver from my other windows computer and put
it on a floppy disk.
with
mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
I get the following output
inserting floppy driver for 2.4.27-2-386
FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
end_request: I/0 error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
mount: block device /dev/fd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
end_request: I/0 error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
end_request: I/0 error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
end_request: I/0 error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
FAT: unable to read boot sector
anyone an idea what to do?
thx.
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| Mark South 2006-04-10, 8:00 am |
| On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 23:56:58 +0200, Dirk Diggler wrote:
> I have installed the minimal debian system for network installation.
> Since I couldn't get the ftp sources, I suppose that debian doesn't
> recognise my realtek 8139 network card.
Unlikely, since that's (at least one of) the most common ethernet adaptors.
Provide more details of what happened, and you'll get useful help here.
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| Dirk Diggler 2006-04-10, 8:00 am |
| > Provide more details of what happened, and you'll get useful help here.
ok, my debian sarge computer is connected to a USR gateway trough a
ethernet cable. With Knoppix I can automatically acces web pages.
After the basic system from the netinstall cd is installed, the system
reboots and after a few steps you have to configure apt.
I choose ftp.debian.skyenet.be
Then I get: Failed to reach Debian archives
thx for your help
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| Dirk Diggler 2006-04-10, 7:03 pm |
| I forgot to mention that when I use ifconfig, I don't get any output...
so that's the main reason why I thougt that my network card isn't working.
Thx in advance for your help.
grtz,
dirk.
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| Captain Dondo 2006-04-10, 7:03 pm |
| Dirk Diggler wrote:
> I forgot to mention that when I use ifconfig, I don't get any output...
>
> so that's the main reason why I thougt that my network card isn't working.
If you get *no* output, that means that you have not brought up any
networking at all - not even lo....
That means *no networking*.
It's not a module problem, it's a config problem.
Try bringing up lo manually -
ifup lo
or
ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
and see if you get output for ifconfig.
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| Dirk Diggler 2006-04-10, 7:03 pm |
| > ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
>
> and see if you get output for ifconfig.
ok, now I get the following ifconfig output:
lo Link encap: Local Loopback
inet addr: 127.0.0.1 Mask: 255.0.0.0
UP Loopback running MTU: 16436 Metric: 1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueulen:0
RX bytes:0 TX bytes:0
I'm not able to ping other computers in the network, only localhost.
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| Captain Dondo 2006-04-10, 7:03 pm |
| Dirk Diggler wrote:
>
>
> ok, now I get the following ifconfig output:
>
> lo Link encap: Local Loopback
> inet addr: 127.0.0.1 Mask: 255.0.0.0
> UP Loopback running MTU: 16436 Metric: 1
> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueulen:0
> RX bytes:0 TX bytes:0
>
> I'm not able to ping other computers in the network, only localhost.
OK, now you can try ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 and see if that will come
up.....
Ping that interface.
If so then your modules and everything is OK. You still won't be able
to get to the web, but you will be closer....
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| Dirk Diggler 2006-04-11, 8:06 am |
|
> OK, now you can try ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 and see if that will come
> up.....
>
I used 192.168.1.3 since my router already uses 192.168.1.1.
output: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
> Ping that interface.
output: connect: invalid argument
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| Dirk Diggler 2006-04-11, 8:06 am |
| and with lsmod I see that module 8193too is unused...
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| Hi,
That is a really common chipset and is definately supported by debian
network installer. There might be some hardware issues but if not. Try
ifconfig -a
This should list all interfaces you have that don't have IP's assigned
to them. Also a dmesg output would be nice to see what you actually have.
Dan
Dirk Diggler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have installed the minimal debian system for network installation.
> Since I couldn't get the ftp sources, I suppose that debian doesn't
> recognise my realtek 8139 network card.
> Therefore I downloaded the driver from my other windows computer and put
> it on a floppy disk.
>
> with
>
> mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
>
> I get the following output
>
> inserting floppy driver for 2.4.27-2-386
> FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
> end_request: I/0 error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
> mount: block device /dev/fd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
> end_request: I/0 error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
> end_request: I/0 error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
> end_request: I/0 error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
> FAT: unable to read boot sector
>
>
> anyone an idea what to do?
>
> thx.
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| Hi,
The realtek cards are well supported by debian and linux in general. the
rl8139 chipset is one of the most popular ones so debian definately
supports it. It might be the card itself. Sometimes manufacturer might
use some broken firmware on their cards and that might cause a problem.
But otherwise try:
ifconfig -a
This should list all interfaces that don't have ip assigned to them.
Also regarding your floppy. (Floppies are evil don't use them) Reformat
it and copy the files over again. Use different floppy. But make sure to
fully format it first to make sure it clean.
Dan
Dirk Diggler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have installed the minimal debian system for network installation.
> Since I couldn't get the ftp sources, I suppose that debian doesn't
> recognise my realtek 8139 network card.
> Therefore I downloaded the driver from my other windows computer and put
> it on a floppy disk.
>
> with
>
> mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
>
> I get the following output
>
> inserting floppy driver for 2.4.27-2-386
> FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
> end_request: I/0 error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
> mount: block device /dev/fd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
> end_request: I/0 error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
> end_request: I/0 error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
> end_request: I/0 error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
> FAT: unable to read boot sector
>
>
> anyone an idea what to do?
>
> thx.
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| Captain Dondo wrote:
> Dirk Diggler wrote:
>
> If you get *no* output, that means that you have not brought up any
> networking at all - not even lo....
>
> That means *no networking*.
>
> It's not a module problem, it's a config problem.
>
If the Debian installer is:
a) unable to find a working DHCP server and
b) not invoked in expert mode
then it will not install networking. I found this one the hard
way, of course.
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