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Re: Debian 2.2 install fails
Hello Assaf!
I think you have intel etherexpress pro.
2.2.16 has got a terrible bug with it, but the nice programmer fixed it.
d/l 2.2.17.
(Till 17 was out, I used eepro.o from 2.2.15, within 2.2.16 kernel)
Cya,
Oren
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Assaf Amitai wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've tried installing Debian 2.2 on an old 486 here (16MB RAM) with Intel
> EtherExpress 16 (not pro, I think) ISA NIC. I've choosed eexpress as the
> net module, and it was installed successfully. At the "install base system"
> stage I've chosen "network", and directed the machine to
> us.debian.org/[...] via a proxy (another machine, with modem). The download
> worked for about 3mb, and then freezed. Trying to use "stop" didn't work,
> but when I've switched to the second VC, the shell work (the download was
> still halted).
>
> I've ran setup again, and this time I've tried to install from a webserver
> on the LAN (with base2_2.tgz I've downloaded from debian.org). The download
> stopped at 5mb this time, same symptoms.
>
> I've tried replacing the crossed cable with a real hub, and it showed the
> Linux machine stopping the activity first. Again -- at 5mb.
>
> I've also tried replacing the EtherExpress with an SMC Ultra (big chip says
> SMC Ultrachip 83C790QF; FCC: j158216cc), but couldn't found an appropriate
> module for this card (smc-ultra, ne and wd failed. Using the DOS util to
> configure EEPROM for NE2000 and WD8003 emulations didn't help). Replacing
> the SMC NIC with another SMC didn't help either.
>
> Installation disk set: vanilla (5 diskettes).
> NIC on the server machine: Realtek 8029 PCI.
>
>
> Searching google/linux, debian->lists and linux-il@plasma brought no results.
>
> Help, please!
>
> --
> Assaf.
>
>
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