On Sun, Jul 10, 2005 at 12:08:19PM +0100, Johan Groth wrote: > Hi all, > I've have a dual Opteron system (MB Tyan 2885) which has a Broadcom > ethernet interface (the infamous tg3 driver). I've also installed a SATA > raid card (a very nice LSI 300-8x, uses the megaraid_mbox driver). > > My problem is this: how on earth do I install Debian on this system? > > If I boot unstable netinst I get ethernet working but not the raid > system. Apparently a 2.6.11 kernel or newer is required for that. But > Debian has removed the tg3 driver in that kernel. Seems to me that I can > one or the other but not both. > > Suggestions anyone?
Install a network card in a pci slot that doesn't require a driver with binary firmware to operate, install with 2.6.11 kernel using some netinst that has that, then build a new kernel with all the options you want, or use the bcm5700 package to build a driver for your card using the normal debian 2.6.11 kernel. Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
