Hello, all. I just got an "official" netinst image for sarge (2003-09-06). It boots fine on my notebook. However, there were problems that prevented me from completing the installation.
First. The network card is a Broadcom BCM570x, which is supposed to be supported by the bcm5700 driver (bcm5700-source is actually a Debian package), however it is not included on the netinst image. I noticed that the CD uses kernel 2.4.20, I use the same version, but hand rolled. Compiling the above module by hand and loading it from another CD didn't work, lots of undefined symbols in the module. Could the fact that I use CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y be at fault? How can I compile this module so that it works with the kernel (kernel-image-2.4.20-1-386-udeb) included in the netinst image? Second. Since I wasn't able to configure my network card, I had to skip all the steps related to network installation. The next step after that was partitioning the hard drive. When the option was selected, I was faced with a blank screen, and nothing else. What command(s) are exectuted when this option is selected? Perhaps I can test them manually from the second VT. Third. This is minor but annoying. My laptop does not have a floppy drive, but the installer insistently tries to load the 'floppy' module into the kernel without any success. By 'insistently' I mean when any main menu option is selected. Also, the main reason I'm trying a sarge installation is because I want to make my root partition ReiserFS. Is this possible at the current stage? Thanks in advance. Igor -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
