> Sebastian Haase wrote: > > It seems like it found my hardware fine: the Ethernet card > > works and DHCP gets automatically configured. > > BUT: I don't want DHCP - I am missing the question where I > > can specify my static IP. > > Also I always ended up with hostname being 'localhost'. > > You need to boot in expert mode, with DEBCONF_PRIORITY=low added to the > boot line at the boot prompt, then you'll be able to tell it to skip > dhcp and do a manual entry. >
Thanks for the info - but now it doesn't find a driver module for the network card anymore - ?? I says it is a 3c59x (3com 3c905C-TX) card > I think that not noticing that dhcp didn't provide a hostname, and not > prompting manually for one is a bug in our netcfg program. > > > Often after reboot I can't read the CDROM drive anymore - > > I can fix that with modconf by deinstalling the scsi-ide > > module. > > Please send details about what model of CD drive you have. I have also > seen this with my new test laptop (kindly provided courtesy of Linux > Certified, Inc, plug plug), but more data points would be good. > $ cat /proc/ide/hdd/model CD-948E/TKU it recognized it fine the first time $ cat /proc/ide/hdd/driver ide-cdrom version 4.59-ac1 But on reboot it tries to use ide-scsi and fails... Should I download a newer CD image than the Dec 7 I have ? Thanks, Sebastian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
