On Sun, Mar 28, 2004 at 11:14:48AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > Luigi: > > > > I tried sarge d-i beta3 today. > > > > At one point it says that it is looking for DHCP something, it says that > > > > sometimes DHCP is slow, and then it comes out that it cannot find it. The > > > > alternative is to give my IP number, but I do not know any IP number and, > > > > as far as I know, my IP number changes quite often. > > > > > > Nathanael: > > > DHCP is the method used to find your IP number if it changes often. If it's > > > not working, and you have an always-on Internet connection, you have a > > > problem. (If you don't have an always-on Internet connection, don't bother > > > trying the current installer CDs; they seem to depend on an active Internet > > > connection, hence the name "netinst". There should be ones which don't > > > before the release of sarge.) > > > > Sven: > > Still woody boot floppies pre-filled the IP number with 192.168.1.1 or > > something such, which d-i doesn't anymore. > > > I tried, Sven, and inserted 192.168.1.1 but nothing worked. > Also, Nathanael, I use an ADSL connection: > usually I just enter a username and a password, and the system works.
Mmm, this is probably the missing ppoe udeb or something such another user reported already. > It is the very thing I am doing right now, from a knoppix-cd. > All I know is that something called pppoe has to be set. Yeah, this it is. > Actually, I am left with only a knoppix-cd: the installer formatted my hard > disk, but nothing positive happened, then. > Please HELP: how can I install debian? > Is really this d-i beta3 working? Yeah, direct ADSL connection are a bit problematic right now, it seems, or else i am missing something. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
