I submitted a similar report a few days ago, although I was able to boot from hd and then manually install the network with etherconf (which has a few dependencies I also manually installed). I then proceeded with base-config
Chris Am Wednesday 19 May 2004 05:07 schrieb David F. Strauch: > Package: installation-reports > > Debian-installer-version: www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer on > 18-May-2004 > uname -a: Linux admin 2.4.25-1-386 #2 Wed Apr 14 19:38:08 EST 2004 i586 > GNU/Linux > Date: 18-May-2004 @ 8:00 PM > Method: I installed from iso image file I downloaded using the boot param: > linux apm=on > > Machine: Toshiba Satellite 2180CDT > Processor: AMD K6-2-P > Memory: 64MB > Root Device: IDE hda2 > Root Size/partition table: <Feel free to paste the full partition > table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where.> > > Output of lspci: > pcilib: Cannot open /sys/pci/devices > 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems CPU to PCI and PCI > to IAS bridge (rev 03) > 0000:00:07.0 Communications controller: Lucent Microelectronics 56k > WinModem (rev 01) > 0000:00:08.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. ViRGE/MX (rev 06) > 0000:00:0b.0 USB compatible controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 02 > 0000:00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1978 Maestro 2E > (rev 10) > 0000:00:10.0 IDE Interface: Toshiba America Info Systems: Unknown device > 0101 (rev 34) > 0000:00:13.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems: ToPIC95 (rev 07) > 0000:00:13.1 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems: ToPIC95 (rev 07) > > Base System Installation Checklist: > > Initial boot worked: [O] > Configure network HW: [E] > Config network: [ ] > Detect CD: [O] > Load installer modules: [O] > Detect hard drives: [O] > Partition hard drives: [O] > Create file systems: [O] > Mount partitions: [O] > Install base system: [O] > Install boot loader: [O] > Reboot: [0] > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Comments/Problems: When configuring network HW the installer failed to > detect my 3c589B ethernet PC Card. The install process then asked for a > manual entry of the proper module. When I selected the proper module > (3c589_cs) the entry was not accepted and would loop back to the "[!] > detect network hardware". I was able to continue with the installation > process but, of course, without network support. > > When rebooting the system hard locks after single-beep on starting PCMCIA > services. Without card installed system boots and continues to base system > configuration. > > I have been trying to install Debian using 3.0 Woody and have found this > new Debian-Installer to be wonderful. Although as usual I have problems > with PCMCIA and the 3c589B installation. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]