Joey Hess wrote: > Bernd Zeimetz wrote: > >> On Sun v100 and Nextra X1 machines d-i loads the dmfe module first, >> which seems to support the ethnernet controller, but in fact it does >> not, only tulip does. Unfortunately a modprobe -r dmfe results in an >> oops (if the interface is up, it works if you remove the module before >> bringing the interface up): >> > > Have you filed a bug on the kernel for the obvious kernel bug here? > (It's much better for people with the hardware to file the kernel bugs.) > not yet, I'll do so later. I wanted to have the machine running first, which failed pretty much due to a broken hdd. > What version of the installer is this? Sarge? Etch? Lenny daily build? > Etch installer, booted via tftp. If there were any changes regarding this in the daily Lenny build, please let me now - I have enough machines to give it a try. > d-i allows you to blacklist broken modules to prevent udev from loading > them. You can do so by passing dmfe.blacklist=1 on the kernel command > line when booting the installer. > >
Thanks for the hint, I'll give this a try later. -- Bernd Zeimetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bzed.de/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
