Michael Stevens <[email protected]> writes:

> On Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 02:30:07PM +0000, Code Blue wrote:
>> On Sun, Jul 08, 2012 at 10:55:25AM +0200, Andreas Barth wrote:
>> > * Code Blue ([email protected]) [120708 10:32]:
>> > > Can anybody point me to a source that describes exactly how to get this
>> > > running? I have no idea how to install Debian on the Fuloong since I 
>> > > haven't
>> > > found a bootable USB installer.
>> > 
>> > see http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual and
>> > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/mipsel/index.html.en for generic
>> > information.
>> > 
>> > I usually use the images from
>> > http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/mipsel/daily/loongson-2f/netboot/
>> > and do netboot (please be aware that you either need to go back to the
>> > menu early to set question level to low, or you end up installing
>> > testing). If you have questions on that, please don't hesitate to ask
>> > here.
>> 
>> Thank you, this helps a lot. It boots but it can't find the kernel
>> module for the network adapter. I am surprised because if this is for
>> loongson there is only one choice here, and it is not on the list.
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=655124
>
> I'm guessing it's this debian-installer bug I reported some time ago?

if you need the r8169 during installation, I guess that a patch like in
the kernel like the following one may help (not tested at all).


Index: debian/installer/mipsel/modules/mipsel-loongson-2f/nic-modules
===================================================================
--- debian/installer/mipsel/modules/mipsel-loongson-2f/nic-modules (revision 
19204)
+++ debian/installer/mipsel/modules/mipsel-loongson-2f/nic-modules (working 
copy)
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 8139too
+r8169


Regards,
Arnaud


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