Re: Problems during Woody install connected to x-surf

[Michel <mi...@da...>]

On Sam, 2002-02-16 at 17:43, Andreas W=FCst wrote:=20
>=20
> It seems as the kernel wouldn't support my x-surf NIC. But I couldn't fig=
ure
> out which kernel version has been used for this installation (ok, I shoul=
d have
> run dmesg maybe).

That would be uname -r, actually. ;) I think the boot-floppies still have
a 2.2.10 kernel.

> Is it not possible to use a kernel which supports my x-surf?

Maybe, although the boot-floppies are said to be tied to the kernel they we=
re
built for.

> I also tried to boot with a 2.4.6 kernel (which supports x-surf), but boo=
tstrap just
> complained aobut the ELF header (n.b. this kernel worked toghether with t=
his
> bootstrap two weeks ago). Should I have raised stack memory maybe before
> running bootstrap?

I don't know, anyway support for the X-Surf has only been added during 2.4.=
9.

> Well, if don't have a chance to install this way, should I go back to woo=
dy
> and install using the basedebs on a mounted affs partition? Or should I m=
irror
> the woody tree (well, how many gigs??).

Just look at dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/base-images-current/ on your
favourite mirror.


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Earthling Michel D=E4nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast