Dear All, I am having trouble installing Debian on a new system with an Intel D945GNT motherboard, two Intel processors (3.2 GHz) and 2 SATA disc drives. I'm using the first CD from a 14-pack I bought from a distributor here in Australia. The problem is this: the CD boots fine. The network configuration can be set up, but the installation program can see neither the on-board ethernet port, nor the PCI ethernet card. It then moves on to disc partioning, but gives up when it can find no discs to partition. The same behaviour occurs with both kernels offered - 2.4 and 2.6.
I originally set the system up with FreeBSD 6.1 on it, but I was thinking of moving to Debian instead (a variety of reasons here), so I know that there is no catastrophic hardware failure preventing any installation at all. Someone on debian-user suggested that I download another kernel, but I am unsure what to do when I get one. Most downloads of Debian ISO discs are around the 200MB mark, but the disc I have been trying to use has the full bottle (680MB). What would be missing, and would I need to use some stuff from the original (unworking) CD? Thanks for any help, and please direct me to the correct list if this one is inappropriate. Thank you, Rob Hurle ----------------------------------------------------- Rob Hurle Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU Home address and contacts: Tel: +61 2 6247 2397 PO Box 4013 Fax: +61 2 6247 2397 Ainslie Cell phone: 0417 293 603 Australia e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]