Op 12-11-2006 om 15:45 schreef George Pipkov: > Hi, > > We are having a Dell PowerEdge 2950 server with a Broadcom > NetXtreme II 5708 network card, but it turned out that the > Debian Net install CD doesn't have a driver for it. I > downloaded the driver source ( a tar archive) from > Broadcom's website and I was wondering what would be the > procedure for installing of Debian using the Net Install > CD? If this is not possible is there are a way for > installation using the full CDs?
Debian is about free software, free as in freedom of speech. > Here is the url for the driver > http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netxtremeii.php Talk to your hardware vendor and ask for GPL versions of drivers. Chosing another hardware vendor is also something to consider. Where I do known that I'm not helping the original poster, I also known that I'm helping him on the long run... > Thanks, > > George Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
