Package: installation-reports Version: 2.23 Severity: important
-- Package-specific info: Boot method: network Image version: 1st try: http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz dated 2 Nov 06 2nd try: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-businesscard.iso dated 30 Dec 06 Date: 30 Dec 06, 1900 GMT Machine: IBM Thinkpad Z61t Partitions: Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [E] Detect network card: [O] Configure network: [E] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Clock/timezone setup: [ ] User/password setup: [ ] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Overall install: [ ] Comments/Problems: Using AMD64 netboot.tar.gz, boot hangs at the following point: PCI: Using MMCONFIG at f0000000 ACPI: Subsystem revision 20060127 ACPI: Found ECDT The system boots using AMD 2.6.18 from the daily build (see above), but networking doesn't work. There seems to be a bug in the tg3 driver used by the Broadcom BCM5752m NIC. A CD install would probably work but there seems little point if networking doesn't work (there is wireless but no WAP at the moment). The 2.6.15 kernel on Kubuntu 6.06 can use the NIC without problems. The 2.6.17 kernel on KNOPPIX 5.0.1 also has problems. The card gets an IP from DHCP but then is non-functional (no packets go out). Running ethtool -t eth0 causes the card to start working again. If the NIC is brought down, the tg3 module must be reloaded, the NIC brought up, and ethtool run again. During install, no DHCP packets are sent and manually configuring the network doesn't help. mii-tool, ethtool, and logs don't show any errors. Although I don't exactly mind using ethtool as a workaround, it isn't available during install. There seem to be several tg3 patches in 2.6.20-rc2 but I'm not sure they relate to this problem. I would submit a bug against the kernel but I don't have a Debian live CD to use. I don't expect anything can be done about this until the kernel is fixed, though I may try to build d-i with an older kernel (that would have to be i386 since I don't have an AMD64 machine to build on). Just wanted to document my experience in case anyone else tries the same thing. -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
