I had also reported this problem with module configuration a week (?) ago, but have not heard anything about corrections to the installation program. Is this being worked on?
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu May 16 15:20:55 1996 > Resent-Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 14:10:25 +0200 > Old-Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: "James D. Freels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (message from > Lukas Nellen on Wed, 15 May 1996 13:00:45 -0500) > Subject: Re: beta 1.1 problems with 3c503 and the debian search system. > Resent-Message-Id: <"IUPIk.0.Fe2.nincn"@vega> > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > X-Mailing-List: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> archive/latest/1491 > X-Loop: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Content-Length: 1890 > X-Lines: 35 > > >no problems using the 3c503. All I had to do was to list the driver in > >/etc/modules. Also, when you try to load the driver by hand, make sure > >you use modprobe, not insmod, as the 3c503 is layered on top of > >another module. And make sure you run depmod at least once - the new > >/etc/init.d/modules doesn't run this every time you boot (unless you > >uncomment the relevent lines). > > I finally figured some of this out on my own. There were several > other modules that I needed (isofs, nfs, lp, etc.. as in 0.93R6). > > In general, I think the beta 1.1 installation lacks severely in this > regard. There is an item on the menu to add the modules. However, it > does not run correctly and gives a ton of error messages saying it > cannot find the /etc/modules file (when it is there!), and will not > allow the installation to continue. This is why I never had the > opportunity to tell the installation procedure what modules to load (I > discovered this after I fixed the problem and was wondering if I > missed something along the way. It seems the 'recommended' next step > at the top of the 1.1 installation never recommends to add the > modules!!!). > > I hope this gets fixed before official release of 1.1. > > -- > /------------------------------------------------------------------\ > | James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D. | Phone: (423)576-8645 | | L | > | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | FAX: (423)574-9172 | H | I | > | Research Reactors Division | Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | F | N | > | P. O. Box 2008 | Reactor Technology | I | U | > | Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6392 | world's best neutrons! | R | X | > |------------------------------------------------------------------| > | out the 10Base-T, through the router, down the T1, over the | > | leased line, off the bridge, past the firewall...nothing but Net | > \------------------------------------------------------------------/ > >
