On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 05:34:27PM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote: > OK, list posters, you've advised me to coninue my efforts and step > back to potato. (See thread suject `Enough time wasted.. moving on') > > A coulpe of posters have suggested a network install. Thing is I have > $40 dollars worth of cds setting here. Surely I can at least use them > to get the base install going and maybe get my nic setup. Then do the > rest via network? > > In the last three attempts my nic is not recognized and any attempt to > install one of the 3com drivers is rejected. I didn't capture any > error info but will this time if it comes up. My card is: > 3Com 3C905B-TX (PCI) > > //
those cd's sound suspicious/flaky. i'd troubleshoot the nic prob down to atleast having legit "potato" media--_valid_ cd's or download the flies (from http://www.debian.org) for "base" install floppies. i believe i have the same nic. ...never had "recognition" probs. (doesn't http://www.cheapbytes.com sell "potato" for like, $6.00?) "...$40.00"? ouch! and it's _un-debian! (shall we go snipe hunting?) b. //
