Bug#710203: Can't install firmware from USB stick using PXE boot, amd64 wheezy

2013-06-25 Thread Bjørn Mork
Peter Chubb writes: >> "Petter" == Petter Reinholdtsen writes: > > Petter> [Peter Chubb] >>> It's more than that -- cat /proc/partitions doesn't show the stick >>> at all. I suspect that the USB stick wasn;t recognised when it was >>> plugged in. > > Petter> Right. Then it probably is a ker

Bug#710203: Can't install firmware from USB stick using PXE boot, amd64 wheezy

2013-06-25 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Peter Chubb] > After installation, yes. But nothing got printed by dmesg during the > installation when I plug in the USB stick. And (from mempry, the > machine is now in production so I can't fiddle) lsmod didn't show all > the necessary modules --- after full installation I see: > > ehci_pci

Bug#710203: Can't install firmware from USB stick using PXE boot, amd64 wheezy

2013-06-25 Thread Peter Chubb
> "Petter" == Petter Reinholdtsen writes: Petter> [Peter Chubb] >> It's more than that -- cat /proc/partitions doesn't show the stick >> at all. I suspect that the USB stick wasn;t recognised when it was >> plugged in. Petter> Right. Then it probably is a kernel issue. Is there anything P

Bug#710203: Can't install firmware from USB stick using PXE boot, amd64 wheezy

2013-06-25 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Peter Chubb] > It's more than that -- cat /proc/partitions doesn't show the stick at > all. I suspect that the USB stick wasn;t recognised when it was > plugged in. Right. Then it probably is a kernel issue. Is there anything useful printed to dmesg when you plug it in? Is USB working on the

Bug#710203: Can't install firmware from USB stick using PXE boot, amd64 wheezy

2013-06-24 Thread Peter Chubb
> "Petter" == Petter Reinholdtsen writes: Petter> [Peter Chubb] >> 2. This system uses broadcom NICs that need firmware. I put the >> firmware onto a FAT-formatted USB stick, but the machine does not >> recognise the stick when plugged in. lsmod on the console does not >> show usb_storage

Bug#710203: Can't install firmware from USB stick using PXE boot, amd64 wheezy

2013-06-24 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Peter Chubb] > 2. This system uses broadcom NICs that need firmware. I put the > firmware onto a FAT-formatted USB stick, but the machine does not > recognise the stick when plugged in. lsmod on the console does not > show usb_storage in the list of loaded modules after a failed > attem

Bug#710203: Can't install firmware from USB stick using PXE boot, amd64 wheezy

2013-05-28 Thread Peter Chubb
Package: debian-installer Version: wheezy-installer Severity: Normal I'm trying to PXE-boot using the netboot.tar.gz at http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/amd64/20130528-00:06/netboot/netboot.tar.gz on a Dell Poweredge 2650 with serial console redrection. I'm having the following issues: 1. On