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Network interface - Inspiron 9300 - Debian

post #1 of 7
5/19/05 at 1:28am
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Hi,
...when I am installing Debian he wouldn't find my network card, which is [430-0493] BroadCom 440x 10/100 from Dell.
Any idea where I could find the correct driver or other tips?
I am pretty new with Linux... any help would be very much appreciated.
Volker
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post #2 of 7
5/19/05 at 4:24am
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...when I start the installation of Sarge with the 2.6 Kernel, the card is being found, BUT when arriving at partitioning the disk I get: "No partitionable media were found"

Partitioning is no problem under 2.4

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post #3 of 7
5/19/05 at 5:15am
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...works all nicely with "expert" as boot option :-)
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post #4 of 7
5/19/05 at 8:55am
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Originally Posted by Volkito
...works all nicely with "expert" as boot option :-)
HI Volkito!

I think UPC will ship my 9300 next week.
I am looking for some doc in order to install all device on debian with my brand new inspiron !
Can you list me some installation tips ? (mod to load, xserver conf, etc ..)


Thx a lot !

Sket'
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post #5 of 7
5/19/05 at 11:23am
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Originally Posted by Volkito
Hi,
...when I am installing Debian he wouldn't find my network card, which is [430-0493] BroadCom 440x 10/100 from Dell.
Any idea where I could find the correct driver or other tips?
I am pretty new with Linux... any help would be very much appreciated.
Volker
I didn't battle the debian distro on my laptop I chose ubuntu hoary on kernel 2.6.10-5.686 and it worked out of the box so I cant exactly help you. When performing a "dmesg | grep Ethernet" I get a return of:
PHP Code:
eth0: Broadcom 4400 10/100BaseT Ethernet
maybe that helps? Just as an afterthought, did you already configure your card for static/dynamic ip subnet etc?
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post #6 of 7
5/19/05 at 1:39pm
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...the card works fine by now.
When installing in the "expert"-mode he finds the card. No problem.
I actually wonder why that is, though... -- I mean why he wouldn't find it in the normal mode...

@Sketus: I am not really done yet... and I am rather a newbie regarding linux... -- But feel free to contact me when you encounter problems... -> volkito gmail
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post #7 of 7
5/20/05 at 6:32am
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Originally Posted by Volkito
...the card works fine by now.
When installing in the "expert"-mode he finds the card. No problem.
I actually wonder why that is, though... -- I mean why he wouldn't find it in the normal mode...

@Sketus: I am not really done yet... and I am rather a newbie regarding linux... -- But feel free to contact me when you encounter problems... -> volkito gmail

I'll do that, thx a lot

In fact, i think my biggest prob will be for xwindows conf to get 1900*1200i ...

Sket'
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