[Debian-eeepc-devel] Fw: [Debian-eeepc-commits] Failure Installation with a ASUS 1005HA

Miova LeRoua miova.master at gmail.com
Sat Dec 5 18:06:53 UTC 2009


Sorry! Misanderstanding, I edit myself ... (someone french here please?)

2009/12/5 Miova LeRoua <miova.master at gmail.com>:
> Hello! Thank to answer,
>
> 2009/12/4 Ben Armstrong <synrg at sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca>:
>> Miova,
>>
>> On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:02:53 +0100
>> Miova LeRoua <miova.master at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Today, I installed the Lenny version, and the kernel is 2.6.23-2-686
>>> (informations writen after the log on).
>>
>> I am confused.  Surely you mean 2.6.26-2-686?
>
> I am sure because when I wrote this message, I saw it after the log
> in. and I confirm by the boot menu.

You ACTUALLY did RIGHT! Sorry, it's in fact the kernel 2.6.26-2-686,
from the Lenny (stable) net installation. I just read myself and
misanderstanding.

>>> Right now, I downloaded the
>>> new kernel 2.6.32 stable since yesterday, which included the AR9285
>>> pilote (for the ath9k ... I think)
>>> So that why I don't have any connecting interfaces.
>>
>> Did you get it from upstream?  The Debian package has a bug that leaves
>> out ath5k and ath9k (see earlier discussions in the mailing list
>> archive from the past month about this).  So that version won't work.
>
> I download the kernel 2.6.32 from "The Linux Kernel Archive
> (http://www.kernel.org/). but I didn't expend the file (*.tar.gz2)
> because the programme gzip2 is not included in base system.
>
>>> But before, I did install the Squeeze version by the netinstall. I
>>> didn't success to connect in DHCP with a router (wireless or eethernet
>>> interface). And after the installation, a message said "interface
>>> sleep" ... or something like that ...
>>
>> Does your router use encryption?  WPA/WPA-2 perhaps?  The netinstall
>> does not contain any WPA support yet, so you need to temporarily
>> disable WPA on your router to do the install.  After the installation
>> is complete, you can use WPA again.
>
> I tried (in order) :
> With DHCP mode and MAC adresse
> WEP router with essid box and key 1234567890 in WEP -->fail
> same box in WPA --> fail
> Ethernet interface --> fail
> without MAC : nochange
> without dhcp (like my real and fixe IP adresse like 88.xxx.xxx.xxx) : same.
>
>>> With the new kernel, may someone creat a new compiled file ? It will
>>> be awesome !
>>
>> A Debian package, you mean?  This is something we're waiting for the
>> debian-kernel team to do.  As soon as they fix the bug and put ath5k
>> and ath9k back into the kernel, you'll be able to use that, except we
>> will need to wait for the debian-installer team to build netinstall
>> images with this new kernel included.
>
> About your Debain package (linux-image-2.6.31-1-686.deb) and # dpkg -i
> linux-image-2.6.31-1-686.deb, No positive result ... and some
> difficults ups ... Did I do something wrong ? Well, I really have some
> difficult (I really need Christmas fest to get a external box to plug
> a DVD player! 20 days remaining! xD )
>
> So, thank again! Good bye

Miova LeRoua



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