Re: Problems with installation via http or FTP

[Jason Osmond <jasonosmond@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Gilbert Sebenste wrote:

> Hi Tim and list,
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> > On Friday 14 November 2003 23:58, Gilbert Sebenste wrote:
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> > > I have downloaded the Fedora bootdisk.img onto a floppy, and the
> > > installation menu starts up normally when I boot from the floppy. But,
> > > when I get to the point where I want to download via http or FTP, it says
> > > I need a driver. Fine; I have the drvnet.img downloaded and placed onto
> > > another floppy. But then it says that "no devices of the appropriate type
> > > were found on this driver disk" when I try to use that floppy, which I
> > > have reformatted and reloaded the driver file on there, with no errors.
> > >
> > > It is a new computer this is going on; it's got RH 9 already installed.
> > > I wonder if it is too new for the driver disk to pick up something that
> > > is needed. Anyone have any ideas?
> > >      
> > Maybe it wants the drvblock.img floppy?
> > Seems improbable, but maybe worth trying?
> >    
>
> Already did; I got the same error. Someone else has this problem, too. 
> Things that make you go hmmm!
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>  

Same problem here, on  an HP Vectra 6U. The network card is a 3Com 905, 
but I tried swapping it out with a Dlink card I know works and I get the 
same message for both.