en/hardware/network-cards.xml

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 <sect1 id="network-cards">
 <title>Network Connectivity Hardware</title>

<![ %i386; [
<para>

<!-- last updated for kernel-image_2.0.36-2 -->

Some network interface cards (NICs) are not supported by most Debian
installation disks, such as AX.25 cards and protocols; 3Com EtherLink
Plus (3c505) and EtherLink16 (3c507); NI5210 cards; generic NE2100
cards; NI6510 and NI16510 EtherBlaster cards; SEEQ 8005 cards;
Schneider &amp; Koch G16 cards; Ansel Communications EISA 3200;
Winbond-840 based cards (eg. Realtek-100A), some new Tulip based cards
and the Zenith Z-Note built-in network card. These network cards are
supported by the "bf2.4" flavor: Winbond-840 based cards, newer Tulip
based cards, National Semiconductor DP8381x/DP8382x series and
Sundance ST201 "Alta".  Microchannel (MCA) network cards are not
supported by the standard installation system, but see 
<ulink url="&url-linux-mca;">Linux on MCA</ulink> for some (old)
instructions, and the 
<ulink url="&url-linux-mca-discussion;">Linux MCA discussion archives</ulink>.
FDDI networks are also not supported by the installation disks, both
cards and protocols. You can create a custom kernel which supports an
otherwise unsupported card and then substitute in the installer (see
<xref linkend="rescue-replace-kernel"></xref>).

</para><para>

As for ISDN, the D-channel protocol for the (old) German 1TR6 is not 
supported; Spellcaster BRI ISDN boards are also not supported by the
&d-i;.

</para><para>

Sound devices are not supported by default. But as already mentioned above:
if you want to use your own kernel please go to 
<xref linkend="kernel-baking"></xref> for further information.

</para>
]]>

<![ %m68k; [
<para>

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
also be supported by the boot disks.  You may need to load your
network driver as a module.  Again, see 
<ulink url="&url-m68k-faq;"></ulink> for complete details. 

</para>
]]>

<![ %sparc; [
<para>

The following network interface cards (NICs) are supported from the bootable
kernel directly:

<itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>

Sun LANCE
 

</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

Sun Happy Meal
 

</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</para><para>

The following network interface cards are supported as modules.  They
can be enabled once the drivers are installed during the setup.
However, due to the magic of OpenPROM, you still should be able to
boot from these devices:

<itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>

Sun BigMAC
 

</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

Sun QuadEthernet

</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet

</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</para>
]]>

<![ %alpha; [
<para>

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
also be supported by the boot disks.  Support for the built-in DECChip
(Tulip) Ethernet on many Alpha models is compiled directly into the
kernel. For other cards, you may need to load your network driver as a
module.

</para>
]]>

<![ %powerpc; [ 
<para>

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
also be supported by the boot disks.  You may need to load your
network driver as a module.

</para>
]]>

<![ %hppa; [
<para>

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
also be supported by the boot disks.  You may need to load your
network driver as a module.

</para>
]]>

<![ %mips; [
<para>

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
also be supported by the boot disks.  You may need to load your
network driver as a module.

</para>
]]>

<![ %mipsel; [
<para>

Due to kernel limitations only the onboard network interfaces on
DECstations are supported, TurboChannel option network cards currently
do not work.

</para>
]]>

<![ %s390; [
<para>

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel are
also be supported by the boot disks.  All network drivers are compiled
as modules so you need to load one first during the initial network
setup. The list of supported network devices is:

<itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>

Channel to Channel (CTC) or ESCON connection (real or emulated)
 

</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

lcs: OSA-2 Token Ring/Ethernet or OSA-Express Fast Ethernet
          (non-QDIO)

</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>

Inter-User Communication Vehicle (IUCV) - available for VM
          guests only

</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>

qeth: OSA-Express in QDIO mode / HiperSockets - this requires
a second initrd with the OCO modules from 
<ulink url="http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux390/index.shtml">developerWorks</ulink>. 
Please read <xref linkend="ipl-tape"></xref> for information how to get or
create such a second initrd.

</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</para>
]]>

<![ %arm; [
<para>

The following network interface cards are supported directly by the
boot disks on NetWinder and CATS machines:

<itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>

    PCI-based NE2000
 

</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

    DECchip Tulip

</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</para><para>

The following network interface cards are supported directly by the
boot disks on RiscPCs:

<itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>

    Ether1

</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

    Ether3

</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

    EtherH

</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</para><para>

If your card is mentioned in the lists above, the complete installation
can be carried out from the network with no need for CD-ROMs or floppy 
disks.

</para><para>

Any other network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel
should also be supported by the boot disks.  You may need to load your
network driver as a module; this means that you will have to install
the operating system kernel and modules using some other media.  

</para>
]]>

 </sect1>
1	<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
2	<!-- $Id: network-cards.xml,v 1.4 2003/06/15 17:39:02 toff Exp $ -->
3
4	<sect1 id="network-cards">
5	<title>Network Connectivity Hardware</title>
6
7	<![ %i386; [
8	<para>
9
10	<!-- last updated for kernel-image_2.0.36-2 -->
11
12	Some network interface cards (NICs) are not supported by most Debian
13	installation disks, such as AX.25 cards and protocols; 3Com EtherLink
14	Plus (3c505) and EtherLink16 (3c507); NI5210 cards; generic NE2100
15	cards; NI6510 and NI16510 EtherBlaster cards; SEEQ 8005 cards;
16	Schneider & Koch G16 cards; Ansel Communications EISA 3200;
17	Winbond-840 based cards (eg. Realtek-100A), some new Tulip based cards
18	and the Zenith Z-Note built-in network card. These network cards are
19	supported by the "bf2.4" flavor: Winbond-840 based cards, newer Tulip
20	based cards, National Semiconductor DP8381x/DP8382x series and
21	Sundance ST201 "Alta". Microchannel (MCA) network cards are not
22	supported by the standard installation system, but see
23	<ulink url="&url-linux-mca;">Linux on MCA</ulink> for some (old)
24	instructions, and the
25	<ulink url="&url-linux-mca-discussion;">Linux MCA discussion archives</ulink>.
26	FDDI networks are also not supported by the installation disks, both
27	cards and protocols. You can create a custom kernel which supports an
28	otherwise unsupported card and then substitute in the installer (see
29	<xref linkend="rescue-replace-kernel"></xref>).
30
31	</para><para>
32
33	As for ISDN, the D-channel protocol for the (old) German 1TR6 is not
34	supported; Spellcaster BRI ISDN boards are also not supported by the
35	&d-i;.
36
37	</para><para>
38
39	Sound devices are not supported by default. But as already mentioned above:
40	if you want to use your own kernel please go to
41	<xref linkend="kernel-baking"></xref> for further information.
42
43	</para>
44	]]>
45
46	<![ %m68k; [
47	<para>
48
49	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
50	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
51	network driver as a module. Again, see
52	<ulink url="&url-m68k-faq;"></ulink> for complete details.
53
54	</para>
55	]]>
56
57	<![ %sparc; [
58	<para>
59
60	The following network interface cards (NICs) are supported from the bootable
61	kernel directly:
62
63	<itemizedlist>
64	<listitem><para>
65
66	Sun LANCE
67
68
69	</para></listitem>
70	<listitem><para>
71
72	Sun Happy Meal
73
74
75	</para></listitem>
76	</itemizedlist>
77
78	</para><para>
79
80	The following network interface cards are supported as modules. They
81	can be enabled once the drivers are installed during the setup.
82	However, due to the magic of OpenPROM, you still should be able to
83	boot from these devices:
84
85	<itemizedlist>
86	<listitem><para>
87
88	Sun BigMAC
89
90
91	</para></listitem>
92	<listitem><para>
93
94	Sun QuadEthernet
95
96	</para></listitem>
97	<listitem><para>
98
99	MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet
100
101	</para></listitem>
102	</itemizedlist>
103
104	</para>
105	]]>
106
107	<![ %alpha; [
108	<para>
109
110	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
111	also be supported by the boot disks. Support for the built-in DECChip
112	(Tulip) Ethernet on many Alpha models is compiled directly into the
113	kernel. For other cards, you may need to load your network driver as a
114	module.
115
116	</para>
117	]]>
118
119	<![ %powerpc; [
120	<para>
121
122	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
123	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
124	network driver as a module.
125
126	</para>
127	]]>
128
129	<![ %hppa; [
130	<para>
131
132	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
133	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
134	network driver as a module.
135
136	</para>
137	]]>
138
139	<![ %mips; [
140	<para>
141
142	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
143	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
144	network driver as a module.
145
146	</para>
147	]]>
148
149	<![ %mipsel; [
150	<para>
151
152	Due to kernel limitations only the onboard network interfaces on
153	DECstations are supported, TurboChannel option network cards currently
154	do not work.
155
156	</para>
157	]]>
158
159	<![ %s390; [
160	<para>
161
162	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel are
163	also be supported by the boot disks. All network drivers are compiled
164	as modules so you need to load one first during the initial network
165	setup. The list of supported network devices is:
166
167	<itemizedlist>
168	<listitem><para>
169
170	Channel to Channel (CTC) or ESCON connection (real or emulated)
171
172
173	</para></listitem>
174	<listitem><para>
175
176	lcs: OSA-2 Token Ring/Ethernet or OSA-Express Fast Ethernet
177	(non-QDIO)
178
179	</para></listitem>
180	<listitem><para>
181
182	Inter-User Communication Vehicle (IUCV) - available for VM
183	guests only
184
185	</para></listitem>
186	<listitem><para>
187
188	qeth: OSA-Express in QDIO mode / HiperSockets - this requires
189	a second initrd with the OCO modules from
190	<ulink url="http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux390/index.shtml">developerWorks</ulink>.
191	Please read <xref linkend="ipl-tape"></xref> for information how to get or
192	create such a second initrd.
193
194	</para></listitem>
195	</itemizedlist>
196
197	</para>
198	]]>
199
200	<![ %arm; [
201	<para>
202
203	The following network interface cards are supported directly by the
204	boot disks on NetWinder and CATS machines:
205
206	<itemizedlist>
207	<listitem><para>
208
209	PCI-based NE2000
210
211
212	</para></listitem>
213	<listitem><para>
214
215	DECchip Tulip
216
217	</para></listitem>
218	</itemizedlist>
219
220	</para><para>
221
222	The following network interface cards are supported directly by the
223	boot disks on RiscPCs:
224
225	<itemizedlist>
226	<listitem><para>
227
228	Ether1
229
230	</para></listitem>
231	<listitem><para>
232
233	Ether3
234
235	</para></listitem>
236	<listitem><para>
237
238	EtherH
239
240	</para></listitem>
241	</itemizedlist>
242
243	</para><para>
244
245	If your card is mentioned in the lists above, the complete installation
246	can be carried out from the network with no need for CD-ROMs or floppy
247	disks.
248
249	</para><para>
250
251	Any other network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel
252	should also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
253	network driver as a module; this means that you will have to install
254	the operating system kernel and modules using some other media.
255
256	</para>
257	]]>
258
259	</sect1>