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

<para arch="i386">

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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"/>).

</para><para arch="i386">

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 arch="i386">

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"/> for further information.

</para>

<para arch="m68k">

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>

<para arch="sparc">

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 arch="sparc">

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><para arch="alpha">

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><para arch="powerpc"> 

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><para arch="hppa">

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><para arch="mips">

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><para arch="mipsel">

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

</para><para arch="s390">

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"/> for information how to get or
create such a second initrd.

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

</para>

<para arch="arm">

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 arch="arm">

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 arch="arm">

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 arch="arm">

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>
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2	<!-- $Id: network-cards.xml 11568 2004-03-21 12:12:18Z waldi $ -->
3
4	<sect1 id="network-cards">
5	<title>Network Connectivity Hardware</title>
6
7	<para arch="i386">
8
9	<!-- last updated for kernel-image_2.0.36-2 -->
10
11	Some network interface cards (NICs) are not supported by most Debian
12	installation disks, such as AX.25 cards and protocols; 3Com EtherLink
13	Plus (3c505) and EtherLink16 (3c507); NI5210 cards; generic NE2100
14	cards; NI6510 and NI16510 EtherBlaster cards; SEEQ 8005 cards;
15	Schneider & Koch G16 cards; Ansel Communications EISA 3200;
16	Winbond-840 based cards (eg. Realtek-100A), some new Tulip based cards
17	and the Zenith Z-Note built-in network card. These network cards are
18	supported by the "bf2.4" flavor: Winbond-840 based cards, newer Tulip
19	based cards, National Semiconductor DP8381x/DP8382x series and
20	Sundance ST201 "Alta". Microchannel (MCA) network cards are not
21	supported by the standard installation system, but see
22	<ulink url="&url-linux-mca;">Linux on MCA</ulink> for some (old)
23	instructions, and the
24	<ulink url="&url-linux-mca-discussion;">Linux MCA discussion archives</ulink>.
25	FDDI networks are also not supported by the installation disks, both
26	cards and protocols. You can create a custom kernel which supports an
27	otherwise unsupported card and then substitute in the installer (see
28	<xref linkend="rescue-replace-kernel"/>).
29
30	</para><para arch="i386">
31
32	As for ISDN, the D-channel protocol for the (old) German 1TR6 is not
33	supported; Spellcaster BRI ISDN boards are also not supported by the
34	&d-i;.
35
36	</para><para arch="i386">
37
38	Sound devices are not supported by default. But as already mentioned above:
39	if you want to use your own kernel please go to
40	<xref linkend="kernel-baking"/> for further information.
41
42	</para>
43
44	<para arch="m68k">
45
46	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
47	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
48	network driver as a module. Again, see
49	<ulink url="&url-m68k-faq;"></ulink> for complete details.
50
51	</para>
52
53	<para arch="sparc">
54
55	The following network interface cards (NICs) are supported from the bootable
56	kernel directly:
57
58	<itemizedlist>
59	<listitem><para>
60
61	Sun LANCE
62
63
64	</para></listitem>
65	<listitem><para>
66
67	Sun Happy Meal
68
69
70	</para></listitem>
71	</itemizedlist>
72
73	</para><para arch="sparc">
74
75	The following network interface cards are supported as modules. They
76	can be enabled once the drivers are installed during the setup.
77	However, due to the magic of OpenPROM, you still should be able to
78	boot from these devices:
79
80	<itemizedlist>
81	<listitem><para>
82
83	Sun BigMAC
84
85
86	</para></listitem>
87	<listitem><para>
88
89	Sun QuadEthernet
90
91	</para></listitem>
92	<listitem><para>
93
94	MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet
95
96	</para></listitem>
97	</itemizedlist>
98
99	</para><para arch="alpha">
100
101	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
102	also be supported by the boot disks. Support for the built-in DECChip
103	(Tulip) Ethernet on many Alpha models is compiled directly into the
104	kernel. For other cards, you may need to load your network driver as a
105	module.
106
107	</para><para arch="powerpc">
108
109	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
110	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
111	network driver as a module.
112
113	</para><para arch="hppa">
114
115	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
116	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
117	network driver as a module.
118
119	</para><para arch="mips">
120
121	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
122	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
123	network driver as a module.
124
125	</para><para arch="mipsel">
126
127	Due to kernel limitations only the onboard network interfaces on
128	DECstations are supported, TurboChannel option network cards currently
129	do not work.
130
131	</para><para arch="s390">
132
133	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel are
134	also be supported by the boot disks. All network drivers are compiled
135	as modules so you need to load one first during the initial network
136	setup. The list of supported network devices is:
137
138	<itemizedlist>
139	<listitem><para>
140
141	Channel to Channel (CTC) or ESCON connection (real or emulated)
142
143
144	</para></listitem>
145	<listitem><para>
146
147	lcs: OSA-2 Token Ring/Ethernet or OSA-Express Fast Ethernet
148	(non-QDIO)
149
150	</para></listitem>
151	<listitem><para>
152
153	Inter-User Communication Vehicle (IUCV) - available for VM
154	guests only
155
156	</para></listitem>
157	<listitem><para>
158
159	qeth: OSA-Express in QDIO mode / HiperSockets - this requires
160	a second initrd with the OCO modules from
161	<ulink url="http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux390/index.shtml">developerWorks</ulink>.
162	Please read <xref linkend="ipl-tape"/> for information how to get or
163	create such a second initrd.
164
165	</para></listitem>
166	</itemizedlist>
167
168	</para>
169
170	<para arch="arm">
171
172	The following network interface cards are supported directly by the
173	boot disks on NetWinder and CATS machines:
174
175	<itemizedlist>
176	<listitem><para>
177
178	PCI-based NE2000
179
180
181	</para></listitem>
182	<listitem><para>
183
184	DECchip Tulip
185
186	</para></listitem>
187	</itemizedlist>
188
189	</para><para arch="arm">
190
191	The following network interface cards are supported directly by the
192	boot disks on RiscPCs:
193
194	<itemizedlist>
195	<listitem><para>
196
197	Ether1
198
199	</para></listitem>
200	<listitem><para>
201
202	Ether3
203
204	</para></listitem>
205	<listitem><para>
206
207	EtherH
208
209	</para></listitem>
210	</itemizedlist>
211
212	</para><para arch="arm">
213
214	If your card is mentioned in the lists above, the complete installation
215	can be carried out from the network with no need for CD-ROMs or floppy
216	disks.
217
218	</para><para arch="arm">
219
220	Any other network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel
221	should also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
222	network driver as a module; this means that you will have to install
223	the operating system kernel and modules using some other media.
224
225	</para>
226
227	</sect1>