Lucid netboot installer and net be2net module

[Peter Matulis]

On 03/31/2011 09:29 AM, Tim Gardner wrote:
> On 03/30/2011 01:22 PM, Peter Matulis wrote:
>> I have a report that the Lucid network installer will not deal with
>> devices requiring the be2net driver.  Lucid media and Maverick media and
>> net install work fine.  Can someone confirm this or should I just open a
>> bug on it?  I've attached dmesg and lspci reports from a Maverick
>> install.  Is this a case of a missing udeb?
>>
>>
> 
> be2net was added to the Lucid udebs as of Ubuntu-2.6.32-27.49. I don't
> remember what version of the kernel made it onto the 10.04.2 point release.
> 
> I'm a bit confused by your description. You say the 'Lucid network
> installer' doesn't work, then immediately follow that up with 'Lucid
> media and Maverick media and net install' work fine, which is kind of
> ambiguous (and contradictory to my mind).
> 
> rtg
> 

Yeah, poorly worded.

"'Lucid media and Maverick media and net install' work fine" means

a) Lucid media works fine
b) Maverick media and net install work fine

There is an open bug on the issue but the media install was never tested:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/717388

-- 
Peter