25 Mar
2012
25 Mar
'12
6:14 a.m.
Tim Lyth <tcl@tcl.homedns.org> wrote:
Alternatively, advise on other Linux distro's installers which DO support the AR8151 would be appreciated. I would prefer to stick to the Debian family.
You could try booting a live CD such as http://www.grml.org/ (which is worth having in any case). If it detects your network hardware, you can use it to install Debian. Debootstrap can be used for this purpose, but as I recall, grml (and possibly other live distributions) offer scripts to automate this process. Another option would be a Debian testing installer image.