Hi, Bert -- Thanks. :-) Doesn't seem to be an opportunity or way to open a console before this problem comes up, with netinstall. I just scanned to see if there might be a kernel parameter for it; doesn't seem to be. -- Jeff -- On Thu, Dec 08, 2011 at 09:53:42AM +0100, Bert Koerperich wrote: > On 12/08/2011 09:34 AM, Fabien Archambault wrote: > > On 12/08/2011 09:11 AM, Jeff Gordon wrote: > >> Hi, Folks -- > >> > >> I'm setting up an Acer Aspire 5250 as a Christmas gift, CentOS 6 netinstall > >> insists on trying to configure wlan0 but I'm using a wired DSL connection, > >> consequently netinstall fails and only offers the option to Retry. > >> > >> How can I get it to bypass the wlan0 idea and go straight to eth0...? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > > Hi, > > > > I believe there is an hardware switch available to shutdown the wirless > > on this laptop. If you disable it then no wlan0 can be used. > > > > Fabien > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > Hi Jeff, > or try to open a console and disable the WLAN interface (ifconfig wlan0 > down), and set the default route to the ETH interface (route add default > eth0). > Cheers, Bert. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- -- Jeff -- <http://www.wellnow.com> "There's nothing left in the world to prove. All that's worth doing is to love one another, using whatever means are available to serve." _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos