Ed Cogburn wrote: > > John Watts wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > I'm trying to do a stealth installation of Debian 2.0.34 on an old P75 > > system at > > work and am having some problems. > > '2.0.34' refers to the version of the Linux *kernel* being used, not > the Debian distribution. The most recent offical Debian is v2.0. The > latest kernel is 2.0.35 (2.0.36 Real Soon Now). > > > > 1) Network card - it has a EthernetExpress10 card. I got ahold of the > > source > > code for the driver and compiled it. Insmod says it's for kernel 2.0.33 > > and -f > > doesn't seem to do anything. > > Apparently, your current system is using the 2.0.33 kernel, but I'm > not > quite sure what you mean here. Are you sure that the driver isn't > available in the kernel source package (as a buildable module)? In > general, drivers need to be compiled on systems running the same kernel > as the driver will be used under. I don't have enough experience > compiling drivers separate from the kernel source to say any more here. >
There is an Intel EtherExpress driver selectable from the install menu. I'm not sure of the file name but it should be in the base installs of the system. John > > 2) Kernel source - where is it? I can't find a /linux subdirectory > > anywhere. > > The installation was done off of floppies. > > The kernel source is massive, about 7 meg. This is why its not part > of > the initial install (how many floppies would you need for 7 meg? :-) > ). You can find the source (in a deb package) on ftp.debian.org or a > mirror in the 'devel' section (if using the ftp method of dselect). > Most CD venders will include the latest source packages in a separate > location from the various distributions, but not likely in a deb format. > > > > > Thanx for any help. > > > > Rgds > > John Watts > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I hope something above helps. > > -- > Ed C. > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
