How does one have a compiled AND module driver? Where can I look to find out what other modules are being loaded?
-----Original Message----- From: John Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Rino Mardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Debby Ian <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 7:24 PM Subject: Re: eth0: unknown interface >One of the easiest ways to configure the network is to use the >install program on the Rescue Disk / CDRom. > >You can mount an already initialised swap and linux partition >and then move on to configure the network. This will create all >the right files for you (/etc/networks /etc/resolv.conf). > >If you still have problems it may be due to the drivers, either >compiled into the kernel or a module, be careful not to have the >3com driver compiled into the kernel and as a module, I did that >once and had the problem as you describe. > > >> Rino Mardo wrote: >> >> 486/66 with 8 MB RAM, 630 MB hard disk, 3C509B-combo NIC >> >> My problem is during initial installation I wasn't able to >> setup the NIC so now here I am in the # prompt not knowing how >> to add/configure it. I read thru all the HOWTOs and >> mini-HOWTOs (relevant ones of course), recompiled the kernel >> with 3C509 support but still it would give me: >> >> eth0: unknown interface >> >> as the error message. In SCO UNIX there's this netconfig >> command to add a NIC and assign protocols and ip address >> before recompiling the kernel. What's the equivalent >> command/steps in Linux? >> >> TIA. >
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