Quoting Fredrik Jonsson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > What I was trying to do was to compile the 3c509 driver hard into the > kernel with "modconf" and was geting only errors. Many suggested to load > the driver as a module insteed so I have put the line "alias eth0 3c509" > in to the file "conf.modules" via update-modules command.
I don't know what you are intending to do with that line. I would remove any references to eth0 or 3c509 in /etc/modutils/* (and update-modules), and put into /etc/modules the line: 3c509 This will insert it at boot time and keep it there (no autoclean). Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.