The horses are already on the track... The error I got was that neither DHCP or manual IP configuration resulted in a system that was able to do a network install. DHCP simply times out and fails. Manual network configuration is simple enough, but doesn't get me anywhere. Link light's on, but nobody's home.
Joris Lambrecht wrote: > > hold yr horses, i would be really sursprised if this card would not work > can't you refer to any error's you get ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Peterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 4:48 PM > To: John Kuhn > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: 3com 3c90x install > > I lied. Well, I didn't look closely enough. It's a 3c905cx-txm. > Anyway, I tried the 3c59x module first, actually, but it didn't work. > Now I'm not even sure the 3com provided driver will work. I might just > put in a different card... > > Still wouldn't mind knowing how the third-party module install thing > works, just to satify my curiousity, though. > > -Ron- > > John Kuhn wrote: > > > > You don't need to compile this driver from source. During the 'Configure > > Device Driver Modules' load the '3c59x' module. Yes, the current 3c59x > > module does work with the 3c905c-tx. I used the 3com source driver > > with older versions of the 2.2.x kernels, but it is not needed for > > 2.2.18pre21. > > > > John > > > > On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 09:59:40AM -0500, Ron Peterson wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to do a network install of debian on a computer which has a > > > 3com 3c905c-tx network card. 3com kindly provides GNU licenced source > > > code for this card on their website. I succesfully compiled the module > > > on another debian system, and put it on a floppy, in directory > > > /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/. I inserted this floppy when appropriate > > > during the 'Configure Device Driver Modules' portion of the > > > installation. > > > > > > However, no network interfaces are found. I imagine I need to pass some > > > kernel or insmod parameters for the specified module. Where/How do I do > > > this?
