I can't upgrade to the new kernel because I can't get the new kernel because I don't have a network connection.
I tried downloading the network stuff from Scyld, but was unsuccessful in compiling them. I think I need the kernel-header package which is not included on my potato CD. Does Woody ship with 2.4 kernel? If so, can I just download the install floppy and try that way? Otherwise, does anyone sell Woody CD's? Thanks for your response. --Aaron Edward Kear wrote: > > natsemi is included in kernel 2.4.x. If you can upgrade to that, that would > be best. > You can download the driver for kernel 2.2.x from > www.scyld.com/network/ethecard.html > read www.scyld.com/network/updates.html for compiling/installation > instructions. > good luck > > On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 11:42:19AM -0400, Aaron Traas wrote: > > Overall, I love Debian as an OS. I've used it many times in a work > > environment, and apt-get simply rules. However, I have yet to > > successfully install Debian on one of my home machines. Here is the > > situation: > > > > I have 5 different ethernet cards without a permanent home: 4 different > > Tulip variants, and a Netgear FA311. I'm trying to get these to work on > > Debian 2.2r2. I am unable to get 2.2r3 because A) my CDRW on my Windoze > > box just died, and B) I can't get this machine to work with any ethernet > > card I have, so installing over the network is not an option. > > > > I've tried absolutely everything on the Tulip variants... all versions > > of the driver included (ng_tulip, old_tulip, tulip) in various ways. > > Most recently, I got one of the variants of the tulip to work by > > installing a clean system, and entering the following commands: > > > > insmod tulip > > ifconfig eth0 inet 10.1.1.50 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.1.1.255 > > ifconfig eth0 up > > ping 10.1.1.1 > > > > And everything worked fine! It was great! So I decided to re-install the > > system, and configure everything I wanted. I selected the tulip driver, > > and it loaded. I entered the same information above, along with a > > default gateway and DNS server address. The install finished, and I > > tried to ping the same address. It timed out. > > > > I tried various things, including rmmoding the driver, and insmoding it, > > and redoing everything with ifconfig, but nothing works. > > > > I'd like to know what is going on here. I know for the fact the card was > > working just a few minutes ago. I also know that all of the cards I have > > work well under both Red Hat and Mandrake, which I used prior to Debian > > and got sick of. > > > > Also, what driver am I supposed to use for the Netgear FA311? In other > > distros, it uses natsemi.o, which is not present in Debian 2.2r2. > > > > Can someone tell me what is going on? Debian is an incredibly robust OS, > > but if it can't work with the same ethernet cards that other distros use > > with ease, I'm going to have to switch back. I have 4 machines I want to > > install Debian on, all of which are currently running Mandrake and have > > Tulip cards in them (one of them has 4 such cards and is being used as a > > router), and I can't afford to just buy 7 new NICs. > > > > Does anyone have a solution for me? > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
