On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 08:50:41AM -0200, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: > Hello to all! > > I am installing potato 2.2r2 from the distribution CDs in a new machine which > has the 3c905c NIC. After selected the 3c59cx module and complete a minimal > installation, I can't put the NIC to work. I searched in the archives and I > found that this was already a problem with other people in the past. All of > them compiled the last version of the module and apparently this fixed the > problem. I have the las version of the module now, the 3c59x.c. The problem > is > that I have no idea what to do in order to install this module together with > potato. Perhaps this should enter as a third part driver during the > installation, but I don't know how. Any help regarding this problem will be > very appreciated.
The 3x905c is not supported by the 3c59x module that ships with 2.2r2 - I believe that version of potato shipped with kernel 2.2.18presomething. IIRC the 3c905c was supported by the 3c59x module in kernel 2.2.19. So, your options are 1) grab 2.2.19 kernel sources (no, they won't be on the cd :) and build a custom kernel including the 3c59x module. 2) get the 3c59x module from http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html, install the 2.2.18pre kernel source (should be on the cd), install kernel-package, and compile a kernel. If you do step 2, you should followup with step 1 once you have network access. The 2.2.18pre kernel that shipped with 2.2r2 sucks. -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Patton
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