On Thu, 2003-07-31 at 00:44, Andrew McGuinness wrote: > Agung Suyono wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I'm a new Debian user. I got a problem on istallation. My network > > device, Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter, was not detected. > > When I tried to configure it using "Configure Device Driver Module" > > during installation process, it asked me to enter a command line > > argument. The installation manual says that I have to consult with the > > documentation for that kernel driver. Anybody knows where I can find > > that kernel driver documentation? When I didn't enter anything, the > > installation failed. > > Thanks for your help. > > Best Regard, > > > > Agung S > > > For what it's worth the documentation is in the kernel source. You can > see it in > http://lxr.linux.no/source/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt?v=2.2.20 > if you don't have the kernel source installed. > > I don't think it will help much. In my experience, PCI cards don't need > that kind of thing (module parameters for irqs etc.). I also recommend > you try the 2.4 boot floppies. > > This is about the third person in a couple of days having problems with > RTL8139-based cards -- I wonder if the Scyld drivers are better than the > vanilla kernel ones, and If so if it's worth making a custom boot kernel > that uses those?
I have a 2.4.20 kernel w/ the 8139too compiled in, and have had no problems. -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA | | | | "I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian | | because I hate vegetables!" | | unknown | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
