On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 21:37:04 -0600, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> paul valley wrote: > > Hi all: > > > > I will be leaving M$ :-[ behind soon and installing debian :-) :-) > > :-) however theres a problem i need to address on two fronts First > > i have fjound that i have a linksys pci nic which means i have the > > tulip driver :-( A how can i install this with minimal fuss because > > the second half is that i am learning disabled thus install software > > and driver can sometimes be tricky =-O for example it took me all > > of a week to install a scanner driver any help and tip would be > > great > > > > Paul > > > > ..first try ' ifconfig ;lsmod ;modprobe tulip ;lsmod ; ifconfig ', if these works, do as Kent says for the permanent fix. ..if they don't work, open another cli and do ' tail -f /var/log/messages ' and go back to your original cli and try again, the log tail will tell the what-n-hows, if you don't understand it, post the output here, and we'll guide you fixing it. > > edit "/etc/modules" and add the single line: > tulip > > Reboot (not strictly necessary, but easy to do to accomplish what > needs to be done). > > Your nic is now working. (That's not to say that your networking is > working, but your nic is.) > -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
