Re: drivers for Intel ethernet card -> initrd

2004-11-11 Thread linux
mmm I don't seem to have a /initrd.img nor a /boot/*initrd* file (with the default woody installation linuz-2.4.18-bf2.4) - Original Message - From: "Douglas G. Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 2:48 PM Sub

Re: drivers for Intel ethernet card -> initrd

2004-11-11 Thread Douglas G. Phillips
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I've got a more recent kernel from backports and am currently struggling > to install that. When I dun `dpkg -i missing `mkinitrd` and no "initrd" in my LILO. I've used `apt-get` to sort > out the first issue but not sure what value to give "initrd=" in my > LILO... pr

Re: drivers for Intel ethernet card -> initrd

2004-11-11 Thread linux
I've got a more recent kernel from backports and am currently struggling to install that. When I dun `dpkg -i http://packages.dell.org - search for kernel-image (woody). > > If you want to reinstall, Try using the dell debian images. They have > E1000 drivers on them -- I've used them for a couple

Re: drivers for Intel ethernet card

2004-11-11 Thread Douglas G. Phillips
linux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But without an internet connection on said computer (unless i boot it > into WinXP) how can I get the driver/module and load on to it? eg is > it poss to d/load this separately? You could. http://packages.dell.org - search for kernel-image (woody). If you wan

Re: drivers for Intel ethernet card

2004-11-10 Thread Jeremy Turner
On Wed, Nov 10, 2004 at 07:32:01PM +, linux wrote: > But without an internet connection on said computer (unless i boot it into > WinXP) how can I get the driver/module and load on to it? eg is it poss to > d/load this separately? You have two options: * Install a PCI NIC if you have one an

Re: drivers for Intel ethernet card

2004-11-10 Thread linux
But without an internet connection on said computer (unless i boot it into WinXP) how can I get the driver/module and load on to it? eg is it poss to d/load this separately? thanks, Michael At 19:20 10/11/2004, you wrote: On Wed, Nov 10, 2004 at 05:45:07PM -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've

Re: drivers for Intel ethernet card

2004-11-10 Thread Jeremy Turner
On Wed, Nov 10, 2004 at 05:45:07PM -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've just installed the base "woody" kernel on my Xeon box but there seems > to be no network connectivity. I have a Intel Pro/1000 MT Network > Connection -- do I need a particular driver for that? Then I presume it's > something