Bob Nielsen wrote: >On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 05:49:26PM -0700, Lars Jensen wrote: > > >>I run sid and recently upgraded my kernel from 2.2.19 to 2.4.18. When I >>first installed sid (with kernel 2.2.19), my network card, a >> >>3Com Etherlink 10/100 (3c905c) >> >>was immetiately recognized. I did a kernel upgrade from >>the debian 2.4.18-686 pre-compiled kernel image, and this kernel did not >>recognize the network card until I installed the 3c59x module, and only >>so after a softboot from kernel 2.2.19 into kernel 2.4.18. >> >>Any ideas how to make 2.4.18 recognize the card after a cold boot? >>Are there some parameters I must supply for the configuration of the >>module? >> >> > >Add the following to /etc/modules: > >3c59x > >(See man(5) modules). > >Bob > > > >
During a kernel build, there is a section that asks if you want the kernel to auto-configure the network device, then it gives options such as DHCP, BOOTP, etc... Perhaps this option was set to NO in the pre-compiled kernel. I'm just taking a guess here. John Manko -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
