hi, i did the setup - but there is no driver for my hardware. should i run modconf, and try to install the 3c59x?
as for: > If you've already gone through the setup and you have a stock kernel and > modules, try loading the module for your network card, this is done with > modprobe (with options - example : modprobe ne io=0x300 irq=10). > When you have the right options put a line in /etc/modules with the name of > your module so it gets loaded at boot time, and options go in a file with > the module name in /etc/modutils/ (example : in /etc/modules add a single > line with "ne", and in /etc/modutils/ne add a line "options ne io=0x300 > irq=10") - then run update-modules to > update the modules.conf file. i'm new - can you clarify a bit? thanks for your help! On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Silver wrote: > When you go through the debian setup it asks you which driver modules you > want to load, then select your NIC driver and load it (with options like io > and irq if needed). > If you've already gone through the setup and you have a stock kernel and > modules, try loading the module for your network card, this is done with > modprobe (with options - example : modprobe ne io=0x300 irq=10). > When you have the right options put a line in /etc/modules with the name of > your module so it gets loaded at boot time, and options go in a file with > the module name in /etc/modutils/ (example : in /etc/modules add a single > line with "ne", and in /etc/modutils/ne add a line "options ne io=0x300 > irq=10") - then run update-modules to > update the modules.conf file. > If you have compiled your own kernel, make sure you selected the driver for > your NIC as a module first. > > Silver > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "urbanyon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 5:25 PM > Subject: installing modules for NICs > > > > is there a document, or something, that tells one how to install a module? > > i'm a newbie trying to get debian up and running, and have gotten some > > good help from this list. all i need is to get my NIC installed (3com > > model # 3CSOHO100-TX). i think the driver is the 3c90x, and although i > > managed to download it successfully, i have no clue as to how to install > > it. any help is much appreciated. > > > > thanks! > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
