* Angus D Madden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > Peter Whysall, Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 05:33:35PM +0000: ... > > Networking configuration. Or the complete and utter absence thereof. For > > a distro that wants to install off the internet, not detecting, > > configuring and using an absolutely bog-standard 3Com 3C590 10MBit card > > is a bit heinous. I had to edit /etc/network/interfaces myself, and the > > card never did get its module loaded automatically and interface started > > until I had created a 2.4.18 kernel package. When this was installed, it > > all Just Worked. > > Debian doesn't do autodetection, yet. Someone should have warned you to > open you box and note what was inside before procedding with the > install. The lack of auto-detection isn't that big a deal with the > network card, but is _really_ felt during the X configuration process. > > If you had loaded the module for the network card the installer would > have prompted you for the information to configure > /etc/network/interfaces
You mean there's a module on install disks nowadays? Last I checked it was only in udma+reiser or some such. Dima -- I like the US government, makes the Aussie one look less dumb and THAT is a pretty big effort. -- Craig Small
