booting 2.4 kernel on old PC

2003-08-14 Thread Marco Franzen
Hi, Any ideas why a 2.4 kernel would not work when a 2.2 kernel would? My old hardware is an Asus MB from 1997 with an SIS chipset, (non-super) 370 socket, Pentium MMX 166 MHz, 128MB EDO SIMMs. I thought before I buy brand new hardware that requires a 2.4 kernel, I should try the 2.4 kernel on my

Re: booting 2.4 kernel on old PC

2003-08-11 Thread Marco Franzen
[ Crossposting thread started with http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/debian-user-200308/msg01562.html It has been suggested in private mail to me I should try on debian-boot.] Hi, > > + insmod: Note: /etc/modules.conf is more recent than > > /lib/modules/2.4.18-568tsc/modules.dep >

Re: "ifup eth0" works only once

2001-09-15 Thread Marco Franzen
On Fr, 14 Sep 2001 17:18:28 -0500, Michael Heldebrant wrote: > It's most likely pump. You were absolutely right, thanks! Nothing wrong with my config or driver. I simply installed the package dhcp-client over my existing configuration, and it worked immediately with no additional change. I di

"ifup eth0" works only once

2001-09-12 Thread Marco Franzen
Hi, I am using Potato, and have just migrated from ISDN to cable modem. For this I had to introduce Ethernet (soft&hardware) and DHCP. Internet is working again, but only "once". After "ifdown eth0", an "ifup eth0" only hangs for a while and says "Operation failed". If I forget to switch the mo