Re: Help!!! Ethernet card hell!

2001-06-24 Thread Edward Kear
Which kernel are you using. I have a set of natsemi drivers compiled for 2.2.19 that I can send if they will help. Ed On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 02:07:04PM -0400, Aaron Traas wrote: > I can't upgrade to the new kernel because I can't get the new kernel > because I don't have a network connection. >

Re: Help!!! Ethernet card hell!

2001-06-24 Thread Osamu Aoki
Like others said, this is not Debian's fault. Debian only supply (almost) standard kernel. But you have answer. If other distros which have natsemi.o use 2.4 kernel, then you can upgrade to 2.4. There is unofficial potato->2.4 upgrade instruction (kernel+binutils) showed up on this list. Do we

Re: Help!!! Ethernet card hell!

2001-06-23 Thread CaT
On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 11:42:19AM -0400, Aaron Traas wrote: > I have 5 different ethernet cards without a permanent home: 4 different > Tulip variants, and a Netgear FA311. I'm trying to get these to work on > Debian 2.2r2. I am unable to get 2.2r3 because A) my CDRW on my Windoze > box just died,

Re: Help!!! Ethernet card hell!

2001-06-23 Thread D-Man
On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 11:42:19AM -0400, Aaron Traas wrote: | Overall, I love Debian as an OS. I've used it many times in a work | environment, and apt-get simply rules. However, I have yet to | successfully install Debian on one of my home machines. Here is the | situation: | | I have 5 differen

Re: Help!!! Ethernet card hell!

2001-06-23 Thread Aaron Traas
I can't upgrade to the new kernel because I can't get the new kernel because I don't have a network connection. I tried downloading the network stuff from Scyld, but was unsuccessful in compiling them. I think I need the kernel-header package which is not included on my potato CD. Does Woody shi

Re: Help!!! Ethernet card hell!

2001-06-23 Thread Edward Kear
natsemi is included in kernel 2.4.x. If you can upgrade to that, that would be best. You can download the driver for kernel 2.2.x from www.scyld.com/network/ethecard.html read www.scyld.com/network/updates.html for compiling/installation instructions. good luck On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 11:42:19A

Re: Help!!! Ethernet card hell!

2001-06-23 Thread Aquila
I don't know what could be wrong with your ethernet card, but it can't be Debian's fault, coz the network driver modules are part of the linux kernel. Perhaps you should just compile your own kernel. It could just be a loose cable or something :) I know that the natsemi.o module exists in the cur

Help!!! Ethernet card hell!

2001-06-23 Thread Aaron Traas
Overall, I love Debian as an OS. I've used it many times in a work environment, and apt-get simply rules. However, I have yet to successfully install Debian on one of my home machines. Here is the situation: I have 5 different ethernet cards without a permanent home: 4 different Tulip variants, an