Jonathan Fey wrote:
I am proud to run: Linux MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: <200205182341.49959.Jonathan.fey@t-online.de> Am Samstag, 18. Mai 2002 15:30 schrieb Falk Hueffner:8139too works fine on my Alpha, at least the one from 2.4. ne won't work, it's a different chipset. So either file a bug report against kernel-image-2.2.20-generic, or use the 2.4 kernel images, which includes a 8139too module. Or just compile a kernel yourself :)Is three no way to get my Card work on my Machine than a new Kernel or an Update? I still run Debian Potato 2.2 r4 / Kernel: 2.2.18pre21...Jonny
If either of these modules is NOT listed in /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/net directory, then you don't have many other choices. There are no "substitutes" to the best of my knowledge.
Not to "rain on your parade", but I tried to get a RealTek 8139 card going on my Alpha a little over a year ago with one of the early versions of "Potato"... without much success. I believe it was version 2.2r2 or so. Anyway, I recall there being some NIC "driver" problems in the kernels of about that vintage that I experienced on other (i386) machines. These went away when I moved to a 2.2.19 kernel. I have been using the 2.2.20 kernel w/o any problems for many months now. I would highly recommend the "upgrade" to the 2.2.20 kernel image for the Alpha. It is just a good move, IMHO.
I never got the rtl8139 NIC to work correctly on my Alpha, even with the latest and greatest modules. I eventually moved to a 3Comm 3c905c "tornado" NIC, which has worked perfectly. The "tulip" based NICs seem to work quite well also. YMMV, but if your time is important, I can guarantee you that the "hardware" solution will be MUCH quicker than the "software" solution....maybe not cheaper, though <g>.
Cheers, -Don Spoon- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-alpha-request@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org