Re: 3Com Fast Etherlink XL
Hello again,
I am still somewhat confused on how I actually go about installing the
3c90x.c driver... I would appreciate some help/tips or alternatively,
pointers to FAQs etc where I can find more info regarding this.
I have just installed Debian 1.3. I got the Rescue and Device driver's
diskettes setup as well as the base1 to base5 diskettes. I successfully
installed Debian but when I tried to specify an FTP access to load the
Debian packages I wasn't able to do so as the netwarok card is not
working.
Jim as kindly suggested I get a driver update (which I have done) but I
am unable to find the directories he mentions in my system (see below)
and hence I am lost on how, under the circumstances, I go about (1) making
the necessary changes to the kernel, or (2) obtain the appropriate
updated net module for the new driver.
If you require more information please let me know. I am keen to have the
system going and would really appreciate some help. :-) I need the network
card to work as I cannot install anything else unless I get ftp to work
(obviously any Linux without a functional network card is not much fun :-)
).
Cheers,
Dave
On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Jim Pick wrote:
>
> > I did notice some references on the web (to some NASA site) where they
> > have apparantly a driver for the boomerang (as they call the 3C905-TX)
> > card but I don't really know how I can go about installing it?
>
> It's easy - you just replace the /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/3c59x.c
> with Donald Becker's one from the NASA site.
>
> http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
>
> It worked fine for me.
>
> > Do I have
> > to recompile the kernel?
>
> Yes. Try Manoj's "kernel-package" package (read
> /usr/doc/kernel-package/README.gz).
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Jim
>
>
>
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