Re: Another Dewbie question
Ed Cogburn wrote:
>
> John Watts wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm trying to do a stealth installation of Debian 2.0.34 on an old P75 system at
> > work and am having some problems.
>
> '2.0.34' refers to the version of the Linux *kernel* being used, not
> the Debian distribution. The most recent offical Debian is v2.0. The
> latest kernel is 2.0.35 (2.0.36 Real Soon Now).
>
>
> > 1) Network card - it has a EthernetExpress10 card. I got ahold of the source
> > code for the driver and compiled it. Insmod says it's for kernel 2.0.33 and -f
> > doesn't seem to do anything.
>
> Apparently, your current system is using the 2.0.33 kernel, but I'm not
> quite sure what you mean here. Are you sure that the driver isn't
> available in the kernel source package (as a buildable module)? In
> general, drivers need to be compiled on systems running the same kernel
> as the driver will be used under. I don't have enough experience
> compiling drivers separate from the kernel source to say any more here.
>
There is an Intel EtherExpress driver selectable from the install
menu. I'm not sure of the file name but it should be in the base
installs of the system.
John
> > 2) Kernel source - where is it? I can't find a /linux subdirectory anywhere.
> > The installation was done off of floppies.
>
> The kernel source is massive, about 7 meg. This is why its not part of
> the initial install (how many floppies would you need for 7 meg? :-)
> ). You can find the source (in a deb package) on ftp.debian.org or a
> mirror in the 'devel' section (if using the ftp method of dselect).
> Most CD venders will include the latest source packages in a separate
> location from the various distributions, but not likely in a deb format.
>
> >
> > Thanx for any help.
> >
> > Rgds
> > John Watts
> > watts@top.net
> >
>
> I hope something above helps.
>
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> Ed C.
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