Re: PCI NE2000 network cards
PCI NE2000 cards are supported directly in kernels >= 2.0.34. In earlier
kernels, they work fine using the ISA NE2000 driver. Unfortunately some
NE2000 clones are more compatible than others. Mine (generic with Realtek
8029 chip) works fine with either driver.
Bob
On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, M.C. Vernon wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I have been informed that these cards need a kernel patch to work.
> Someone here will (hopefully) email this to me in the near future. At the
> moment, I have the base system and no more, as I can't get at the net to
> download anything else (well, not without using another machine, copying
> the files to floppies and so on), so:
>
> is this problem solved in any of the later kernels (2.0.33 is the one on
> the set of boot floppies I have, but I gather it affects all the 2.0.X
> kernels - can anyone confirm?), and are there boot floppies available that
> use this? and if not, how can I apply the patch?
>
> Please cc replies to me, as my current lack of connectivity makes
> receiving the user list impracticle.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matthew
>
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