Re: eth0: unknown interface...
It may not help, but I installed debian on my laptop using a laplink
cable and it was not too difficult to set up. I was planning on using an
ethernet card, but I couldn't get one right away... so I spent $10 on a
laplink cable instead.
Hugo van der Merwe wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have installed the debian base system on a laptop, but now I need to
> install the rest over a network (from another brilliant working Debian
> machine). For this to work, I must get the pcmcia network card working...
>
> I installed the same kernel package I installed on anther laptop, and the
> pcmcia-modules package that was compiled with it, and am using the same
> network card. However, even with this kernel, eth0 is still an unknown
> device. How does Debian Linux get to know eth0? I though it was only in
> the kernel, but clearly it isn't. Or what modules must I load with
> modprobe?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Hugo van der Merwe
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