Re: Right List? First install.
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> I believe that you remember incorrectly. The NE2000 drivers (ISA and PCI) are
> not built into the installation kernel, but must be loaded as modules during
> the "Configure Device Driver Modules" step.
Opps! It's been a while. Thanks for catching that.
> Finally, a few cards that claim to be NE2000 compatible aren't really; I
> seem to recall encountering both "Lance" and "RTL8139" cards that claimed
> on the packaging to be NE2000-compatible; if all else fails, can you read
> the chip names off of any VLSI chips on your network card? Unfortunately,
> they are sometimes covered with black texta or "Certified by Novell"
> stickers.
Yep. Bought one of these cards. NetSurf GFC2206, I think. I peeled back the
Novell sticker to find a RTL8139 chip. All this after bugging the "Tulip
Card" mailing list for a week. Felt damn stupid after Donald Becker answered
several of my messages, only to find I was barking up the wrong tree.
Bryan
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