Re: 3com 3c90x install
The horses are already on the track...
The error I got was that neither DHCP or manual IP configuration
resulted in a system that was able to do a network install. DHCP simply
times out and fails. Manual network configuration is simple enough, but
doesn't get me anywhere. Link light's on, but nobody's home.
Joris Lambrecht wrote:
>
> hold yr horses, i would be really sursprised if this card would not work
> can't you refer to any error's you get ?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Peterson [mailto:rpeterso@mtholyoke.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 4:48 PM
> To: John Kuhn
> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: 3com 3c90x install
>
> I lied. Well, I didn't look closely enough. It's a 3c905cx-txm.
> Anyway, I tried the 3c59x module first, actually, but it didn't work.
> Now I'm not even sure the 3com provided driver will work. I might just
> put in a different card...
>
> Still wouldn't mind knowing how the third-party module install thing
> works, just to satify my curiousity, though.
>
> -Ron-
>
> John Kuhn wrote:
> >
> > You don't need to compile this driver from source. During the 'Configure
> > Device Driver Modules' load the '3c59x' module. Yes, the current 3c59x
> > module does work with the 3c905c-tx. I used the 3com source driver
> > with older versions of the 2.2.x kernels, but it is not needed for
> > 2.2.18pre21.
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 09:59:40AM -0500, Ron Peterson wrote:
> >
> > > I'm trying to do a network install of debian on a computer which has a
> > > 3com 3c905c-tx network card. 3com kindly provides GNU licenced source
> > > code for this card on their website. I succesfully compiled the module
> > > on another debian system, and put it on a floppy, in directory
> > > /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/. I inserted this floppy when appropriate
> > > during the 'Configure Device Driver Modules' portion of the
> > > installation.
> > >
> > > However, no network interfaces are found. I imagine I need to pass some
> > > kernel or insmod parameters for the specified module. Where/How do I do
> > > this?
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