Re: Network Drivers
> The cards have a chip with 82559 on it, which I believe is a re-branded
> Intel chip. I have downloaded all the linux drivers for this chipset from
> http://www.intel.com and copied them to FDD. The files are .tar.gz which I
> think is a compressed file format which (luckily) WinZip opens. The
> contents are .c files amongst others which must be the source for the
> drivers.
>
> I have tried "preload modules from floppy" with the files in the root
> directory and the /boot dir on the FD. I have also tried driver-1.bin which
> failed. I also tried "Configure Device Driver Modules" with the files in
> the root dir and /lib/modules/2.2.19pre17-idepci. What am I doing wrong? I
> assume I shouldn't need to uncompress the files to the FD as they total some
> 5.4Mb!
>
Hello,
I am affraid that they have to be compiled first. In order to do that, you
need an installed Linux distro. Anyone with a 2.2.19pre17 kernel willing
to help this guy?
Greetz,
Sebastiaan
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