RE: Manually bring up NICs not found at install and/or rebuilding Kernel
High,
On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, John Purser wrote:
> Some success!
>
Great!
> The command I used was modprobe eepro100 and both NIC's came up. I'm
> running a Red Hat 7.1 box also but I'm hesitant to set the Debian box up
> exactly the same way because of formatting differences.
>
> So where should I put the modprobe info to load it at boot and where should
> I configure the ethernet cards?
>
I suggest you do it the right way (though the utilities). Run 'modconf'
before you have insmodded the modeles. Select in modconf the desired
module and it will be loaded at boot. Then edit /etc/network/interfaces to
configure the cards:
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.254
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.1.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
iface eth1 inet static
address 10.0.0.150
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 10.0.0.0
Greetz,
Sebastiaan
> Thanks,
>
> John Purser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Purser [mailto:jmpurser2@home.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 06:03
> To: 'Sebastiaan'
> Cc: 'debian users'
> Subject: RE: Manually bring up NICs not found at install and/or
> rebuilding Kernel
>
>
> Okay, so I want to load a module. I've got about 15 windows open trying to
> find what module I need and all I'm finding is information on drivers.
>
> What module do I need to support Intel Pro/100B PCI cards?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Purser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sebastiaan [mailto:S.Breedveld@ITS.TUDelft.NL]
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 05:59
> To: John Purser
> Cc: 'debian users'
> Subject: Re: Manually bring up NICs not found at install and/or
> rebuilding Kernel
>
>
> High,
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've repeatedly installed Woody (vanilla) and Potato on my IBM and neither
> > one recognizes the PCI NICs. Red Hat and W2K get them first try but I
> don't
> > want either one on this box.
> >
> > During the last attempted install of Woody I tried using the "Configure
> > Network" alternative but was told that there were no NIC's found which
> means
> > I have to load different modules in the kernel before I can configure. So
> > either I dynamically load the modules or I have to rebuild my kernel or
> > someone gives me another option.
> >
> > QUESTIONS:
> > Is there any way to bring up my NIC's without rebuilding my Kernel?
> >
> Which NIC's are you trying to load?
>
> You might want to do it manually. After the installation process has
> installed device drivers on the computer, swap to the second console and
> activate it. There you go to /target/lib/modules/2.4.9 (or something),
> look for your module and insmod it manually. When that works, go back to
> the first console and continue to configure your network. After
> installation you may want to run 'modconf' or edit /etc/modules to make
> the module auto load.
>
>
> >
> > Would there be any advantage to installing potato and upgrading to Woody?
> > Potato doesn't recognize my NIC's either but at least tasksel works.
> >
> AFAIK, this has nothing to do with tasksel. You do not have to install
> additional packages if you want to make a NIC work.
>
> Greetz,
> Sebastiaan
>
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > John Purser
> >
> >
> >
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