Re: Fresh install no network
Sebastiaan <S.Breedveld@ITS.TUDelft.NL> writes:
> High,
>
> On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Harry Putnam wrote:
>
>> I had hoped the install routine would find my nic and know what to
>> load but as I went thru the initial install, it wasn't found. Any
>> attempt to select something from the module list for net, failed.
>>
>> I'm not real sure what card is in there but its one of the commaon
>> 3com cards. I had hoped some kind of probe would find it and I
>> wouldn't have to tear things up to find my original box etc. or open
>> the case to get it. This case is in a inconvenient spot.
>>
> Most 3com cards are supported, but you have to load the driver yourself.
> Best way is to look what the card says. Then start 'modconf' as root, and
> browse to the network card interfaces.
>
> Note: the 3c905 series need the 3c59x driver to get to work.
Haa.. Thanks Sebastian that worked, and was not rejected. But the way
modconf was not available during install, but I saw that choice on the
modules sect screen. One would never know to choose it though,
without being told.
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