Re: Debian does not have NIC driver
On Thursday 12 February 2004 22:20, Joseph Jones wrote:
> Anil Gupte wrote:
> > I am relatively new to Debian, so please forgive me if the dumb factor
> > is high. I am trying to install debian from disks (rescue.bin,
> > root.bin, driver-x.bin) and I cannot get it to install the Network
> > drivers. The Network card is an Intel Pro1000 and the driver does not
> > appear to be on any of the disks. First question is, can anyone tell me
> > where the driver is? Dell and Intel only appear to have Red Hat
> > versions. If and when I do find it, how do I get it on the disks? I
> > cannot use the CD ROM right now, and I want to load the base system over
> > FTP, so I really need the network connectivity.
> >
> > Thanx for any help.
> > Anil Gupte
>
> You'll need to compile a kernel:
Why do you say that. Debian kernels have ALL the drivers as modules. The
installation process allows you to load the correct ones.
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Alan Chandler
alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk
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