Re: debian newbie...

[Mixo Shiburi <mixo@coza.net.za>]

Andreas Janssen wrote:

> Did you maybe forget to make dep? When exactly did you get the
> unresolved symbols? Did you compile the kernel with make-kpgk or
> without? Which version did you try to compile?
>  
I may have forgotten make dep. And I had compiled and installed the 
kernel 2.4.18 manually
(without make-kpkg)

>  
>
> > Now for my question: what path do I need to follow 
> > to get my NIC working? If I need to recompile the kernel, which config
> > should I use, and what other packages should I have installed before
> > recompiling? Also, what other additional packages, drivers should I
> > get that are not part of the debian cd distribution?
> >    
>
> You should install build-essential, kernel-package (make-kpgk) and
> either ncurses-dev (menuconfig) or tk8.3-dev and tvl8.3-dev (xconfig).
>  
I have just did a fresh installation, and I installed the above 
pagckages, and
rebuilt the kernel plus wlan-ng drivers.

This message was wrtitten using mozilla mail (1.0.0), under Debian Wood rc2.
My adventures continue....

Thanks.