Re: Ethernet card not working after a clean kernel 2.4 installation of Debian 3.0
NabilM@kuveytturk.com.tr wrote:
Dear Fellows,
When I install Debian with kernel 2.2, the Ethernet card works fine. But
when I install Debian with kernel 2.4, I don’t see any sign of lo or
eth0 any where. I am new to Linux, and Debian in particular. Please
advice. From the top of my head, I think that the kernel module for my
Ethernet card is not loaded. If so, do I need to recompile the kernel
with the appropriate modules or can I have a loadable module. If so, how
do I know what is the right module? And how can I install a loadable
module? Thanks.
Run "lspci" to see what chipset you have for your ethernet card; you'll
see a line like:
0000:01:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet
Controller (rev 02)
which indicatess that this ethernet controller is an Intel 82450EM.
Now run "modconf", go to the /kernel/drivers/net area (or a net subarea)
and select the closest match. After a successful insertion of the
appropriate module, just reboot or restart networking
(/etc/init.d/networking restart) and you should be in business.
--
Kent West
westk@acu.edu
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