Fwd: Re: installation of NIC

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

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> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> From: Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>
> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 00:36:03 +0100
> Subject: Re: installation of NIC
> 
> On (15/04/05 11:13), petereasthope@canada.com wrote:
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > From: petereasthope@canada.com
> > Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:13:50 -0700 (PDT)
> > Subject: installation of NIC
> > 
> > I've installed the Sarge base, without a NIC, from a CD.
> > 
> > I know how to run base-config but it can not configure 
> > a NIC can it?  I do not find modconf; probably not there. 
> > (Seems odd for a base installation to omit something 
> > that important.)  
> > 
> > Someone please point me towards documention which 
> > explains how to install a kernel module, driver & etc. 
> > and get a NIC working.
> Edit your /etc/apt/sources.list to give something like:
> 
> deb http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/debian/ sarge main
> deb-src http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/debian/ sarge main
> 
> deb http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main
> 
> 
> and then as root type:
Sorry forgot this vital step:

# aptitude update


> 
> # aptitude install modconf
> 
> Then run modconf and you may find your driver
> 
> Regards
> 
> Clive
> 
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