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On 5/28/06, Kenneth Hopping <mrhiker@×××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> Richard Fish wrote: |
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> > |
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> > What do lspci and lsmod report? |
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> 01:08.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] |
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> (rev 74) |
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Ok, when you go to configure your kernel, go under "Device |
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Drivers->Network device support->Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)". Select |
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the option "3COM cards", and then the "3c590/3c900 series..." with an |
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'M'. |
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Assuming that you already configured and installed a kernel, so that |
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/usr/src/linux matches your running kernel, you should be able to just |
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do "make && make modules_install" to get the new driver. You can then |
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try loading it with "modprobe 3c59x". If you get no errors from that |
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command, then you should get connected automatically within a few |
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seconds. If all goes well, it should work fine even after a reboot. |
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If you get errors, well you may have some more work to do to configure |
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and install a new kernel. |
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> This is my first attempt with gentoo and kernel compilation so I'm not |
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> very knowledgable about modules. I just followed the steps in the x86 |
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> installation handbook. Except for the network, everything else (cdrom, |
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> floppy) seems to work. |
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I've been somewhat terse about the steps required, assuming you have |
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some basic knowledge of how to configure and install a new kernel. |
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The gentoo handbook can help here, but if you still have questions or |
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something doesn't make sense, feel free to ask for some more help. |
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-Richard |
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