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On 5/28/06, Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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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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> > |
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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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> |
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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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> |
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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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> |
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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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> |
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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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> -- |
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> gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
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Maybe he already have the driver compiled as a module but its not |
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loading it?! Just a guess, try: |
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modprobe 3c59x |
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And take a look at the last lines of "dmesg" output. |
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-- |
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Daniel da Veiga |
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Computer Operator - RS - Brazil |
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-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- |
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Version: 3.1 |
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GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- |
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PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ |
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------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ |
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