On 16 Feb 2001 21:03:55 -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
>> I'm running into a bit of a snag, and I'm hoping that this list is
>> the place to ask.
>
>It is. :)
Great...thanks.
>> The problem I'm having is in getting the 2.4.0 kernel supplied with
>
>> XFS and the ISO image to recognize my NIC...a 3Com 3c575 card. If
>> anyone has any helpful suggestions, I'd be most appreciative.
>
>
>Are you trying to do a network install, or did you do a local CD
>install, and now you're trying to get the network up and running?
>
>If it's the former, I'll need to look and see if the bootnet.img has
>support for that card.
Burned the ISO image to CD, booted the laptop from the CD. Another
note...after installation and reboot, the /dev system was lacking a
number of things.../dev/cdrom didn't exist...not even /dev/hdc.
>If it's the latter, and it's just that the install didn't autoconfigure
>your card, have you tried setting it up manually after the install? Are
>you getting any sort of error messages?
Tried, yes. Did "insmod 3c59x", added "alias 3c59x eth0" (or is it
alias eth0 3c59x) in /etc/modules.conf.
>There's a discussion of 3com pcmcia network cards here, perhaps there's
>information there for you:
>
>http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/HyperNews/get/pcmcia/coms.html
I'll take a look...thanks.
Incidentally, on reboot, the pcmcia loader gives an error about setup
timing out.
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