On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 17:52, Vassilis Rizopoulos wrote: > Jan Kokoska wrote: > > > On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 17:12, Vassilis Rizopoulos wrote: > > > >>I've got a brand new Dell Optiplex GX270 to use a source control server. > >>The thing has a built in Ethernet card by Intel, a PROSet II Gigabit. > >>I'd like to install Woody on it but it won't detect the card and I can't > >>find anything that would much on the kernel modules list. > >>Can anyone help? > >>Thanks, > >>V.- > > > > > > You need e1000 driver, compile yourself a new kernel with this built-in. > > Debian woody has old 2.4.18 kernel which has several vulnerabilities, > > debian folks patched it I believe, but there's no harm in using Linus' > > vanilla kernel from kernel.org in Woody, breaks nothing, latest version > > is 2.4.24. > Cheers for the info - seems I can't avoid kernel compilation whatever I > do :) Oh well. > V.-
Avoid kernel compilation? Why would you want that? ;) IMHO one of the most cool things to do to learn about Linux, right after trying to code your own modules/patches ;D -- Jan Kokoska -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
