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Many Thanks Dennis! got 'er beat. that insmod was exactly the missing link for me. do i need to add it to any of my rc.local files so that it will reload on next reboot? moose. On Thursday 27 December 2001 17:16, you wrote: > On Thursday 27 December 2001 11:19, you wrote: > > X-RebelTech Is Here: http://www.rebeltech.ca > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > > > hi all, > > i got a smc1244 10/100 netcard and it came with the rlt8139 driver, but i > > am having no success installing the driver. > > > > when i attempt to compile as per the instructions that came with the > > card, errors are thrown regarding a driver should never attempt to use > > kernel-headers, system headers. > > > > when i run linuxconf and try to select my card, the driver shows up but > > almost all the other cards show (inst) before the name. which i assume > > means driver installed or at least available. > > > > i had a look at the source of the driver in comparison to another driver > > and they look pretty much the same in the includes etc. > > > > so, i don't know how to proceed. from other postings, it seems that this > > should be a pretty easy card to install. i must be missing something. > > > > ideas? > > > > moose. > > if you have LM 8.1 (not sure about earlier versions) go to a console and > type in "insmod 8139too" and see if it finds the driver already installed > by the OS. If it does it will tell you already installed or it will > install it, then type " ifup eth0" and you should have a functioning > ethernet card. Previous without the quotes of course. HTH
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