At 06:39 PM 5/31/98 -0500, you wrote:
>On Thu, 28 May 1998, Robert Fausey wrote:
>> >Then you might try "insmod 3c59x" instead of "insmod 3c509" and see what
>> >kind of messages you get.
>>
>> insmod 3c59x loads the device, and then with the control-panel I can start
>> eth0. But why is this not starting auotmatically.
>
>Sounds like you need to edit /etc/resolv.conf and change all the instances of
>"3c509" to "3c59x" :-}. Having "3c509" in there will keep it from starting
>automatically.
>
>If you have neither "3c509" nor "3c59x" in there, then just startx as root
>and click on the button in the control panel that looks like a deformed tooth
>but is actually supposed to look like a kernel of corn (for configuring the
>kernel daemon, get it?). It'll toss up a little dialog box, and just "add" an
>interface, of type "eth", when it asks which module select "3c59x", when it
>asks for parameters DO NOT ENTER ANY PARAMETERS (3c59x module autodetects the
>network card). Click on "Restart Kernel Daemon" and voila.
I tried using the control panel to build the kernel with support for
"3c59x" and then restarting the kernel but this did not work for me. I was
able to start 3c59x by placing "insmod 3c59x" in /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.
Anyone have a better solution?
Rob Fausey.
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