RE: Inspiron 7500 network setup
Terry, Calum, I've got a Dell Inspiron 7500 with a NIC built into the docking station (not a PCMCIA card). ... Anyone have any idea how to get the NIC in the docking station recognized so I can finish configuring Linux and really use it? Snipped replies for Terry and Calum. Thanks. After a bit of work I got it working. The eepro100 is the driver to use, but, interestingly enough, only after a cold boot. This is a dual boot (Windows/Linux) machine and once Windows is booted, the machine has to be shutoff for the Linux driver to work. Thanks again for your help, Harley Pebley
RE: Inspiron 7500 network setup
I have a Latitude CPx (which I'm sure uses a different dock), but I believe when I first installed windows it said it was a 82559-based adapter.. but with the drivers installed it says its a 3com 3c920 adapter .. anyway, I use the 3c59x/905 driver and it works fine try that .. though the inspiron dock may be totally different... -Terry -Original Message- From: Harley Pebley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 6:55 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org; debian-laptop@lists.debian.org Subject: Inspiron 7500 network setup I've got a Dell Inspiron 7500 with a NIC built into the docking station (not a PCMCIA card). I've got a base Debian partition running that was built from floppies. Anyone have any idea how to get the NIC in the docking station recognized so I can finish configuring Linux and really use it? If it helps any, Windows says it's an Actiontec 82559-based miniPCI adapter. Thanks for any help, Harley Pebley -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Inspiron 7500 network setup
Harley, I've got a Dell Inspiron 7500 with a NIC built into the docking station (not a PCMCIA card). I've got a base Debian partition running that was built from floppies. Anyone have any idea how to get the NIC in the docking station recognized so I can finish configuring Linux and really use it? If it helps any, Windows says it's an Actiontec 82559-based miniPCI adapter. The potato kernel (2.2.13) (with ethernet configured in) detects this card automatically. It uses the i82557/i82558 driver eepro100, the Intel EtherExpress Pro 100B driver; works perfectly for me. http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/eepro100.html This driver is also in the 2.0 slink kernel, so if it's not being detected automatically, maybe you need to build yourself a kernel with ethernet turned on? cheers, Calum.
Inspiron 7500 network setup
I've got a Dell Inspiron 7500 with a NIC built into the docking station (not a PCMCIA card). I've got a base Debian partition running that was built from floppies. Anyone have any idea how to get the NIC in the docking station recognized so I can finish configuring Linux and really use it? If it helps any, Windows says it's an Actiontec 82559-based miniPCI adapter. Thanks for any help, Harley Pebley
