Re: 3.0.15 missing ne2k-pci module?

2001-10-29 Thread Mark van Walraven
On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 04:02:23PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: > And how do you download without having the NIC driver? As said before, > we have 2.4MB in NIC drivers. With the kernel a bit too much for one floppy. Aggghh! Why do you ignore what was written earlier? I wrote: are compile

Re: 3.0.15 missing ne2k-pci module?

2001-10-29 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Mark van Walraven wrote on Mon Oct 29, 2001 um 05:16:35PM: > > Yes, this driver should go into the kernel. But the source may be Coda > > The driver for the target root device? It can be downloaded and installed And how do you download without having the NIC driver? As said before, w

Re: 3.0.15 missing ne2k-pci module?

2001-10-29 Thread Michele Dalla Silvestra
On Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 11:12:58AM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote: > Mark van Walraven wrote on Fri Oct 26, 2001 um 01:24:48AM: > > > fit compiled-in, but basically everything else non-essential (SCSI, IDE, > > RAID, fat) as modules. > > VFAT is essential. There are people installing from downloaded

Re: 3.0.15 missing ne2k-pci module?

2001-10-28 Thread Mark van Walraven
On Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 11:12:58AM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote: > > I presume you mean the target root? It's already mounted by the time > > the driver disks are installed. Of course, you can also download to a > > Ramdisk. > > Yes, this driver should go into the kernel. But the source may be Cod

Re: 3.0.15 missing ne2k-pci module?

2001-10-26 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Mark van Walraven wrote on Fri Oct 26, 2001 um 01:24:48AM: > I presume you mean the target root? It's already mounted by the time > the driver disks are installed. Of course, you can also download to a > Ramdisk. Yes, this driver should go into the kernel. But the source may be Coda

Re: 3.0.15 missing ne2k-pci module?

2001-10-25 Thread Mark van Walraven
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 11:31:03AM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote: > To "download", you first have to get root mounted. And the source, of > course. This may be a NIC (any type!) or a harddisk with a filesystem. I presume you mean the target root? It's already mounted by the time the driver disks are

Re: 3.0.15 missing ne2k-pci module?

2001-10-25 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Mark van Walraven wrote on Thu Oct 25, 2001 um 10:11:05PM: > If you concentrated on the required NIC and network modules, you could > download the remaining modules, instead of having to carry them all > on floppy. To "download", you first have to get root mounted. And the source, of co

Re: 3.0.15 missing ne2k-pci module?

2001-10-25 Thread Mark van Walraven
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 10:00:24AM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote: > But you have probably right. Installing kernel-image along with other > packages is a bad idea, IMHO, since it has many predepends. > But when Woody stabilize, the kernel installation routine could be > modified to get the package fro

Re: 3.0.15 missing ne2k-pci module?

2001-10-25 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Robert de Forest wrote on Wed Oct 24, 2001 um 11:44:22PM: > I tried to do a floppy-less (windows+loadlin) install but stalled when I > found that the ne2k-pci module was missing. I was using the udma100 Yes. The driver is built-in into the the kernel, and should be auto-loaded during

3.0.15 missing ne2k-pci module?

2001-10-24 Thread Robert de Forest
Hello boot-floppies team, I tried to do a floppy-less (windows+loadlin) install but stalled when I found that the ne2k-pci module was missing. I was using the udma100 files. I need this module for my RealTek 8029 ne2k clone. I also wonder, and I hope this isn't a FAQ, why the install drivers i