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From: "Simon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [STN] Compile new modules for STN?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 10:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [STN] Compile new modules for STN?
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 6:53 AM
> > Subject: RE: [STN] Compile new modules for STN?
> >
> >
> > > Follow-up:
> > >
> > > Here's my game plan:
> > >
> > > I compiled the new SOHOware (tulip) driver based on the source files
> > > they provided. I tried substituting it for the existing STN tulip.o
> > > driver (just for grins-and-giggles). As expected, not only did it not
> > > work, it did not work in the big way. (froze system) This is to be
> > > expected since they are based on different kernel revisions.
> > >
> > > Since I do not have a system running based on the kernel revision that
> > > STN uses, (I -do- have the RH 6.n and 7.n versions though), I figure
> > > that the best I can do is try to "update" STN to the new kernel. (so
we
> > > can create modules for it if we wish. . .)
> > >
> > > I downloaded the tar-ball for the "free" version to examine it. I am
> > > going to try to see exactly how it is put together - and what has to
be
> > > done to
> > >
> > > (a) update to the latest kernel (using RH 7.0's new kernel as my
target)
> > >
> > > (b) compile new ".o" modules for it based on that kernel build.
> > >
> > > Ultimately, what I want to do is to be able to provide, or provide
> > > instructions on how to create, a new kernel, ramdisk, and other things
> > > needed to make STN run. Hopefully, they could be substituted for the
> > > existing items in the production STN install, which would allow us to
> > > use the existing commercial STN install to build updated systems.
> > >
> > > I am still researching this - and will post my results here when I
know
> > > more.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > Jim Harris wrote:
> > > > OK, Here's my contribution to the "Stupid Question of the Month"
> club:
> > > >
> > > > I just picked up a bunch of new 100-Base-t NIC's (SOHOware Auto
10/100
> > > > Ethernet PCI Card - Model SFA110A)
> > > >
> > > > Pretty darn good cards - and cheap too!
> > > >
> > > > Fortunately, they support Linux
> > > > Part of what they give you is a "revised" tulip.c source file to
> compile
> > > >
> > > > for your version of Linux. They alledge that the "stock" tulip
driver
> > > > does not work - and I have proved this to be true, both with both RH
> 7.0
> > > >
> > > > and STN. They give detailed instructions on how to re-compile the
> > > > driver, etc. etc. etc. When the smoke clears, you should be set to
> go.
> > > >
> > > > I would also like to do this for STN, so that I can use these cards
> with
> > > >
> > > > my STN gateway..... Is this possible? How? (and so forth)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > >
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