NIC Install

[Scuba_Boy]

When I get to this point during my install I am not sure what I need to load. When I was running Red Hat it reported my NIC and a DECchip and was useing the Tulip drivers. I did the check as listed but it shows a big list of diffrent NIC's. I do have access to the internet when booted off the Gentoo boot CD. I have done several searches and tried some of the thing in the post but I just can not seem to get it to load. I did select NIC support as module in the kernel setup.Can any one help me please?

Code listing 21.1: /etc/modules.autoload
This is assuming that you are using a 3com card.
Check /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net for your card.
3c59x


Thanks
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Scuba_Boy
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[px]

you can find the name of all your modules in /lib/modules/2.4.20-r2 (or your kernel version)/kernel/drivers/net

you just have to put on of this name without the extension in your modules.autoload.
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[CL]

You say that the Tulip driver used to work... did you try the Tulip driver with the Gentoo install?
To have the Tulip driver loaded automatically you just have to add "tulip" to /etc/modules.autoload.

What driver is used when you boot from the Gentoo LiveCD?

[mjoswig]

Did you enable general support for NIC or did you also enable it for your specific one?
In the first case: Enable support for "DECchip Tulip (dc21x4x) PCI support", and recompile your kernel.
In the second case (and after you've made your kernel), you have to add tulip to your /etc/modules.autoload and remove the 3c59x.

[Scuba_Boy]

Will try this stuff when I get home later....thanks all! I think I see where I went wrong with my install now.
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