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Kami
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 Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 2:50 am Post subject: How to install NIC not included in cd |
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| I am new to linux, I am trying to install Gentoo, but I think it requires a internet connection for stage 1, my network card is "3Com Gigabyte LOM (3C940)", I couldnt find this one in the CD, how can I add the module to the CD, |
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slycordinator
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 2:57 am Post subject: |
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You'll have to find the source code for the module and then make sure to compile it in a way that will work with the livecd's kernel. Then you can save that module to a floppy and when you boot up you can do:
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modprobe module_name
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Kami
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Here's another problem, I installed the driver with sky98lin, i can see etho when I type /sbin/ifconfig, but then when I try to ping -c 3 www.yahoo.com or any other website it always says host unknown. Can I continue the installation or is the internet still not working? |
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Maedhros
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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Have you set up your nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf? And if you're in the chroot now, did you copy it from /etc/resolv.conf to /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf beforehand?
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Kami
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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It worked now.
Thanks for the replies. |
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dark elf of toast
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| i'm in a similiar boat. i've got the smae card and the live cd doesn't have the module. i downloaded it and unpacked it in the livecd "shell". only prob is bash doesn't know make so compiling using the install script doesn't work. like an idoit i forgot to get the exact error text it got to the makewhich line and puked form there. i don't have a linux distro on my comp to comple it with anyone have any idea what to do? |
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slycordinator
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| dark elf of toast wrote: | | i'm in a similiar boat. i've got the smae card and the live cd doesn't have the module. i downloaded it and unpacked it in the livecd "shell". only prob is bash doesn't know make so compiling using the install script doesn't work. like an idoit i forgot to get the exact error text it got to the makewhich line and puked form there. i don't have a linux distro on my comp to comple it with anyone have any idea what to do? |
Find a precompiled binary of make and use that.
Or use a different livecd that includes that module (it doesn't even have to be a gentoo livecd; you can use knoppix for instance). |
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Kami
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| Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:09 am Post subject: |
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If you have the exact same NIC as mine, the module sk98lin is included in the Gentoo Live cd.
Just type modprobe sk98lin. |
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