D-link DFE-690TXD PCMCIA NIC

the.mask · n00b Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 18 Location: Germany

Hi, I am a total newbie to Linux, and I can't get the named card to run.
If I boot from the liveCD everything works fine!
I now installed a stage3 using genkernel, it seems to boot right but there is no network. It is saying:

jajirov · Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 5:22 am Post subject:

Hey, welcome to Gentoo then.
The modules are included within the kernel itself actually. First, when you were installing, at some part in the Handbook you had to choose wether to go with a default genkernel configuration (compiling the kernel just like the livecd one) or configuring it manually. Since your pcmcia isn´t working you probably decided to do it manually and forgot to add them.

What you need to do is tell your kernel to enable support for pcmcia. I could walk you through you need more help.
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the.mask · n00b Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 18 Location: Germany

hm that's what I thought, and that's why I did use genkernel, so I wouldn't have this kínd of Problem the first time I try to use Linux...

Now since I probably need to do it by hand anyway, I do need more help, I tried to use "make menuconfig", and I expected a list of all hardware to choose from somewhere, but I didn't find one, how can I add a module for a Device (which I know the exact name of) if there is no list of all Modules

thx for your help!

jajirov · Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:18 am Post subject:

First, make sure you followed the pcmcia part of the handbook:

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-hppa.xml?part=1&chap=8

Then under menuconfig you have to compile the pcmcia support

Bus Options -> PCMCIA/CARDBUS Support ->

Under there you have to mark at least PCMCIA/CARDBUS Support and the specific module for your bridge support. You can find out which module is for you with a

cat /proc/pci and looking for the pcmcia chip

or go the lazy way

and just put all of them as modules and let hotplug start up the one you need.

With that you should have PCMCIA ready, now for the NIC...

Device Drivers -> Networking Support -> Ethernet (10 or 100 mbit) -> RTL-8139 PCI blablabla (the 8139too module is the right one for this card.. you might want to check that though)

Enable that, as module or built in. And now you should be done.

Build, Copy, reboot and cross your fingers.

Let me know if it works.
Bye!
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