Need to add driver for Dlink NIC

_easyrider_ · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:37 pm Post subject: Need to add driver for Dlink NIC

Hi, i have a DLink DGE-528T network adaptor, but i need to add it to my kernel?. Some help on how to build your own kernel?

widan · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:17 pm Post subject:

How does it appear in lspci ? This will usually give you some info about which chipset is used on it.

_easyrider_ · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject:

Well i looked at the nic and as fare as i can it is called DLG1008. I have not installed it on my gentoo machine yet, but tried a few weeks ago. With no luck, since the normal gentoo kernel doesn't support that dlink chipset.

grunthus · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:02 pm Post subject:

Why not install the new DLink alongside your existing NIC, boot off a recent liveCD (heck maybe even a knoppix one) and see if it handles it?
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