Linux

Ask something
Discussion Locked

precompiled driver for the 2.4.2 kernel

0 helpful
8 replies

by bloodbath

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.
I have just about plucked myself bald looking for a precompiled 3c90x driver with no success. So if anyone can help me I would appreciate it.

8 replies

by bg4

Check in your modules file for a 3c59x driver. That is suppossed to support the 3c900 and 3c905 Etherlink XL cards so I would expect it would suit yours. It comes packaged by default in the Slackware distribution.

Hope this helps.

by bg4

Interesting, looking at the code of the 3c59x driver, it includes the 3c905c Tornado as one that it supports. What happens when you use this driver?

by bloodbath

I just now figured out what I was doing and the information you gave me was correct and a slight overlook on my part.

P.S.
Thank you very much for your expertise in the matter.

by bloodbath

when it tries to initialize the nic it takes about 3mins and then fails it. I have yet been able to get online with the OS and is upsetting me so. When I try to configure the network so I can use it, it fails the card but takes only a few secs and then hangs when starting the mail program.

Just to let now I am totally new to the OS and I even have the Bible for this vers. and have read the complete linux for dummy's se and still cant get the thing going online.

I am using the @home service.

This discussion is closed to new replies.