> I'm rather new to using Linux, in fact, I'm trying to do my > first install. > I'm stuck as far as installing the network card(s) goes. My > machine has two > Dell network cards in. I am booting using rescue.bin and root.bin > downloaded yesterday, and intend to do an install across the > 'net through > the network here. The network properties are set correctly. > > The cards have a chip with 82559 on it, which I believe is a > re-branded > Intel chip. I have downloaded all the linux drivers for this > chipset from > http://www.intel.com and copied them to FDD. The files are > .tar.gz which I > think is a compressed file format which (luckily) WinZip opens. The > contents are .c files amongst others which must be the source for the > drivers. > > I have tried "preload modules from floppy" with the files in the root > directory and the /boot dir on the FD. I have also tried > driver-1.bin which > failed. I also tried "Configure Device Driver Modules" with > the files in > the root dir and /lib/modules/2.2.19pre17-idepci. What am I > doing wrong? I > assume I shouldn't need to uncompress the files to the FD as > they total some > 5.4Mb! > > Any help is greatly appreciated, TIA.
OK, I've managed to get the default drivers installed (driver-1.bin), but there is no 82559 driver :-( I've tried most of the drivers (until the NE2000 one crashed the thing). Any ideas how I get this going? I've tried to burn the debian ISO with fireburner and Nero ... both failed. I've exctracted the ISO and burned it with Nero, but I can't find a way to get the drivers off it (provided they're there). TIA Andy
