On Sat, 2002-06-15 at 14:53, Phil wrote: > I installed Debian and never got the network card recognized. I've been > looking over past NIC configuration inquiries on this forum as well as at > DebianHELP.org. Most of the solutions seem to involve finding drivers, > making modules and compiling a new kernel. unfortunately downloading > drivers is the only part of that process I can claim familiarity with! is > there any place with Thorough documentation and step by step explanation?
I'd start by running this, and see if anything interesting appears: # lspci On my box: # lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133] (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP] 00:04.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 40) 00:04.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:04.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 16) 00:04.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 40) 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT86C100A [Rhine 10/100] (rev 06) 00:11.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20265 (rev 02) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Vanta [NV6] (rev 15) Note the Ethernet controller next to "00:0a.0". Thus: # lspci -v -s 00:0a.0 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT86C100A [Rhine 10/100] (rev 06) Subsystem: D-Link System Inc DFE-530TX Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 4 I/O ports at a400 [size=128] Memory at df800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K] -- +-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81 | | | | "Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea | | which could only have originated in California." | | --Edsger Dijkstra | +-------------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]