> Daryl Manning wrote:
>
> Finally found possible source for the 3C575-TX 3COM PCMCIA card in my laptop.
>Recently
> installed RedHat Linux 6.1
>
> DO I really need to recompile the entire kernel to support it or is it possible to
>just
> compile the specific driver for this one.
>
> After that, how do I go about getting it to work?
>
> The HOWTO definitely is not written for newbies. =}
>
> Fairly new to Linux but old hand with PCs with Win.
>
> Thanks,
> Daryl.
>
Daryl,
you shouldn't need to do anything. I would expect 6.1 would work out of
the box for you.
To verify if the driver is already there, look at the files in
/lib/modules/NNNNN/pcmcia, where NNNNN is your kernel number
(i.e., mine is 2.0.34 for RH 5.1)
You should see the 575 driver module (i.e., 3c575_cb.o).
If this directory is missing, then you must have not installed pcmcia
from your disk, or something like that.
If it is there, then you might have some configuration problem with
PCMCIA. Do any of the pc cards work? I.E., does your modem work?
Do you try the lsmod command?
you can also use the "locate" command to find any file on your machine
(i.e., "locate 3c575")
To update the locate database, as root, use: "updatedb &"
Hope this helps
Jont
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