At 02:02 AM 3/19/00 -0500, Karthik Vishwanath wrote:
>...I would try running a
>> current RH installation floppy on the host and seeing what it turns up in
>> the way of information.
>
>Is there any way I can run the installation program or make the install
>disks?
ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/redhat/redhat-6.1/i386/images/
I assume you have, and know how to use, rawrite (on Windows) or dd (on
Linux) to make floppies from images.
>
>> What I had in mind was modprobing the various HP modules (I think they
>> autoprobe for IRQ and IOport) and seeing if any of them hit the mark.
>
>How do I get the names of the modules to try and probe them? modprobe is
>what you are talking about right? What file(s) must I edit to do this? Is
>there any way I can send you my current kernel configuration (or learn to
>read it and make sense of it?)
Look in /lib/modules/<version>/net (replace <version> with the number of
your kernel version).
>In relation to ethernet cards, that a cable be "plugged in" to it is
>not mandatory for linux to be able to recognise the card, right?
Right.
>> You have probably posted previously with the details of the crashes, but I
>> can't find that message in my back files. You might want to address the
>> problems here directly
>
>I think I will start a separate thread for that or must I continue in
>this?
A separate thread would be better, in my opinion.
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