Re: [CentOS-docs] Re: rpm for r8168
On Feb 13, 2008 4:42 AM, Manuel Wolfshant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Manuel Wolfshant wrote: On 02/10/2008 03:08 AM, Akemi Yagi wrote: This is why I initially hesitated to refer him to the link. But since wolfy is a member of the forum now and he is incredibly kind, I believe he would be willing to offer his hands. ;-) I've added a quick howto to the pack: http://wolfy.fedorapeople.org/dkms-r8168/quick_install.html. As usual, I am open to suggestions about ways to improve / simplify it. Dag had the kindness to include my package in rpmforge, I have updated the instructions on my fedorapeople page to reflect that. Since I have no access in that section, could someone with proper access rights please amend the Solution paragraph from http://wiki.centos.org/HardwareList/RealTekRTL8111b ? Manuel I have done this for you. Could you check that out to see if it looks okay? Akemi ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
Re: [CentOS-docs] Re: rpm for r8168
On Feb 13, 2008 9:04 AM, lonely wolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 02/13/2008 05:30 PM, Akemi Yagi wrote: Dag had the kindness to include my package in rpmforge, I have updated the instructions on my fedorapeople page to reflect that. Since I have no access in that section, could someone with proper access rights please amend the Solution paragraph from http://wiki.centos.org/HardwareList/RealTekRTL8111b ? Manuel I have done this for you. Could you check that out to see if it looks okay? Akemi excellent, thanks a lot! if you have the time, you could also add Asus P5B-VM to the list of supported motherboards (that's one of those I have tested). Manuel I love opensource and collaborative work Wolfshant Done. Hum? How many mail aliases do you have? Akemi ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
Re: [CentOS-docs] Re: rpm for r8168
On Feb 9, 2008 4:52 PM, Ned Slider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried to word it as an alternative suggestion, giving him options, rather than deliberately steering him in that direction. Like you say Akemi, he didn't appear to have the knowledge to follow the current Wiki guide and I could see him getting frustrated by a perceived lack of progress (having a working Internet connection seems to be a critical requirement to most new users). That was indeed a good suggestion. This person used an old nic and got connected successfully. Well, now that he can access the network, he is a good candidate for us to ask if he could try installing the driver by following the instructions (I wrongly posted in other thread). So I did: http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flattopic_id=12467forum=40 Hope he can make it :-D I saw :) Be prepared to do some hand holding... from his first post in that thread Ran yum -Uvh *.rpm and it failed. This is why I initially hesitated to refer him to the link. But since wolfy is a member of the forum now and he is incredibly kind, I believe he would be willing to offer his hands. ;-) I normally find the first hurdle is becoming root, and the differences between 'su' and 'su -'. Do we have a Wiki Tips and Tricks entry on that yet?? This su versus su - issue is seen everywhere (mailing list, irc, etc). So go right ahead with the wiki entry *you* suggested. Akemi :-D ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
Re: [CentOS-docs] Re: rpm for r8168
On 02/10/2008 03:08 AM, Akemi Yagi wrote: This is why I initially hesitated to refer him to the link. But since wolfy is a member of the forum now and he is incredibly kind, I believe he would be willing to offer his hands. ;-) I've added a quick howto to the pack: http://wolfy.fedorapeople.org/dkms-r8168/quick_install.html. As usual, I am open to suggestions about ways to improve / simplify it. ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
Re: [CentOS-docs] Re: rpm for r8168
Or could you also provide the instructions that will help newbies install this driver? There was someone who was looking for the driver for this particular card. He could not understand the wiki and therefore was asking if there is some easier method. Well, IF a link to the rpm would be added in the wiki, it SHOULD contain something along the following lines: In order to use this driver link to driver here, you will need the dkms package available from rpmforge. Please add this repository to your list of local repositories (as described in http://wiki.centos.org/Repositories) and run the following commands: yum install dkms --enablerepo rpmforge rpm -Uvh link to dkms-r8168.noarch.rpm [*] Maybe also add some words about the benefit of dkms over lkmdl... Yes, brief instructions will be helpful. By the way, that someone was in the CentOS forum and he apparently decided to buy a new card that works out of the box (upon other's suggestion). I felt it was appropriate advice given his newbie status. Oops - sorry, I guess that was me :D I tried to word it as an alternative suggestion, giving him options, rather than deliberately steering him in that direction. Like you say Akemi, he didn't appear to have the knowledge to follow the current Wiki guide and I could see him getting frustrated by a perceived lack of progress (having a working Internet connection seems to be a critical requirement to most new users). ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
