I think they are even using different chips between differing versions of
the SAME MODEL of card. It is VERY annoying... -Tom
On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Stephen Brown wrote:
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:23:26 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Stephen Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Tom Oehser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: John W. Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [tomsrtbt] building a new version
>
> On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Tom Oehser wrote:
>
> >
> > The 8390.o stuff is hard-compiled into the kernel and is already there.
> > It should just work, but may need an ether= parameter at the boot: prompt.
> > Building a new kernel is not possible under tomsrtbt, you have to have
> > another (fuller) distribution. To make the kernel, you would type
> > something like "make zImage" from somewhere like "/usr/src/linux". -Tom
>
> Hrmm, the Linksys 10/100 card on my desktop machine required the tulip
> driver and pci-scan module to be loaded under 2.2.16 -- what are the
> odds that they are using different chips in the laptop card...
>
> Steve Brown
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
