Your network connection worked when you came to the Installfest. Ian configured the kernel because I was busy doing other stuff. As I can imagine he used the old .config of the kernel? I think you should give it a shot and try the other 3com modules I remember seeing being in your module file: $ cd /lib/modules/2.4.24/kernel/drivers/net $ ls //use filenames without extension (.o) as modprobe?s arguments $ modprobe ExampleFilename3com $ ping truman.edu //keep going if unsuccessful
Ian Monroe wrote: >The 2.6 kernel has issues with the IBM 300GL and the 3com cards. You >have to do a cold boot or reboot from a 2.4 kernel (or any other OS >actually). I imagine this is what your probably doing anyways, since you >obviously had to a cold boot when you returned. Running the command >`dmesg | less` will give you the kernel output, see if you see something >about the ethernet card. You can do that after a insmod (I would suggest >using the command modprobe instead) and see what new messages it puts out. > >You can follow the kernel bug at: >http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1394 (it has the errors >messages you would see if you have the problem I described). > >Alex might have compiled it into the kernel so it doesn't need to be >loaded. Are you sure the ethernet is the problem? You could typing >dhclient as root and see if you pick up an internet address or not, >though I guess you'll be using a static ip (which requires using ipconfig). > >Chad Mohler wrote: >> Hi, all. >> >> At the InstallFest on Saturday, Alex (Alec?) and Ian were great in >> helping me successfully upgrade to the Debian 2.4.25 kernel on the IBM >> 300GL machine (model#6285) that is to be the new server on campus for >> Moodle, the open-source alternative to Blackboard. Unfortunately, with >> the kernel upgrade, the Ethernet card (a 3com "Vortex" model) is no >> longer working on the machine (either booting up with the new kernel or >> with the old one, 2.4.18, with which the Ethernet card had previously >> worked). At the advice of Don Bindner, I added to the /etc/modutils >> directory a file called "local" with the single line in it, "alias eth0 >> 3c59x." That didn't get the Ethernet card working (nor did adding that >> line to the aliases file in the same directory). Running "insmod >> 3c59x," I got the reply that the module already existed. >> >> Any help you could offer in getting the Ethernet card recognized >> would be great. It's hard for the machine to be a server without an >> Internet connection! Thanks. >> >> --- Chad >> >> P.S.: I'd bring the machine to the Wednesday TSLUG meeting, but >> unfortunately, I have another commitment already scheduled for the same >> time. >> > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with Subject: unsubscribe >----------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe -----------------------------------------------------------------
