Re: [TCLUG:10673] no detect NIC - 6.1 install

[^chewie <chewie@wookimus.net>]

On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Phil Plumbo wrote:

> I am trying to install 6.1 (Mandrake) and a particulat platform is
> being stubborn - refuses to see the 3c509 NIC. The install skips right
> over it, never mentions network configuration. (I did two successful
> installs on essentially identical hardware Monday.)

I'm assuming that you're using modules for the 3c509.  You know that you
can manually load the module for the NIC at any time, don't you?  Use
the 'modprobe' tool.

	# modprobe -a -v 3c509

Assuming, of course, that the name of the module is 3c509 (I believe it
is).  The -a will load all required modules (it should only load one)
and the -v will give you a verbose output.  Remember to use your 'man'
pages to learn more about the module utilities.  On the same token, you
should read your kernel source documentation to learn more about it. [1]

[1] ../linux/Documentation/modules.txt

^chewie