Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Dell Inspiron 510M eth0 not loading

[Eric G. <ehg...@gm...>]

Yes - I did that and used e100 , thanks very much.

A related question, I am creating a USB Pendrive to ship to clients
that contains a tftp server and router config file, so a direct ship
of hardware to site from supplier, can be installed by non-skilled
personnel, by booting a local desktop/laptop off the USB Pendrive,
connecting the router/switch, and voila ! One live router.

But - if DevilLinux does not auto parse all the Ethernet drivers out
there and installs eth0 automagically, then I have chosen the wrong
distro.

So, is the issue of having to set the eth0 module, specific to my
laptop style, or is the manual selection just the way it is supposed
to work ?

thx



On 12/3/06, Chad Martin <ch...@th...> wrote:
> Eric Greenwood wrote:
> > I have installed DL 1.2.11-i486 on my Dell Inspiron 510M, run from
> > CDRom, with USB pendrive for config. That all works OK, but the eth0
> > driver module is not installed - which renders the system useless. The
> > setup script gives me a module name PO80211 or similar module, and I
> > set that to load, reboot, but no eth0. ifconfig confirms only loopback
> > installed. Any ideas as how to fix ?
>
> Run lspci and see what chipset you have, then hit a Google search to see
> what module it uses.  Chances are you have the wrong driver.
>
> > and , how can I save the boot messages on startup ? Are they logged
> > somewhere ? I set kenel logging to 7, but no after boot log found.
>
> Run the command dmesg.
>
> Chad Martin
>
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