[Trinux-talk] Re: Support for Accton EN2242

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>> Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] new ISO image
>> 
>> 
>> > What NIC do you have? With the laptop you'll need to ensure that
>> > pcmcia-bin.tgz pcmcia-coremods.tgz and then the individual (3com,
>> > xircom, or whatever) driver have been installed.
>> 
>> I built a new ISO using ide-rc2 and the workstation now
>> detects/configures  dhcp w/ no problems.  The laptop still is not
>> detecting a dhcp client  though.  The laptop has an Accton EN2242
>> miniPCI NIC.  Do I need to add an  entry to tux/kpkglist in order load
>> the module on boot?  
>> I didn't get the kernel config, must have been blocked.
> 
> 
> It looks like the Accton EN2242 uses this driver:
> 
> http://www.trinux.org/pkg/2.4.5/pcmcia-pcnet.tgz
> 
> 
> If you are booting off the pcmcia floppy then you could add it (after
> deleting the 3com, xircom, tulip, eepro) and then do a network load. I
> have not tested the pcnet driver so I'm not sure if it works.
> 
> I think the ISO Image I released did not have pcmcia-bin.tgz so unless
> you build your own, you might be out of luck. If you do build your own
> add the pcmcia-pcnet.tgz (as well as pcmcia-bin, and pcmcia-coremods)
> to the pkglist (not kpkglist) on the boot floppy you use to burn the
> cd.
> 
> I will probably release a smaller ISO image (rc3) in a day or two that
> fixes the hanging problem when no floppy is present.
> 
> -mdf

I'll build a new ISO and let you know how it goes.
Does the net-rc2 image have the pcmcia-pcnet driver built in?  I can do a 
network boot with my laptop off the net-rc2 bootdisk.  Thanks.  
-rw