Re: RE: [MLUG] 3com 905b NIC, Slackware Linux

["Andy G" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

The card is PCI.  I couldn't get the included driver to work.  How do I 
compile it into the kernel?
>I use 3com cards all the time with Slackware. Just use the driver that came 
>with Slackware. Is it a PCI >or an older ISA card? Some of the older 3com 
>cards have trouble loading as modules. You may need >to compile it into the 
>kernel. In my own experiance, you run into more trouble pulling in other 
>drivers >than just using the drivers that come with the kernel. Just make 
>sure you are loading the right one.
>
>Shannon
>
>	-----Original Message----- 	From: Andy G 
>[mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] 	Sent: Tue 7/1/2003 3:14 PM 	To: 
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>Linux
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>	I just installed Slackware 9.0 on my PC and everything went fine with the
>	exception of getting my NIC to work. I have two different versions of this
>	card, neither will work but I know that one of them worked in RedHat 9.  I
>	tried drivers that 3com linked to and an unofficial driver that was also
>	recommended by 3com. Neither worked. Does anyone have any idea how I can 
>get
>	it to work?
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