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Installing NIC driver in linux
Let's say I had a NIC in my linux box that wasnt on the HCL, so the driver wasnt loaded. How would I go about getting the drive installed.
Let's start real basic. Say I throw the cdrom in with the linux driver on it
then do a
cp /mnt/cdrom/driver /tmp
Now it's on the hard drive. What would I do from there? Does /etc house drivers or is it /dev??
Thanks
Let's start real basic. Say I throw the cdrom in with the linux driver on it
then do a
cp /mnt/cdrom/driver /tmp
Now it's on the hard drive. What would I do from there? Does /etc house drivers or is it /dev??
Thanks
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its mandrake 10.
lspci is not a command on the shell i'm using. hmmm
If the driver was compiled inside my kernel , how would I get it?
thanks
lspci is not a command on the shell i'm using. hmmm
If the driver was compiled inside my kernel , how would I get it?
thanks
in that case it should load your NIC automaticaly.
learn more about modules here:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Module-HOWTO/
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.6/html/x204.htm
in future if you need more informations about linux this is very good webpage:
http://www.tldp.org/
learn more about modules here:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Module-HOWTO/
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.6/html/x204.htm
in future if you need more informations about linux this is very good webpage:
http://www.tldp.org/
"Say I throw the cdrom in with the linux driver on it"
As Luxana stated, there should be documentation on the cd (assuming it was something like the nic manufacturer's cd that included linux-specific drivers....if you've got a windows/Netware/BeOS/Rhaps
As Luxana stated, there should be documentation on the cd (assuming it was something like the nic manufacturer's cd that included linux-specific drivers....if you've got a windows/Netware/BeOS/Rhaps
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3 options
1) you have you "driver" compiled inside the kernel
2)you can have module(driver)outside the kernel
/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-386
and use modprobe command to install module
what modules are you currently using check with
lsmod
3) on cdrom . If you have it on cdrom there are step by step instruction what you need to do to make it work