On Thursday 29 January 2004 11:46 pm, jason pearl said: ~ On Thu, 2004-01-29 at 23:15, Michael Havens wrote: ~ > I just tried to compile the eternet driver and I don't know what it did. ~ > [1] If you think you want to help. Perhaps I should wait untill I get kernel ~ > 6.? then install the driver. ~ ok dude what type of card do you have and what module did u install. ~ have u done insmod or modprobe ???? 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05) bmike1@bmike1:/mnt/sda5/Downloads/ethernet.driver/e100-2.3.33/src$ make install find /lib/modules/2.4.21-xfs -name e100.o -exec rm -f {} \; \ || true rm: cannot remove `/lib/modules/2.4.21-xfs/kernel/drivers/net/e100.o': Permission denied find /lib/modules/2.4.21-xfs -name e100.o.gz -exec rm -f {} \; \ || true mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.4.21-xfs/kernel/drivers/net install -m 644 -o `id -u` e100.o /lib/modules/2.4.21-xfs/kernel/drivers/net install: cannot remove `/lib/modules/2.4.21-xfs/kernel/drivers/net/e100.o': Permission denied make: *** [install] Error 1 bmike1@bmike1:/mnt/sda5/Downloads/ethernet.driver/e100-2.3.33/src$ sudo make install find /lib/modules/2.4.21-xfs -name e100.o -exec rm -f {} \; \ || true find /lib/modules/2.4.21-xfs -name e100.o.gz -exec rm -f {} \; \ || true mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.4.21-xfs/kernel/drivers/net install -m 644 -o `id -u` e100.o /lib/modules/2.4.21-xfs/kernel/drivers/net mkdir -p /usr/share/man/man7 install -m 644 -o `id -u` e100.7.gz /usr/share/man/man7 /sbin/depmod -a || true bmike1@bmike1:/mnt/sda5/Downloads/ethernet.driver/e100-2.3.33/src$ sudo insmod e100 Using /lib/modules/2.4.21-xfs/kernel/drivers/net/e100.o bmike1@bmike1:/mnt/sda5/Downloads/ethernet.driver/e100-2.3.33/src$ ifconfig eth0 255.255.255.1 SIOCSIFADDR: Permission denied SIOCSIFFLAGS: Permission denied bmike1@bmike1:/mnt/sda5/Downloads/ethernet.driver/e100-2.3.33/src$ sudo ifconfig eth0 255.255.255.1 SIOCSIFADDR: Invalid argument bmike1@bmike1:/mnt/sda5/Downloads/ethernet.driver/e100-2.3.33/src$ bmike1@bmike1:/mnt/sda5/Downloads/ethernet.driver/e100-2.3.33/src$ ~MIKE~(-:> This message has been scanned for viruses by the VEI Internet Automatic Email Spam and Virus Scanner, and is believed to be free of spam or viruses. Please report spam to spamtrap@vei.net. If you would like 98.9 % spam blocked from your E-mail then go to VEI Internet for details. Anti-spam/Anti-virus is FREE with every account. http://www.vei.net/ mailtospamtrap@vei.net