Re: i810 and 3c905 drivers

[Sudhakar Chandra <thaths@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Ananth S." proclaimed:
> but im not sure how to configure my X... 

If XF86Setup is installed ('dpkg --list xf86setup' will tell you if it is),
then run /usr/bin/X11/XF86Setup for a semi graphical setup.  I had problems
with the mouse when doing so.  Removing gpm ('dpkg --remove gpm') solved
the problem.

> or my network card... i wasnt able to find the network card driver
> also... it wasnt listed in the hardware supported @
> debian website...  but rh seemed to have detect it as
> 3c905.


Run 'modconf' (without the quotes) as root and go into the net sub-section
and try to install the module for 3c59x.  The source code for this driver
says the following:

  This driver is for the 3Com "Vortex" and "Boomerang" series ethercards.
  Members of the series include Fast EtherLink 3c590/3c592/3c595/3c597
  and the EtherLink XL 3c900 and 3c905 cards.

> and what is the command to play around with .deb's ?
> as in install a particular package ?


man dpkg
man apt-get

Thaths
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