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Re[2]: Cannot detect ethernet interface at boot ....

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ray Curtis)
Tue Nov 19 20:49:08 1996

Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 20:45:59 -0500
From: ray@fred.net (Ray Curtis)
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Diwadkar writes:
 > Skull <skull@yakko.cs.wmich.edu> wrote on Tue, 19 Nov 1996 20:12:47 -0500:
 > 
 > Thanks very much and couple more questions.
 > 
 > > make sure you compile the CMD
 > > bug fixes at least my PCI is a buggy one according to linux on my compaq.
 > > 
 > How can I get the bug fixes?  
 > 
 > > >Can I supply parameters at the LILO boot prompt to get around this?
 > > probably the best bet.
 > 
 > How can I figure out what parameters to give it?

 If you know the address from windows or dos, or if it has jumpers
just use a line such as:

 append="linux ether=0,0x0220,eth0"

Put this in your /etc/lilo.conf

---------------------------------------------------------------
Linux Host 'PICARD'
email: ray@fred.net


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