[3549] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: about the networking problem of RH Linux 7.1
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Wed Sep 5 13:11:31 2001
To: Long-Sheng Kuo <lskuo@MIT.EDU>
Cc: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: 05 Sep 2001 13:11:23 -0400
In-Reply-To: Long-Sheng Kuo's message of "Wed, 05 Sep 2001 11:12:30 -0400"
Message-ID: <sjmn149wojo.fsf@indiana.mit.edu>
Unfortunately, no. The SIPB installer for Linux-Athena is
specifically designed to install a new machine; upgrades then happen
over the network using standard Athena mechanisms.
As for support of the AT2000U network card, what driver module
are you currently using? I thought that the AT2000U was just
an NE2000 clone. Does the NE2000 driver not work for you? Are
you supplying the right IO/IRQ numbers?
-derek
Long-Sheng Kuo <lskuo@MIT.EDU> writes:
> Hello,
> Is it possible for you to make the RH installer with the option of
> upgrade before it checks the network card?
>
> I noticed that RH 6.0 and above don't support the old network card which
> is supported by RH 5.2/4.2. My AT2000U is an example. I tried to intall RH
> 6.x but failed because of network card problem.
>
> I also noticed that if by upgrading instead of installation, then Linux
> would keep the current network card information and then this problem could
> be avoided. (I successfully upgraded from RH Linux 5.2 to RH 7.1 and kept
> my network card AT2000U working properly. But I don't have Athena support.)
>
> Will my request be doable? Thank you.
>
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