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  • Subject: Re: [BL] Networking question questions
  • Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:54:30 -0700 (PDT)

Hi Steven and All,
 
Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate your help.
 
I was wondering what really was the problem.

Here are what my step.
1) I download the module from 
   http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux/add-ons/2_2_26/modules/net/
2)
/<#>cp /floppy/bcm5700.o /lib/modules/2.2.26/misc/
/<#>insmod bcm5700
    Using /lib/modules/2.2.26/misc/bcm5700.o
    insmod: init_module: bcm5700: Device or resource busy
 
ifconfig was not working.
 
NB: My BL3 was booted from floopy. I did not install it on hard disk.
 
Thanks,
Ratana

baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
Message from Steven
===================
Ratana wrote:
>
> Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme
> BCM5721 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 21)

The network module (driver) for that NIC is bcm5700.o
Put bcm5700.o into /lib/modules/2.2.26/misc
Then do:
--------------
insmod bcm5700
--------------

The only problem is that your NIC is fairly new and
the bcm5700.o module is not in the BL3 module collection.
It will need to be compiled from the Broadcom source
package. According to the Broadcom FAQ, the bcm5700.o
module will work with a 2.2 kernel. But first it must
be compiled. Hopefully, someone here will compile it
for you (and we will add it to the BL3 collection).

Cheers,
Steven


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