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The file can now be found at http://minyaliel.com/driver.tar, and a
download link can be found at http://minyaliel.com/drivers.html. Sorry
about the HTML, I didn't know my client did that. It should be fixed
now.
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2009/12/18  <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>:
> I can try to compile for kernel 2.4.31 (I don't have the kernel code for
> 2.2) if you provide another URL for the drivers.  I could not figure out
> how to access your ftp site with ftpget or wget, and lynx accesses it but
> I don't find the files.
>
> Please post to this list with plain text and NOT also HTML (check your
> email program settings or options) - it more than doubles message size.
>
> Sindi
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> If I understand correctly, one of the NICs is working
> in BL3 using the 8139too module, but the second NIC
> is not working in BL3.  Is that correct?

Yes, that is correct.



> BL3 is targeted at old hardware.  The 2.2.26 kernel
> and modules are several years old and work best with
> hardware of that era.  Newer hardware may or may not
> work (depending on how closely it follows the old
> standards).

I realize that, however, since the NIC comes with drivers for the 2.2x
kernel, it should be possible to have it work, wouldn't you agree?




2009/12/18  <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>:
> Message from Steven
> ===================
>
>> I have installed BL 3.5 with two NICs, both working
>> fine in Windows and one of them working flawlessly
>> with the 8139too.o driver.  However, I've tried all
>> the drivers at
>>
>> http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/
>> baslinux/add-ons/2_2_26/modules/net/
>
> If I understand correctly, one of the NICs is working
> in BL3 using the 8139too module, but the second NIC
> is not working in BL3.  Is that correct?
>
>> problems with my relatively new CNet ProG-2000S
>
> BL3 is targeted at old hardware.  The 2.2.26 kernel
> and modules are several years old and work best with
> hardware of that era.  Newer hardware may or may not
> work (depending on how closely it follows the old
> standards).
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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