need help with linux....

[IBhacknU]

I'm a newbie at this whole linux.. so please be kind.

I am trying to set-up a driver for a newly installed network card. I have the .c file from the install disk.

1) How do I compile this file (into a .o module file)
2) What folder do I put it in?

If I get it in the proper folder, I should be able to run 'kernelcfg' and add the module.

HELP!

<edit>If it matters, I'm using Mandrake 6.0</edit>

 

[Shuxclams]

What card do you have?



SHUX

 

[IBhacknU]

I am using the D-Link DGE-530TX+

I have the driver disk that came with it.

 

[IBhacknU]

I also have a bunch of other cards sitting around here:

3COM 3C900B-CMB
3COM 3C509TP
3COM 3C905TX

I'm not sure if the above NICs work and I would have to get the drivers from 3COM.

The D-Link NIC is brand new out of the box. The others are thanks to the MIS manager at work.

 

[andri]

3com cards are supported just fine, no need to download something. i have 2 boxes with 3Com 10/100 NICs running under my desk right now.

 

[Shuxclams]

You don't need drivers for 3Com cards.... Throw the 905b in and type &quot;insmod 3c59x&quot; if its not already listed under &quot;lsmod&quot;, then &quot;ifup ethx&quot; where &quot;x&quot; is the ethernet card number, if its the only one then it should be eth0.



SHUX

 

[rahvin]

The D-Link card should just be a tulip driver, if you already have it in the computer just do a insmod tulip, then do a cat /var/log/messages to see if it installed it or gave you an error message. If you got a clean detection and set up of the card you can do ifconfig eth0 IP and it should set it up (or you can use linuxconf)

 

[Damaged]

Well, you can determine which driver you may need by doing a:

dmesg | grep ^eth. See what it says.

 

[IBhacknU]

Thanks guys...

I'll try these tonight when I get home and see what happens.