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Re: Retry.. no more crybaby bs



On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 08:25:49PM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:
> > In the last three attempts my nic is not recognized and any attempt to
> > install one of the 3com drivers is rejected.  I didn't capture any
> > error info but will this time if it comes up.  My card is:
> > 3Com 3C905B-TX (PCI)
> 
> A kind poster named Sebastiaan, sent me a note that said to use the
> 3c59x driver.  The install bought it and I am network enabled now.
> This is something that needs to be patched though.
....

Wow, Debian install system seems to be much more friendly than I
expected.  

I thought the right way of finding network driver is to look into kernel
source and its Makefile to find out module names and insert them into
/etc/modules.

This is typical of Debian, though.  It's strength is in "upgrade" and
not in initial install nor in hardware upgrade adjustments :)

Read Debian site www.debian.org/doc carefully.  Install manual must be
read before trying install.  Debian requires steep learning curve but
once you do it, maintenance is easy.

Have fun with Debian.

Osamu

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Osamu Aoki <debian@aokiconsulting.com>, GnuPG-key: 1024D/D5DE453D
Visit Debian reference http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/quick-reference/
There are 6 files: index.{en|fr|it}.html quick-reference.{en|fr|it}.txt
I welcome your constructive criticisms and corrections.



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