Re: [Nolug] Can-t reactivate eth0

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:37:42 -0600
  Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> wrote:
> On Wednesday 29 December 2004 5:18 pm, John Tiedeman spake:
>> > Is the rtl8129 module loaded? Do lsmod and see.
>>
>> Not loaded, can't find on hd. Found where to download it using this
>> machine, p subnotebook without fd or cd capabilities.
>>
>
> That's strange. try searching for it on the disk: "locate rtl81", or
>"find /
> -name rtl81".

I tried that on the hd with no results. As I said, I can't make CD work (on
either machine). The drives are recognized, but "no media" when I try to
read.
>
> As for downloading it, *if* you did that, you'd still have to compile it
>for
> your machine --- not the way to go.
>
> I would take the easy way out and look for another NIC to put in the
box.
>
The 8169s are built into both m/bs. Besides, there's no guarantee I would
find the driver for another NIC.
c` > --
>
>
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