[NCLUG] debian help

Nick Lang nlang at simla.colostate.edu
Thu Nov 6 15:09:50 MST 2003


lspci  lists all my chipsets and lists my nic card as stated in my previous 
email


>===== Original Message From bob at proulx.com (Bob Proulx) =====
>Steve Chadsey wrote:
>> Nick Lang wrote:
>> > update my kernel (right now I'm on 2.2 and I'd like to go to 2.6)
>> >
>> > but I'm having problems getting my nic recognized, my wifi card
>> > recognized, etc...
>>
>> Are you already running Debian with a 2.2 kernel, and the 2.6 kernel
>> isn't recognizing your devices?  If that's the case, it's probably
>> a matter of not having the right options selected during kernel
>> configuration.  Are you running a stock 2.2 kernel, or a custom one?
>
>It is also possible that
 the 2.2 kernel was a bootstrapping kernel
>with every module compiled into the kernel.  Whereas the newer kernel
>is almost certainly a modular kernel.  In which case any needed
>modules will need to be listed in /etc/modules.
>
>What does 'lspci' say?
>
>  lspci
>
>Bob
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