wrong network module during FC3 network install

Paul Howarth paul at city-fan.org
Thu Jul 21 07:12:46 UTC 2005


On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 01:56 -0500, Robert Citek wrote:
> Is there a way to specify at the boot prompt what module the kernel  
> should use for eth0 in order to do a network install of FC3?  If not,  
> how can I rmmod the incorrect network module and load in the correct  
> network module during the early stages of the installation?
> 
> I'm trying to install FC3 over the net, but FC3 is unable to get an  
> IP address.  After cycling through the virtual consoles, I noticed  
> the message that FC3 loaded the tulip module for the NIC.  From other  
> installs, I know that the tulip module won't work.  Instead, FC3  
> should be loading the de2104x.  I've been googling for possible  
> solutions, but haven't found an answer, yet.

I think if you boot with the "expert" option you may be able to select
the driver manually from a list.

Paul.
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Paul Howarth <paul at city-fan.org>




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