installing SuSE9.0 over the net on nForce chipset
Folks, I tried to install 9.0 over a local network on a micronPC with the nvidia chipset (nForce NIC using the nvnet driver). The problem is there is NO module for the nForce NIC on modules floppy #3! Does that mean that all nForce owners are SOL and cannot install over the network? Alternatively, can I create a module #3 floppy with the nvnet modules? How is that done? Thanks, Babu __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 14 December 2003 02:15 pm, babu walad wrote:
Folks,
I tried to install 9.0 over a local network on a micronPC with the nvidia chipset (nForce NIC using the nvnet driver).
The problem is there is NO module for the nForce NIC on modules floppy #3! Does that mean that all nForce owners are SOL and cannot install over the network? Alternatively, can I create a module #3 floppy with the nvnet modules? How is that done?
You need to compile the nvnet wrapper using the exact kernel source used to build the kernel on the CD. Unless NVidia wants to open source the driver, SUSE will not put it on the CD. My recommendation: buy a $10 network card and save yourself the trouble. - -- James Oakley Engineering - SolutionInc Ltd. joakley@solutioninc.com http://www.solutioninc.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/3byN+FOexA3koIgRAu6mAJ9rVGJk0nU3N/xUDFczMjtWe8ua8gCfXfMd X3N5ObdI18iPn37FJJ/zmJo= =Ayqd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 09:52:13 -0400, James Oakley
Unless NVidia wants to open source the driver, SUSE will not put it on the CD.
... it's not really nvidia's choice - it's the licensing they are forced to with the various subsystems (vendors) they use -- << http://michaeljtobler.homelinux.com/ >> Nothing is faster than the speed of light: To prove this to yourself, try opening the refrigerator door before the light comes on.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 15 December 2003 11:33 am, mjt wrote:
On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 09:52:13 -0400, James Oakley
wrote: Unless NVidia wants to open source the driver, SUSE will not put it on the CD.
... it's not really nvidia's choice - it's the licensing they are forced to with the various subsystems (vendors) they use
1. That's bull. They're just passing the buck 2. We're talking about a network card here - -- James Oakley Engineering - SolutionInc Ltd. joakley@solutioninc.com http://www.solutioninc.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/3wo9+FOexA3koIgRAtCgAKC3RMMaBNrDsWqE7hVDKEnestT1bACdEhVo OyXnz4vworaCtdKBLOxH7FA= =PZts -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 09:35:56 -0400, James Oakley
... it's not really nvidia's choice - it's the licensing they are forced to with the various subsystems (vendors) they use
1. That's bull. They're just passing the buck
... they HAVE to pass the buck, if they've signed an agreement with their vendor[s], as much as we might not like it. -- << http://michaeljtobler.homelinux.com/ >> Hackers do it with all sorts of characters.
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