bootstrapping network (bcm) on Dell D800
David Gilbert
dgilbert at dclg.ca
Wed Aug 6 05:48:30 PDT 2003
>>>>> "Andre" == Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy at siliconlandmark.com> writes:
Andre> On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, Dr. Richard E. Hawkins wrote:
>> If I'm reading the recent messages correctly, the bcm driver won't
>> work unless updated to approximately July 17.
>>
>> I burned 5.1 iso's, and installed most of it successfully. How do
>> I bootstrap the network. I saw Bill Paul's references to testing a
>> patch prior to committing it. Is this something I can apply singly
>> to the source that comes on the ISO (and if so, just where do I
>> grab it?), and then build a kernel, reboot, and update the rest of
>> the source?
Andre> Does this new toy have a 32-bit pci slot available? If so, pop
Andre> in a nic (temporarily), cvsup and/or grab the needed patches
Andre> and rebuild away!
It has a mini-pci slot. You'd have a hard time getting an ethernet
card in there. Having just had a look at the patch, it's a little
large to be typing in by hand.
Here's the options I see for you:
1) the D800 has a serial port (rare on today's laptops). Hook up a
modem or a null serial cable and network thusly to cvsup.
2) the D800 has a pccard slot. Find someone with a wireless or
ethernet card.
3) the D800 has usb2 and firewire... both of which can have ethernet
4) if you remove your hard drive, you can cheaply get a dodad that
will convert the mini ide connector to a regular one.
5) burn a CD or a DVD on another machine with the new src tree.
Dave.
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