Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 18:02:41 +1100 From: Jim Mock <jim@corp.au.triax.com> To: vince@polgas.ps.admu.edu.ph Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: using a 3.0 kernel on a 2.2.6 system(??) Message-ID: <19990205180241.A4177@corp.au.triax.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.05.9902051214450.1771-100000@polgas.ps.admu.edu.ph> References: <Pine.LNX.4.05.9902051214450.1771-100000@polgas.ps.admu.edu.ph>
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On Fri, 05 Feb 1999 at 12:23:47 +0800, vince@polgas.ps.admu.edu.ph wrote: > > hi. i have the 2.2.6 cds that came with greg's second edition book. > however the kernel source included does not support 3c509B cards(at > least it wasn't able to detect it at startup). is there a way for me > to compile a 3.0 kernel (using sources downloaded), on a 2.2.6 > system? i tried doing it but the config program does not match the > config file(new keywords not recognized). i tried tweaking around > the file(commenting out those with unsupported keywords), but the > compiler stopped somewhere, after issuing warnings of "-a.out option > not recognized." does this mean i need a newer compiler? > Why don't you just install the driver for the ethernet card? See http://www.freebsd.org/~wpaul/3Com/ for more info. HTH, -- : Jim Mock | [jim@corp.au.triax.com] : : System Administrator | http://www.triax.com/ : : Triax Internet Services | ----------------------------- : : Portland, OR USA | The FreeBSD' zine : : Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia | http://www.freebsdzine.org/ : : FreeBSD: The Power To Serve | http://www.freebsd.org/ : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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