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Posted: Feb. 13 2005,12:06 QUOTE
Hi,  I think this DSL Live CD is great.
But.. I cant get it to find my networkcard.
I have a ACER laptop TM 2301WLMi that I byed in okt 2004. Windows XP,  SP2 installed. Intel celeron 1,3GHz, 400MHz FSB, 512KB L2cache.  15,4"WXGA wide TFT LCD. 802.11 b/g wireless LAN....
And Networkcard: Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller. (That what it says in Win XP/controllpanel/system)

I have read trou all of the posts in your NETWORK forum, and tryed some recomended "commands" in Xterminal. I dont now if this commands are useble in MY computer, but I tryed them anyway, without any luuck.

Command 1:
sudo su
modprobe wd
netcardconfig
exit
exit                   Still says  "Cant find Networkcard"

Command 2:
sudo su
modprobe sk98lin
netcardconfig           Still says  "Cant find Networkcard"

Command 3:
sudo mii-tool -r
netcardconfig                Nothing realy happens...

Does enyone now what to try next :)
/tommY
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Posted: Feb. 14 2005,01:23 QUOTE
Check out this post:

http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....4%;st=0

Sounds like you need to open an xterminal and type:

sudo su
modprobe b44
netcardconfig
exit
exit
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Posted: Feb. 17 2005,16:41 QUOTE
hmm..  noop.
modeprobe b44    did not work, it still says  "no networkcard was found"

any other sugestions ?
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Posted: Feb. 18 2005,09:14 QUOTE
Hi again.
I have now tried my DSL LIVE CD on my friend new Siemens laptop and it works perfect, network and everything (= So the CD is OK
So it seams that MY Acer computer Networkcard  is not included in the DSL LIVE CD Driver "list"

Q: If I find the right driver for my Acer networkcard, how do I get it on the DSL LIVE CD?
In what directory do I install it?
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Posted: Feb. 18 2005,18:29 QUOTE
Usually it is installed to someplace like:

/lib/modules/kernel/2.4.26/drivers/net

I am not using DSL at the moment so I don't know the exact syntax.

But you will need to make that directory writable and then back up the file, in other words create your own *.dsl file

Unfortuately, the reality of the situation is that a new driver will probably require a kernel recompile so you will have to do more work than is mentioned above.
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