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Old 12-22-2001, 10:31 PM   #1
vcheah
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Installing sis900


I updated my kernel to 2.4.17 i am sure that this kernel support the sis900 network card.
but after updating when i do
> insmod sis900
it returm insmod:sis900:no module by that name found
when i do a find / -name sis900.o -print
i got 2 path
> /home/lostnfound/linux/drivers/net/sis900.o
> /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/net/sis900.o

i try modprobe
modprobe sis900
modprobe: can't locate module sis900

thanks in advance...
 
Old 12-25-2001, 06:51 PM   #2
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When you did your new kernel did you do "make modules" and make modules_install" after "make bzImage"?
 
Old 12-25-2001, 07:25 PM   #3
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yeah i did.
do make modules
make module_installs.
however i did get it to work now
but the wierd things is
when i do lsmod i can't see any module listed...
 
  


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