Hi, I am using RH8 and my network card is not in default modules.

Surecom EP320-XS => it use a Myson MTD-8XX chip

I found that the module is called fealnx.o but it is not available in /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/drivers/net. I have only the file : /usr/.../fealnx.c

I think I have to recompile the kernel but I have never done it before. In the readme file of the driver they told to do /usr/src/menuconfig but the path don't exist in RH8.
Is there a tool like menuconfig to select which module should be supported by the kernel ?

best regards.

Yes, there's such a module. Please go to /usr/src/linux. Then type
make xconfig
(when you're in X) or
make menuconfig
(if you're outside).
Find your driver, add it (as a module), save the changes. Then you can complie the kernel (as described in many threads on this site). In case of problems post again.

lo got the sma eproblem as niac.

red hat 8 useing a sure com 320x-s1
was also unable to go to /usr/src/menuconfig.

All the instructions are in the install dir
downloaded from surecom.

I did recompile the kernel but it didnt work.
I did this before reading this post;

would like to know what results you got niac
and maybe you can help a newbie out on
this one.

Also...Not Important.................

The drivers I got with the card were out of date for
the kernel I tryed to complie the fealnx.o but got a
message going something like this.

this module is for kernel 2.4.0 your kernel is 2.4.18-14
hece it didnt work.

Instructions

Anyway I did all these instructions and it didnt work.

What was wrong with kernel compilation?

I managed to install the card properly, but I don't know how. Here is what I have done :

- I recompiled the kernel to add the support of the Myson MTD-8XX as a module.

cd /usr/src
make menuconfig (or xconfig)
# add the support of the card Myson MTD-8XX as module
make dep
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
mv /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.xx-xx /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.xx-xx.old
cp arch/boot/i386/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.xx-xx
mv /boot/System.map-2.4.xx-xx /boot/System.map-2.4.xx-xx.old
cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.xx-xx

Then modify your config file grub or lilo (add the old kernel in case it doesn't work)

- I didn't get result, and decided to add another card which was supported by default (surecom ep320-xr).

- I updated the kernel with the last version

- When I rebooted, I get a window saying that a new hardware was detected, Myson MTD-8XX...

I have a question : When we update a kernel (using the redhat update) has it all the module we added to the old one ?
I think no, thus maybe the new kernel support the Myson MTD-8XX by default and you don't need to recompile the kernel.

The new kernel comes with new modules. It looks that the module needed by your card is just added to the default configuration in new RH kernel.

thx for the info niac.

However I got myself a new linksys 100tx and installs
on set up, saves a lot of messing about.