Compaq Deskpro and Redhat

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2 total messages Started by Mike Easley Mon, 20 Jan 1997 00:00

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Author: Mike Easley
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 00:00

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Has anyone successfully installed Redhat on a Compaq Deskpro 5133
computer.  The machine in question has a Matrox Millenium PCI video card
and either onboard Ethernet or a 3com 10/100 PCI ethernet card.  I have
not had much success with it at all...:(

Mike

PS.  I have successfully installed it on a HP P5/90 so I am not
a complete idiot!  :)

Re: Compaq Deskpro and Redhat

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Author: Jim Gifford
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 00:00

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Mike Easley (easley@coe.uga.edu) wrote:
: 
: Has anyone successfully installed Redhat on a Compaq Deskpro 5133
: computer.  The machine in question has a Matrox Millenium PCI video card
: and either onboard Ethernet or a 3com 10/100 PCI ethernet card.  I have
: not had much success with it at all...:(
: 
: Mike
: 
: PS.  I have successfully installed it on a HP P5/90 so I am not
: a complete idiot!  :)

Mike,
I am not familiar with the onboard ethernet for the compaq line, but if 
the 3com board you mention is a 3c900 or 3c905 (perhaps followed by an XL),
then you won't get a standard kernel to work with it.  You will have to do
what I did, and steal (or borrow) a card that is supported in the stock kernel
to do the install, then get the new driver from Donald Becker's site.

I hope this helps,
Jim Gifford

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