Bug 8462 – No 3C905C Ethernet Driver on Install CD

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Release Media

[Description Joe Goldberg 2002-09-27 09:13:02 UTC]

I just wanted to add the 3Com cards to the list of those missing from the 
install CD for 1.4 RC1.  I have the 3C905C and did not see the driver in the 
net drivers directory.  3Com is a popular brand of Ethernet cards and probably 
should have drivers included on the install CD.

Other than that, I love Gentoo.  Keep up the great work!!!

[Comment 1 Brandon Low (RETIRED) 2002-10-30 14:40:21 UTC]

Isn't it compiled into the kernel instead of as a module?

[Comment 2 Joe Goldberg 2002-10-31 09:13:18 UTC]

Yes you are correct it is in the gentoo-sources kernel (I assume the others as 
well) but it is not on the install CD as a module, so during the install, you 
cannot get network access to get the portage tree or the kernel from the 
Internet.

[Comment 3 Brandon Low (RETIRED) 2002-10-31 13:02:40 UTC]

boot install CD and get me ifconfig -a, IIRC drobbins compiled the driver into
the kernel not as a module, so it shouldn't need to be loaded, it should just be
there...

[Comment 4 SpanKY 2002-11-13 15:37:52 UTC]

*** Bug 10693 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 5 SpanKY 2002-11-19 10:04:29 UTC]

*** Bug 10960 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 6 Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) 2002-12-16 23:00:47 UTC]

The NIC drivers in the kernel work fine.

[Comment 7 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) 2005-03-25 11:24:30 UTC]

Moving these so we can remove the "Install CD" component from "Gentoo Linux".

I apologize to everyone for this spam, but according to the bugzilla developers,
this is the only reasonable way to do this.