Subject: Re: Install problem...Built in PM 8600 Ethernet
From: Tommy Young (tommyyoung@mac.com)
Date: Mon Sep 11 2000 - 20:52:03 MDT
I have an 8600/250 with working ethernet (hell I have the video in working),
and as long as you are running the standard kernel it should be fine, I
would try configuring the port with the installer
tommy
> From: Gawain Reifsnyder <gawain@guitar.net>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 21:47:49 -0500
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: Re: Install problem...Built in PM 8600 Ethernet
>
> At 9:08 PM -0400 on 9/11/00, Ned P. Ferriere wrote:
>
>
>> I just installed the latest YDL ISO an my Power Mac 8600/250 and i can't
>> seem to get eth0 up...kind of a linux newbie, is there a module i'm
>> supppsed to add or something that makes it work with the 8600's on-board
>> ethernet? an another strange note, linuxconf won't save any changes i make
>> to the interface, always reverts to no info and manual setup, even tho i
>> set it to dhcp and enter the approproprate info.
>>
>> Any help would be appriciated, if u need more info just ask of course. I'm
>> probably missing an obvious step here or something... :-)
>
> I don't know if this'll help much, but I just installed YDL from the
> ISO disk images onto a PowerComputing PowerTower 200e. Ethernet
> worked fine without any extra configuration needed on my part. If
> anything, I'd think the 8600 (which is from a similar era) ought to
> have a more compatible motherboard and ethernet than my clone
> machine.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Gawain Reifsnyder
> Guitar.net, Inc.
> http://guitar.net
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