[nzlug] OMG, whats going on with my Ubuntu?!?
Sid Bachtiar
sid.bachtiar at gmail.com
Wed Jul 26 09:09:38 NZST 2006
> sudo apt-get install linux-386
The system tells me that my kernel is up-to-date.
> > Do I need to re-install tulip again after the upgrade?
>
> No, each new kernel comes with the new modules for that version.
>
> According to the bug report:
>
> } This simple patch removes the PCI ID's of the Davicom NIC's from
> } the tulip driver. Currently, both dmfe and tulip handles them and
> } this bug report suggests that the tulip driver is not up to it
> } after all, so we should let dmfe handle them.
>
> The tulip driver was claiming your card, and now, it won't. The dmfe driver
> is correct and should now be loaded automatically instead.
That's great. My ubuntu is fine now, happilly connected to the
network. Thanks for everyone's help here.
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