[NTLUG:Discuss] package information needed.

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>From: krannen at gte.net
>>the result is:
>>1. no passward required. as long s I type root, it logined.
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>At a command line prompt, enter "passwd".  It will prompt you for a passwd,
>twice (to make sure you typed it in correctly as it won't echo what you 
>type).
>  Don't forget what you entered! :-)

Doh!

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>>2. there is no /etc/conf.modules file. (which package doing this?)
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>I'm not sure, but I'd think that would be part of the basic install.  
>Unless
>you told it you wanted a completely static kernel?  Just guessing...
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no, I did not tell it that I want static kernel. if it is a part of basic 
install, then I must miss up something.

I create this file by myself, linux seems just ignore. I set eth0 ne2k and 
eth1 rtl8139 (yes, I know the NIC's chip type) , when I reboot the box, it 
assign rtl8139 one as eth0 and ignore ne2k one! I wonder the card's order in 
the slot make does matter.

I think that modutils package take care all modules stuff.

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>>3. of course, the ether card don't work.
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>There could be any number of reasons for this:  the network module that 
>drives

...<ship>...

>Net-HOWTO.gz (this might also be called Net3-HOWTO.gz) and one called
>
>Ethernet-HOWTO.gz.  Between those 2 files, I"ve always been able to get my
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>network to function.  (and I learn a lot from there too :-)  BTW, if you
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>computer does not have these files, do a search on google for them.
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Thank you,  Kevin. and all.

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>HTH,
>Kevin
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