Mandrake linux and abit nf7-s

[Sibu]

Hey, i've just installed linux onto my pc, except for some reason it doesn't install the LAN card properly. Any ideas how to get it working?

I'm using mandrak 9.2 and my mobo (onboard LAN) is nf7-s

[Agent]

Download the source RPM : http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/n...0-0261.src.rpm

Fire up a terminal, change to the directory that you saved the file to.
Type in:

SU
<password>
rpm --rebuild NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.src.rpm

Loads of info will blink before your eyes. Somwhere near the end, look for a line that says somthing like "wrote /urs/...."

change to that directory in the terminal
you'll find your built RPM file there
Type in "rpm -ivh <RPM file name>"

Go into the mandrake network config (Drakeconfig iirc ?) and set it up in there.

[Sibu]

Tried that, it didn't work. When i did the rebuild line it failed for some reason, had lots of errors. Not sure which are relavent

[Agent]

Helps if we know the errors

You updated your Kernel by anychance ?
Might have caused problems.

[Matthoulb]

http://www.iskream.com/doc/nvidia_nf...rs_rh9_en.html

[Sibu]

YUp those sort of messages! i'll read it properly tomorrow, when i'm a bit more awake