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Installed Puppy 2.14 on a Thinkpad 600 laptop last evening but the PCMCIA network card did not work, i.e. not internet access. could not find rtl8139x.ko under /lib/modules/.../net/.

Looks like need to compile kernel driver. Questions:

Is there a rtl8139x.ko in stock puppy kernel ?
where the kernel source is ?
what packages needed for kernel module building ?

Unlike xubuntu, puppy runs faster with the old dog that is Thinkpad 600.

Thanks in advance.

Drummer

It works from this discussion Here

What happens when you try the network wizard?

Network wizard could not auto-probe the PCMCIA network card so it asked me to "Load Driver". Yesterday I loaded every PCMCIA modules in the list thinking one of them might be compatible but none worked.

Your reply gave me a hint. today I loaded the 8139too driver and follow the instructions to setup eth0. It works.

The 8139too driver is labeled as a pci driver, not as a pcmcia driver. This threw me off.

Thanks for your help.

Drummer

I run Puppylinux 215CE on an old Compaq 1237 with 90MB RAM, and
use a no name PCMCIA/Cardbus 32bit. ethernet card.
On your advice I loaded the 8319too driver, and it works !!
Great improvement in the look, same good Linux, bravo to Barry and the team.
Thanks and do as myself; donate, so the project can go on.
Chefmichel

drummer wrote:Network wizard could not auto-probe the PCMCIA network card so it asked me to "Load Driver". Yesterday I loaded every PCMCIA modules in the list thinking one of them might be compatible but none worked.

Your reply gave me a hint. today I loaded the 8139too driver and follow the instructions to setup eth0. It works.

The 8139too driver is labeled as a pci driver, not as a pcmcia driver. This threw me off.

Thanks for your help.

Drummer

Thanks. 8319too PCI driver works for my pcmcia card.