2005-11-13, 05:44 PM
Hello,
I am very much a n00b, so please bear with me. I installed Slackware 10.2 onto an ancient system (P1/75, 32MB RAM, 3GB HD), hoping to do some simple webserver work on it. I was able to install Slack. However, neither my Ethernet or mouse will work.
I am currently using a Logitech PS/2 mouse. I tried using an Intelimouse, and the driver and the mouse stopped the keyboard from working (not even the Caps LED would respond). This occured as soon as the driver for the Intelimouse were loaded. When I start X-Windows, the mouse will not respond, and a similar situation occurs, and my keyboard goes dead, not even the LEDs responding. I have to power cycle the system. When it boots up, it says the file system is forced, procedes to fix it, and reboots again. After this, it will return to a promt, and matter procede as normal. This is not the biggest isue. However, I would like to know how to fix it.
The Larger problem is the fact that I cannot get my Ethernet to work. It is an ISA Ethernet card. This is likely the problem, as I have found postings dealing with PCI Ethernet cards, but none dealing with their ISA cousins. I have tried:
ifconfig eth0 up
The response is:
eth0: unknown interface: No such device
So obviously, the issue is that the drivers, etc. for my Ethernet card are not installled. However, I am uncertain as to how to fix this.
Your assistance is greatly appreciated.