Michael A. Peters wrote: > nate wrote: > >> Beartooth wrote: >> >>> I have an ASUS EeePC 701 (with 2GB of RAM and an 8 GB card), on >>> which I've installed CentOS on the hard-drive-plus-card. But it can't >>> even use my eth0. >>> >>> Some one on a local LUG, where I had mentioned that other OSs did fine >>> with all the same exact hardware, suggested that CentOS, being designed >>> for stability rather than the bleeding edge, likely lacks drivers; so I >>> need to get some. >>> >>> Anybody know what drivers (for wireless as well as ethernet cable) I >>> need, and how/where to get ones to fit CentOS?? >>> >> Why do you want CentOS on an EeePC ? It's not really intended for >> that purpose, if your having to ask where to get the drivers for it >> your probably not suited for running CentOS on the EeePC. Your better >> off with Fedora, or Ubuntu or something that has broader hardware >> support. >> > > I don't have an EeePC but I like to run the same distro on everything. > So since my remote server, lan server, desktop, and laptop run CentOS - > that's what I would want on an EeePC as well. > > With respect to the nic, my suspicion is that you may just need either > the Fedora kernel or a patch from the Fedora kernel. > > With CentOS 5.0 - the onboard gigabit nic on my Asus board worked OOB in > Fedora 8 or 9 (forget which) but did not work in CentOS - though CentOS > did see it and tried to use forcedepth (I think that was it), which > worked in Fedora but not well CentOS. So I just use a PCI card (though I > suspect onboard would work now, why change it?) > > Can't do that with an EeePC - but you probably could rebuild the Fedora > kernel for the EeePC. > Everything I have seen on this list is DON'T replace the kernel in Centos. Add to it, but DON'T replace it. Unless you are one of the Centos developers, I guess. > I wonder if a working driver for the EeePC nic is something that could > be patched into the CentOS plus kernel ?? > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >