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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>i686 is NOT itanium - it is later Pentium
(Xeon) chips but is still 32 bit. i386 is the earlier 32 bit chips. It isn’t
unusual on some systems to see both i386 and i686 packages (and if it is a 64
bit non-Itanium you can have those AND x86_64). ia64 = Itanium<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jim Kinney<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 09, 2010 10:01
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Atlanta
Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [ale] Trying to
Install a Realtek NIC Driver on Fedora 13</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In Fedora-land, there is
no longer an i386 build. It starts at i686 now. It is _called_ i386 but the
build arch is i686.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Greg Clifton <<a
href="mailto:gccfof5@gmail.com">gccfof5@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the i686 the Itanic (I mean
Itanium) CPU? Shouldn't you be using an i386 build?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'>GC</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Marc Ferguson <<a
href="mailto:marcferguson@gmail.com" target="_blank">marcferguson@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'>On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 12:24 AM, Brian Pitts <<a
href="mailto:brian@polibyte.com" target="_blank">brian@polibyte.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 07/07/2010 11:02 PM,
Marc Ferguson wrote:<br>
> I have an odd question. Since you guys were able to build the file<br>
> without any issues can you simply attach it to this thread?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>No, I don't think ALE is attachment-friendly, but I'm okay with taking<br>
this off-list and helping you out.<br>
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--</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>All the best,<br>
Brian Pitts<br>
_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks for the file Brian. I tried to work on getting my NIC installed,
but I was unsuccessful. Neat thing is I end up learning new things. I booted
Fedora13 i686 using a USB key and copied that .ko file onto the desktop. I then
moved it into the "modules" folder (something along the lines of
/lib/modules/kernel_version/net, it's not written in stone). Based on the
instructions from this blog post [1], I tried, but was thoroughly confused by
the end of the night. :)<br>
<br>
I noticed that there isn't a /etc/modules.conf file. So; I created one. I'm
wondering if I should go ahead and install Fedora 13 i686 and go from there.
I'm concerned about NOT having internet access during installation - if that
affects the final build of the machine? I noticed that none of the
changes I do stick (after reboot), so maybe I'm wasting my time by trying to
get the NIC to work on Live?<br>
<br>
Well; I ended up moving the r8168.ko file into a "realtek" folder
under /lib/modules/kernel_version/net, but I couldn't successfully modprobe it.
I did learn that my NIC device wasn't loaded. When I did a ifconfig only
"lo" was shown. So; now I need to figure out how to load my NIC
device manually!<br>
<br>
Amazing. I think if I buy a new motherboard (or get a PCI LAN), I can bypass
this pain... ah I mean learning. I would kill for an RPM right now!<br>
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[1] -- <a
href="http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/01/how-to-install-network-card-in-linux.html"
target="_blank">http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/01/how-to-install-network-card-in-linux.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Marc Ferguson<br>
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Registered Linux User #410978<br>
<a href="http://www.fergytech.com" target="_blank">www.fergytech.com</a> | <a
href="http://www.digitalalias.net" target="_blank">www.digitalalias.net</a><br>
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"When life gives me lemons... I make Linuxaide, hmm good stuff!"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Actively in pursuit of Life, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Liberty</st1:place></st1:City>
and Happiness <br>
Doing pretty well on all 3 pursuits <br>
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faith, then you are conceding that it can’t be taken on its own merits.<br>
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