Re: [RULE] Xircom NIC: xirc2ps_cs.o doesn't load.

[bugler]

Quoting C David Rigby <address@hidden>:

> Gabriel, I assume that you are writing from two email adresses.  Sorry 

No, just address@hidden

> that it has taken me so long to respond on this.  My wife fell and broke 
> her leg today while we were hiking, so I am a bit distracted.

I'm sorry to hear that.  I hope she heals soon.

> & with the newer slinky v0.3.97.  Gabriel, do you have an ftp, http or 
> NFS server which can provide the packages?  Note that public servers do 
> exist, and I have gotten that to work before.

Yeah.  I have a desktop running FC1 that I'm setting up as an NFS server with a 
peer-to-pear ethernet connection using a crossover cable.

> BTW, my understanding of the way the slinky installer works is that it 
> installs specific versions of the RPMs based on the set of RPMs (the 
> abreviation for RedHat Package Manager packages) on the install CDs. 
> So, until I or someone else can update the package lists usd by the 
> installer, it probably is not possible to install FC2 using slinky v0.3.96.
> 
> However, it should be possible to use v0.3.96 to install RH9, then 
> upgrade to FC2.  Though I cannot tell you how to do that without some 
> experimentation.
> 
> CDR

OK.  I understand... and I'm OK with RH9.  However, I haven't quite got that 
far yet.  As a contingency, I'll probably D/L RH9 soon.

Thanks very much,
Gabriel