Re: Intel i845GL graphics chip and Intel 82540EM GigaBit Ethernet?

Gene Cumm wrote:
> I maintain a GX260 with the same chips running Debian.  The ethernet
> driver has been in the kernel source since 2.4.20.  If you want it for
> older versions(like LNX-BBC 2.1), Intel has the driver.  GAR can get the
> package if you custom make it and modify meta/bbc-contents/bbc-contents
> if you use 2.1.  Custom compiling a CD for 2.0 took me about 5 hrs and
> almost 5G on a P4-1.8.
> 
> Video should be VESA compliant.

Ah yes. GX260s all around at work, most of them.
The video though... I thought I saw in the BBC help on the CD, though
that it didn't support the Intel chip.  Certainly, I've never managed to
get it to work.  Text only, no graphics. :-/

Compiling a CD.  I guess I could.  Just not feeling that confidant, and
5 gigs is a *lot* of space.  My processor is in that range, at least.
Just was wondering if they'd be in the "official" package any time soon.
I'd give up a couple of games in exchange for the ethernet.  (just not
tetris! )