You are not logged in.
I've just installed 0.7.1 but it seems that kernel 2.6.15 don't support my Marvell Yukon Fast Ethernet card.
Yes, I know there's sk98lin module, but in kernel 2.6.15 it supports only Gigabit Ethernet cards.
So I have to update packages w/o network conection. At least the kernel, because Gentoo 2006.0 x86 LiveCD, which has kernel 2.6.15-gentoo-r5 w/ Gentoo patchset, supports my LAN card. So I think may be newer kernel(s) support my LAN card?
In short - is it possible to download packages separately and then install them w/o -Sy? If yes, please point me where I can read how to do it.
Offline
About your network card, I have no idea if it is supported or not.
About installing downloaded packages, if you don't need dependency resolving, it is as easy as 'pacman -A foo.pkg.tar.gz'
If you need dependency resolving, the way to go is to edit pacman.conf, remove all on-line repositories, and add a local repository. Check the pacman manpage on howto create a local repository.
Offline
Thanx for the answer. I found it's sky2.ko driver which supports my Yukon card. And this driver IS in 2.6.16 e.g. So the only thing I need is to update the kernel.
So if I understand you right all I need to do is 'pacman -U kernel26-2.6.16.4-1.pkg.tar.gz'?
Offline
yes that will do it
Offline
Also make sure you have the newest mkinitrd or mkinitramfs version installed.
Offline
In short - is it possible to download packages separately and then install them w/o -Sy? If yes, please point me where I can read how to do it.
Yes, it is possible, by running
pacman -U some_package_name-$pkgver.tar.gz.
For packages with dependencies, you will of course need the dependency packages as well.
Offline
It works. Both pacman and LAN card. Thank you all!
Offline