Re[2]: ne lan driver question (2)

["Alexander Y. Loyko" <malloy access sanet ge>]

jy> i read this from the davison's (FAQ) website. It says
jy> davison 9008F models do not have drivers for linux but
jy> maunally one can
jy> enter these in two lines in the /etc/modules.conf.
jy> alias eth0 ne
jy> options ne io=0x320 irq=0x5

jy> when i do this i "insmod" error.
jy> Jim

Jim,

so far I understood / found out you are using Ethernet adapter 9008
from DaviCom semiconductors...
Definately, you do not need drivers for Linux since the card is
NE2000-compatible and uses NE module.
So far, I could see from the card description, the card is
jumperless/PnP. This way, you must have a diskette with software to
re-configure your card when you need it.
So, reboot your PC from A: drive (MS-DOS/Win boot diskette, if the
supplied diskette is not bootable) and using the adapter software to
check card's settings are 320/5. If they differ, adjust them the way
not to cause hardware conflicts, and alter your /etc/modules.conf with
the same IO/IRQ's.


Good luck!
Alex.