Dying here: can't install NIC card

["ed c semblantes" <edusem lycos com>]

I just GAVE UP trying to install the Lynksys card on my previous posting.  However, I did installed a NETGEAR 10/100 PCI (model FA 311, supported all the way, if I recall correctly). It still did not get installed for eth0.
I think I am close, but I must be missing something.  I did read the HOWTOs and collected some info that might be useful for those who can give me a hand:

1. lspci -v  (Ethernet card pertinent portion. I checked: no conflicts with IRQs, ports.  So, if the card is found, why does it show like an "unknown device"?)

00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporation: Unknown device
           Subsystem: Netgear: Unknown device f311
           Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 10
           I/O ports at fc00
           Memory at fffbf000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
           Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

2. RH62 kernel configuration utility to load the tulip driver (as suggested from the Hardware Compability List).  The conf.modules file looks like this:

options eth0 io=fc00 irq=10
           debug=val   <----- Is this correct, what does val mean?
alias eth0 tulip

3.  insmod tulip gives an error:
tulip.o: init_module: Device or resource busy

4. modprobe eth0 gives an error:
insmod eth0 failed

5. Boot-up and shutdown errors 

6. ps aux doesn't show kerneld (it it supposed to be active??). None of the services show it being around (am I missing something?).

Anyway, very confused at this point, but I want this to work.  Any ideas??

Ed.


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