Re: Dying here: can't install NIC card

[Steve Sykes <ssykes emirates net ae>]

I am using Linksys cards and got them to work.  I used the file from the disk I received, I am including the file.  I just had to mod the Makefile by removing the reference to the n2k card in the compiler instructions.  Then
followed the readme included in the file.  It worked on 6.2 and 7.0.

Regards,
Steve Sykes


ed c semblantes wrote:

> 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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