Re: Ethernet_Problems

[Reverend <statux bigfoot com>]

You didn't pass the correct arguments to the module. The card couldn't be
found because the settings you gave it are incorrect. Make sure you have
PnP on the card turned OFF.

On Sat, 1 May 1999, Discussion Lists wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> 	I'm having trouble with an Intel EtherExpressPro100 Card, and I'm not
> quite sure why.  Thanks to the wonderfully descriptive assistance of Steve
> Borho and others, I've made some progress here, but I still can't seem to
> get the card to initialize and work properly.
> 	I ran through linuxconf, and the card is still not recognized (even after
> reboot).  (I reboot as sort of a throwback habit from Winblows; is this
> necessary under Linux?)  My suspicion is that the card is a PNP-type
> device, and this may be getting in the way of Linux configurations.  How
> would I disable the PNP aspect?  The card "initializes" prior to the LILO
> prompt (or so the screen readout tells me).
> 	Following are the boot and shutdown messages that are pertinent to the
> card in question:
> 
> ==============================
> Upon shutdown:
> 	insmod: /lib/modules . . . ethepro100 . . . device busy
> 	eth0: unknown interface
> 
> Upon startup:
> 	insmod: /lib/modules . . . ethepro100 . . . device busy
> 	delaying eth0 initialization
> ==============================
> 
> 	Any help here would be greatly appreciated (including pointing me to
> resources on the web).  Private replies are encouraged if this question
> betrays my elementary Linux knowledge.
> 
> 
> Best,
> 
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