askar ... wrote: >>Can you run lspci and show us the output? > > 0000:02:07.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > 0000:02:09.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905 100BaseTX [Boomerang] > > kernel's config: > CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y > CONFIG_MII=y > CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM=y > CONFIG_EL3=y > CONFIG_3C515=y > CONFIG_VORTEX=y > CONFIG_TYPHOON=y > CONFIG_NET_PCI=y > CONFIG_EEPRO100=y > CONFIG_8139TOO=y > CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO=y > > 3Com 3c905 still don't work. > > askar >
CONFIG_VORTEX=y seems like the right one. Is there anything interesting from dmesg or /var/log/messages? dmesg | grep eth grep eth /var/log/messages Zac
config VORTEX tristate "3c590/3c900 series (592/595/597) \"Vortex/Boomerang\" support" depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && (PCI || EISA) select MII ---help--- This option enables driver support for a large number of 10mbps and 10/100mbps EISA, PCI and PCMCIA 3Com network cards: "Vortex" (Fast EtherLink 3c590/3c592/3c595/3c597) EISA and PCI "Boomerang" (EtherLink XL 3c900 or 3c905) PCI "Cyclone" (3c540/3c900/3c905/3c980/3c575/3c656) PCI and Cardbus "Tornado" (3c905) PCI "Hurricane" (3c555/3cSOHO) PCI If you have such a card, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. More specific information is in <file:Documentation/networking/vortex.txt> and in the comments at the beginning of <file:drivers/net/3c59x.c>. To compile this support as a module, choose M here and read <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.