On Monday 15 April 2002 20:11, Marcel Pol wrote: > Hello, > > When I use the de4x5 driver for my dec21041 network card, and do an > ifconfig up, I get instant death. I get this on both the > kernel-smp-2.4.18.3mdk and kernel-smp-2.4.18.10mdk kernels. The tulip > driver works fine. > > lspcidrake -v -f > tulip : DEC|DECchip 21041 [Tulip Pass 3] [NETWORK_ETHERNET] > (vendor:1011 device:0014) > > Maybe I should just use the tulip driver (like I do), and don't complain, > but I believe it should not give instant death.
I had the same problem so i just started to use the tulip driver. The tulip should be the default in Mandrake. Weird thing was that rmmod the tulip and insmoding the de4x5 did work (at least that is what i remembered)
