--- Cowboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> From: Prabhu Ramachandran > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> hi, > >> > >> >>>>> "Me" == Me <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > >> > >> Me> I encountered this problem once. It was > when my pnp ne2000 > >> Me> was enabled. I think after scsi it tries > to detect the > >> Me> network cards, if one is enabled that > doesn't match the 3com > >> Me> drivers that are in the kernel it stops. > >> > >> Me> So the solution i have heard around here > is to remove all > >> Me> excess cards, and to try it again. > >> > >> You are absolutely right. I have an NE2000 ISA > card that uses > >> IRQ 5. I removed the card and Hurd booted > cleanly. So I have the > >> hurd up and running. :) Thanks. > >> > >> But, it isnt any fun without a network card. > Besides I cant > >> do too much without the network. Is there a > solution for this NE2000 > >> problem? > > Off hand, it sounds like an IRQ conflict type of > problem.
It shouldn't be. I keep a clean system, without shared irq's and still had this problem. The advice i remember getting was to recompile GNUmach with ne2000 support. I had my ne2000 card at irq 10 or 11 > If it was me, I'ld dink with the card settings, > under whatever system > works, re-install the card with different settings, > and get Hurd to boot > with the card in place, whether it works or not, > then proceed to find > card settings that do work. > > IRQ sharing is real easy in MSFT systems, a bit > more difficult in Linux, > and according to rumor, not possible at all with > HURD. > ( though that remains to be proven. My scsi problem > prevents me from > doing much, and it's been a crazy year for me > otherwise ) > > -- > Cowboy > > A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to > imitating yourself. > -- Don Marquis > > However, I don't know if isapnp is ported to Hurd if not, that is a good place to start. Micq is the other thing I plan to port to the hurd if it doesn't work off the bat. James Morrison ===== Here is ME to save the day -- Mighty Mouse voice http://phython.dyndns.org/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
