> I've got potato installed on the machine (base + a few bits) but > whenever I try to load the 3c59x (vortex) kernel module, it > craps out with (paraphrased): "device or resource busy". ... > I verified that the card (and the other hardware) were working > fine under the preinstalled windoze environment before blowing > it away and the NIC continues to work fine under the FreeBSD > installation I have on another partition. > > Web searches had led me to the home page for a fellow named > Fred Maciel who had apparently patched Donald Becker's vortex > driver to support this card and the notes on the web page > indicated that the patches had been included in kernel 2.2.17. > > However, Fred's home page seems to have disappeared.... > (It was at http://www2.neweb.ne.jp/wd/fbm/3c556/ ) > > I was all set to get fresh kernel sources and try to apply the > patch myself to see if that would get things working but, well, > the patches went with the page.... :-(
You might want to check the changelog for 2.2.18pre<whatever rev Alan Cox is up to now> ... he is quite a sound fan, so he might have fixed it while you weren't looking, or alternatively, it would be worth letting him know that it still isn't handled properly. > Anyone have experiences/suggestions/etc.? Yeah, when you succeed, make a deb for yourself with your kernel parts, and keep it in a safe place in case you need it. * Heather Stern * star@ many places...
