Thanks Heather, I've got the NIC working, now. On Fri, 17 Nov 2000 15:02:13 -0500 Heather wrote: > > 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". [snippity] > > 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.
It turns out that the patches *are* in 2.2.17 but both Debian 2.2 and 2.2r1 seem to have been distributed with 2.2.17pre-something which doesn't include the patch.... Rolling my own stock 2.2.17 was sufficient to get the thing working. > > However, Fred's home page seems to have disappeared.... > > (It was at http://www2.neweb.ne.jp/wd/fbm/3c556/ ) FWIW, the page is back. > > 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. Good advice. I've tucked away my deb in a warm and cozy place. :-) Cheers, all! /sg
