How about loading an 8290 driver first.
Go to a virtual terminal and type
insmod 8290
insmod ne2k-pci
Also try 8390 instead if that doesn't work; and try
modprobe ne2k-pci
Also try the same with just 'ne'.
If those don't work, report your messages.
Cory
On Wed, Aug 08, 2001 at 04:18:32PM -0700, Sam Crow wrote:
> ok.... so drumming on and on about the same old thing.
>
> On a whim I popped in the SuSE 7.2 boot disk and rebooted the computer. The
> install program loaded up and from the menu I selected "load modules". From
> the next menu I selected network modules (all as usual) and I was prompted
> for the modules disk which I put in. The disk was loaded into ram disk and
> from there I was given a sub menu of ethernet modules... yada yada. I chose
> ne2k-pci I was prompted for parameters of which I entered none. I was told
> the module failed to load..
>
> but in an inspired bit of thinking (translated as I should of thought of
> this a long time ago).... after the error message I ran through the
> ctrl-alt-Fx screens untill I found one with information relating to the
> attempted module install and this is what I found
>
> Executing "insmod ne2k-pci "
> using /modules/ne2k-pci.o
> /modules/ne2k-pci.o: unresolved symbol ei_open
> /modules/ne2k-pci.o: unresolved symbol ethdev_init
> /modules/ne2k-pci.o: unresolved symbol ei_interrupt
> /modules/ne2k-pci.o: unresolved symbol NS8290_init
> /modules/ne2k-pci.o: unresolved symbol ei_close
>
> Do these sound familiar to anyone?
>
> Thanks (always) for the help
>
> Sam
>
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