Hi,
I noticed some problems with X-windows and the 3Com905C card. I am using
KDE and a Dell XPS600T, with the stock Mandrake 6.1.
1. The card is not recognized at installation.
2. I loaded the shipped 3c90x.o module after installation, but it
would not stay alive. It come up and then go down.
3. I downloaded the 3c90x.c and 3c90x.h from 3Com's web site, compiled
it, and things seem to work only if X is started first and then
modprobe and ifconfig. If I load 3c90x.o and fire up eth0 "before"
starting X, then X will sometimes not start. Other times it will take
several minutes to start. In particular, KDM will not start or takes
a long time to start if the
ethernet module is loaded and ifconfig has been run. I'm inclined to
replace the 3Com905C.
Anyone else using the 3c905C successfully?
TIA,
-sen
