"S. Newhouse" wrote:
>
> 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
Sen,
This sounds like an interupt conflict between your video card and your
nic. You need to run the 3c5x9cfg.exe setup program that came with the
card, from dos, to move the interupt if that's the case. (You might need
to move the memory address but I doubt it.) The 3c509.o module that came
with Mandrake will work. There was no need to download anything from
3com for linux but you can get the above mentioned dos program from
them. Put the following line in /etc/conf.modules:
alias eth0 3c509
Assuming that the 3c509 is the only ethernet card you have. The module
will find the interupt and memory address.
All my nics were 3c509b's untill I upgraded to 100mbps. They are great
cards!
Rick in Tampa
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