I did manage to get it working. Here's the story:
The linksys etherfast 10/100 has multiple models, each with a different chip
set. I have version 4 which is not supported in the current release of the
tulip driver. if yours works out of the box it's probably version 2.
the solution:
Get the new tulip.c source file (and some other files which you need to get
it to compile).
DO NOT follow the instructions for compiling the tulip module, they don't
work. It tells you to just compile the tulip.c file with a gcc command but
you need some headers that are not there resulting in compile errors out the
wazzu.
What you need is the latest source RPM for the PCI card modules:
ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/network/netdriver-2.0-3.src.rpm
Install the RPM and #cd /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/
run #make
this will recompile the new modules. move the new tulip.o and pci-scan.o
into /lib/modules/2.2.xxxx/net/ and run #depmod
Now it ought to load just fine: #modprobe -a tulip
If not, get the newest test tulip.c file from
ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/network/test/
put it in /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/ and run #make again
taste it,
Gavin
P.S.
I like to answer my own problems as too many times I search the archives and
find questions but no answers.
on 9/1/00 7:40 PM, Gavin Clark wrote:
> Hi,
> just got a linksys etherfast 10/100 to be my second ethernet card
>
> it says to use the tulip.o module to drive it but it doesn't work. the
> module won't load. I get 'device or resource busy':
>
> # modprobe -a tulip
> /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/tulip.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/tulip.o: insmod
> /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/tulip.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/tulip.o: insmod tulip failed
>
> anyone using this card and what did you do to get it running?
>
> thanks,
> Gavin
