Franki:
Did you have the isa-pnp kernel module installed? That's what that error
is nagging about. I've used the etherlink III's in the past without too
much fuss (I think I had to pass an IRQ in my modules.conf, but if the
actual card driver is in the kernel, it should figure that out).
Derek
Franki wrote:
>
> Thanks mate,, but I have decided to get a new PCI network cart, something
> like the realtec in my current server.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ybnorml
> Sent: Thursday, 15 February 2001 9:39 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [expert] Bloody 3com network cards
>
> I'm not sure the 905 can be installed in ISA mode. If this is a 509, go to
> 3com's site and get the utility to set it up for ISA mode and not PNP. I
> did 300h and IRQ 10. That has worked for me.....but then I had a 509 in LM
> 7.1 working for the longest, when I dual booted into Windows then back to
> Mandrake it wouldn't work. This happened with two 509 cards. I replaced it
> with a 905 and it's fine for the time being.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Franki
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 9:54 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] Bloody 3com network cards
>
> Hi all, I have a server with a Etherlink III Isa network card..
>
> and although it is showing up in the hardware configurator, it isn't
> working, and if you try to change the defaults, it comes back as "cannot
> find isa-pnp module."
>
> I just recompiled because I had that problem with the old one.. I don't
> understand what the problem is.
>
> IT has the driver for the card, and when I compiled it, i made sure that isa
> cards were supported, and this card in particular.
>
> Has anyone found a way around this? or should I just get another card,
> prefferably PCI...
>
> Its using the 3c905 driver, is that correct?
>
> regards
>
> Frank
--
Derek Stark
Linux Admin - eSN
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
xt 8952
