[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I purchased this notebook about 4 months ago, and have NEVER been able to get the
>network card to work
> under Linux. I had installed an older version of Red Hat, 5.X, and today I
>installed RH 6.0
> in hopes this would fix the problem.
>
> My PCMCIA cards are:
>
> DLINK DMF560TX, (this is the card I'm trying to get to work first), AND
>
> Adaptec 1460 (which also wasn't recognized during the upgrade). (install option)
>
> I've been working as a UNIX system admin for 15 years, but feel like all thumbs
>doing kernel work
> under Linux (everything is different from SunOS, Solaris, IRIX, HPUX, AIX, etc.)
>Been reading
> this list for months in hopes someone else would resolve this problem, or I'd find a
>clue.
>
> "cardctl status" does show the cards as being there. But under the system admin
>utils eth0 is
> always inactive, and in fact absent I think.
>
> Linux# cardctl status
>
> Socket 0:
> 5V 16-bit card preent
> Function 0: ready write protect
> Socket 1:
> 5V 16-bit card preent
> Function 0: ready write protect
>
> Does anyone know what kernel module the DMF560TX should use under linuxconf?
>
> eth0 is neither in /dev, nor in the directory that Linux said it should be in. Sorry
> if I'm not being exact but the computer is at work and I'm at home. When I use
>netcfg, or run
> /etc/rc.d/../network start I get the message, (lo0 OK), "Delaying startup of eth0.
>Would someone please
> help me? I read and reread David Hind's HOWTO instructions a few months ago, and
>tried
> everything. Nothing seems to work for me. I'm picking this up again after a few
>months
> of rest, from the frustration.
>
> Linux itself works great, Enlightnement works great, Gnome, works great.
>
> Your help would be greatly appreciated, David
ahhh the old "Delaying eth0 installation" line that means everything but doesnt really
tell you anything at
all...
I found myself at the same spot just a few days ago (but on my PC) and I found that
getting a newer driver
(I needed a tulip driver) and compiling it and placing the resultant object file in
the correct directory
helped tremendously
for a set of instructions I recommend you check out a tulip site - but transpose the
instructions across
for your DLink driver
http://www.bmen.tulane.edu/~siekas/tulip/
as for finding your driver I dunno - I use a DLink DE660 and fortunately its driver is
included in the RH6
package....
now then - wrap this one around your brain:
I still get "Delaying eth0 installation." on my laptop (Micron Transport VLX)
but I can ping other machines on my little home LAN (currently setting up a NFS)
now when starting up (when all the initialisation takes place and all interfaces are
brought up...) I can
see that the card actually starts up (ie lights flashing and the hub picks it up
then...) when pcmcia is
brought up....eth0 is still delayed....
does that shed any light on your issue David? or even give you any ideas...??
sorry if this doesnt help any - just managed to get through the above prob so I
thought I'd have a go at
helping ya...
cheers
Abhinav
