I have successfully installed rh6.2 on my 486/66
computer (48MB RAM), but the ethernet card doesn't work.
I have tried three different cards: a 3c590-TPO (PCI), 3c900
(PCI), and 3c509 (ISA) all with the same failure.
The OS recognizes the cards through PNP when I put them in
and it even tells me properly what the model is that it has detected.
But during the re-boot process I see the following error
message:
insmod /lib/modules/2.2.15-2.5.0/net/3c59x.o: insmod eth0
failed Delaying eth0 installation
The module 3c59x.o is indeed in that directory. I've
checked.
But "dmesg" shows no signs that "eth0" is present.
And "ifconfig -a" shows only "lo" (loopback) -- not "eth0"
(the ethernet card).
To reduce a possible irq conflict I have temporarily
disabled the CD-ROM, but that didn't help. I have a MACH64 video card in
it as well, but there are still many irq's left including 10, which is
often
used for an ethernet card. The only ones used up are 0,1,2,4,8,13,14.
Possible next steps:
1. Do I need to recompile the kernel with the ethernet card
module?
2. Does anyone have a different recommendation on what I could
try next?
Thanks
Peter
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Peter MacDonald
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