On Thu Apr 27 2000 at 01:55, Guentcho Skordev wrote:
> >> How do I specify the address & IRQ of my NE2000 card to get the network
> >> visible?
The ne driver is already compiled into the kernel, so you have to pass
the IRQ and IO stuff to the kernel at the lilo prompt at boot time.
This is one of the disadvantages of using compiled-in drivers. With
modules, you can load and re-load modules and use different parameters
each time - no need to reboot.
> >It will try to autoprobe, and usually it will just find it. If you need
> >to manually set it, you would edit the rc.custom.gz file on the floppy,
> >and change:
> > insmod ne
> >to
> > insmod ne io=0xNNN irq=N
> >or whatever...
That's for using it as a module. I think the ne-2k-pci module needs
to be used like that for tomsrtbt, although it doesn't need irq and io
params.
> I have looked for this line in rc.custom.gz in the current version (1.785),
> but I couldn't fint it. Do I have to insert it somewhere (where)?
Type it in at the lilo boot prompt. See the bootprompt HOWTO for more
information.
It gets a bit tricky if you have more than ne cards in the box at the
same time... you have to use multiple params to tell the driver that
there is more than one card.
> >don't forget that changes to the ifconfig and route may
> >also be necessary, depending on the desired results. -Tom
>
> In my case, I think I have to add a default gateway too.
Of course! Each network is different...
Cheers
Tony
