There are buggy NE2000 clones, that is probably the problem.
Try using either:
boot: zImage reserve=0x300,16
or
boot: zImage ether=0,0x300,eth0
Let me konw if neither works.
-Tom
On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, Robert Davis wrote:
> Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 19:53:00 -0400
> From: Robert Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [tomsrtbt] tomsrtbt fails on boot
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> The boot of tomsrtbt fails when it comes to the nic card detection it
> looks like it is loading the module 3c59x ... donald becker.
> I have a ne2000 isa nic card plain and vanilla.
> Do I have to replace the module somehow to get it to boot?
> How about if I dont want networking. Can I still get it to boot?
>
> thanks
> bob
>
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