On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, CD Rasmussen wrote:
> Are you running a kernel with module support or with compiled in
> drivers?
>
Ok, what if I have one network card that has drivers already compiled in
the kernel, and another card that needs the module added?
> Are you asking how to edit the file?
> vi /etc/modules or ae /etc/modules
>
> Where to get the file because you don't have one at all?
> make a list in a file with one module name per line.
> except on the 3c509 line make it look like the one below.
>
Does Trinux try to automatically load all of the module files on the disk?
Or do they need to be specified in /etc/modules? And is there a
difference when you specify if it is already built into the kernel or it
is a standalone module? What would a /etc/modules file look like for the
example above of the two network cards?
Sorry so many questions. Thanks to all of you guys for your help.
-Mike Taylor-
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> Costa
>
> From: "Jordi Haarman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Still no solution
> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 17:43:24 +0100
>
> Hmmm
>
> the /etc/modules file.
>
> I keep searching the file (filename) one the bootdisk which will create the
> /etc/modules file.
> how can I make those changes that's my biggest question at the moment?
>
> gr.
>
> Jordi
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of CD
> > Rasmussen
> > Sent: maandag 22 november 1999 14:21
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Still no solution
> >
> >
> > I just went through this with mine. You need the bits from 3com that
> > have the MSDOS program that sets the ioport and irq. You have to tell
> > the program to take the NIC out of PnP mode and put them in ISA mode.
> >
> > In your Trinux /etc/modules file add the line:
> > 3c509 io=0x250,0x260
> >
> > Those numbers can be what ever you choose.
> >
> > I know of 2 ways to choose the ioports and IRQs. The first is to boot
> > a linux kernel and cat the files /proc/ioports & /proc/interrupts.
> > Find unused numbers and use them.
> >
> > The second way is what I had to do since I have to run Win95 on mine
> > since the Cable company requires it to be available for their service
> > staff. Boot win95 and open the properties window on Network
> > Neighborhood, select properties on the adapter card, select the
> > resources tab in the properties and chose the auto-detected
> > configuration. Windows will tell you what it chose that was not in
> > conflict with any of its other drivers.
> >
> > I then booted MSDOS, ran the 3com config prog and hardwired the ports
> > & IRQs.
> >
> > I think the 3com config prog is available on their web site. If not,
> > let me know.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Costa
> >
> > From: "Michael Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: Still no solution
> > Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 01:50:00 -0700
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jordi Haarman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: Trinux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Thursday, November 18, 1999 5:13 AM
> > Subject: Still no solution
> >
> >
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >I'm trying to get trinux to recognize to nics but i can't get
> > it done. Does
> > >somebody know where/how I have to specify this?
> > >
> > >thanx
> > >
> > >Jordi Haarman
> > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > I had the same problem with the generic 3com 3c509x (ISA) cards. The
> > documentation says support is built into the kernel for those
> > cards, and it was,
> > but the problem was I think I had to set the IRQ's and IO's
> > manually. I read
> > documentation with how to do that if you added your own module
> > to the disk, but
> > no documentation for how to set the IRQ and IO for the modules
> > already as part
> > of the kernel. Anybody have an answer on this?
> >
> > -Mike Taylor-
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
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