[1005] in linux-net channel archive
Re: Getting token ring card to be recognized
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Burroughs - Network Engineer)
Sun Aug 27 04:25:15 1995
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 15:38:31 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jan Burroughs - Network Engineer <jburroug@saunix.sau.edu>
To: John Corey R <cujc8@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>
Cc: Linux Network List <linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9508241420.A7441-0100000@ecom1.ecn.bgu.edu>
On Thu, 24 Aug 1995, John Corey R wrote:
>
> I seem to be having a terrible time gettin Linux 1.3.20 to recognize my
> Racore TR Card. It's a simple ISA card. When I boot up, it always says
> "tr0: Unable to assign adaptor to device" then the same for tr1. And
> yes, I answered yes to the 2 questions in the make config about token
> ring support. And it is my understanding that 1.3.* have the token ring
> stuff all packed in, right?
>
Be sure that you hav e applied both TokenRing.patch-1.1.94.gz
and Nettools-1.1.95-TR.diff.gz
> So, is there a way I can tell the kernel exactly what my IRQ/Port/DMA are
> via lilo's prompt?
>
I am not sure on this...
> I pickup up a premade kernel from the *.kuleuven.ac.be site, and it is
> able to recognize my card. Only thing is it is 1.1.64. So, anyone out
> there have any last suggestions/ideas?
>
> thanx .. and hurry :)
>
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