[3207] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: Athena-Linux installation bug?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Mon Nov 13 09:16:41 2000
To: Alex Rakhlin <rakhlin@MIT.EDU>
Cc: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
Reply-To: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: 13 Nov 2000 09:16:33 -0500
In-Reply-To: Alex Rakhlin's message of "Sun, 12 Nov 2000 21:54:06 -0500"
Message-Id: <sjm7l68gdoe.fsf@rcn.ihtfp.org>
Did you specify the io-port and irq settings? I believe you need to
do so on the ISA NE2k card, and you need to do so BEFORE the card
loads. I believe you can tell the installer that you want to "specify
settings" instead of "ok" (but I could that that slightly wrong).
-derek
Alex Rakhlin <rakhlin@MIT.EDU> writes:
> this is an ISA NE2000 card. when I boot from the installation disk it asks
> about the language, etc. then asks about NFS image/FTP/etc. I choose NFS,
> then it prompts for the network card. When I choose "NE2000" I get an
> error: "/tmp/ne.o: init_module: Device or resource busy"
> The older (Athena-Linux 5.2) boot disk works fine.
>
> Any ideas?
> thanks,
> -Alex
>
>
>
>
> ==============
> Is this an ISA or PCI NE2000 card? In what way does this version
> differ from the previous version (are you talking 5.2 or Real RedHat
> 6.2?)
>
> -derek
>
> Alexander Rakhlin <rakhlin@MIT.EDU> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I tried to install Athena Linux with the new beta installation, but it
> can't
> > detect my network card (NE2000) and so can't go ahead with the install. The
> > previous version of install worked fine.
> >
> > please, let me know how this can be fixed.
> >
> > best,
> > -Alex
> >
> >
>
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> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
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Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL N1NWH
warlord@MIT.EDU PGP key available
