[3286] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: Netword card problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dimitrios Rovas)
Sun Jan 7 11:09:15 2001
From: Dimitrios Rovas <rovas@MIT.EDU>
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Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 11:09:12 -0500
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Hello:
I tried the new bootdisk. It all seems to work now, I'm now downloading the
software and all the installation went fine. In the debugging window first
the 3c90x driver is used. I enter the IP of the machine in consideration
and reverse name lookup works this time (clearly an indication that the
network is working)... The Kernel messages indicate that the 3com driver is
used. After I specify the NFS mount point, it seems that the network card is
probed one more time. This time the 3c59x driver is found and the module is
inserted, also on the kernel window messages about Donald Becker's driver
also appear (strange?)... But, everything works fine from that point on...
Thanks a lot for all your help.
Dimitris
On Saturday 06 January 2001 21:28, you wrote:
> Okay, we've got a new boot disk for you to try.
>
> /mit/linux/devel/redhat/6.2/trees-3c905/images/bootnet.img
> should correctly detect your card, and proceed to the second stage
> installer. if it doesn't, could you switch over to the debugging
> console (control-alt-f2 or control-alt-f3) and see what driver it
> tried to load? should be either 3c90x.o or 3c59x.o
>
> if it does not autodetect your card, you'll want to use the "3Com
> 3c905[bc] Vortex" driver. If this is the case, and the install works,
> I'd also like to get some other info from you.
>
> should that disk fail, you can try bootnet.all.new.drivers.img, from
> the same directory. It will help if the installer is mis-detecting
> your card.
>
> good luck
>
> seph
