modprobe smc-ultra only succeeds in PnP mode
Hello everyone,
I can get my SMC EtherEZ ISA network card only to work in PnP mode, not with set io
and irq parameters. This seems strange since Slackware 7.0 with aic7xxx Linux kernel
2.2.13 recognized the nic without a hitch. I would appreciate help and
clarification to resolve this mystery.
My computer: 486DX/100 with AMD586 CPU, 32 MB RAM, Adaptec 2842VL SCSI adapter with
floppy controller, 4 x 500MB Fujitsu HDD, Sony CDU-76S SCSI CDROM, 3-1/2" floppy
drive, SMC EtherEZ 16-bit ISA network card model 8416BT.
Failure messages after cold boot, nic set to io=0x300, irq=5 ....
/lib/modules/2.2.17/net/smc-ultra.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
/lib/modules/2.2.17/net/smc-ultra.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.17/net/smc-ultra.o
failed
/lib/modules/2.2.17/net/smc-ultra.o: insmod smc-ultra failed
Hint: this error can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO
or IRQ parameters
Failure messages after warm boot, nic set to io=0x300 irq=5 ....
/lib/modules/2.2.17/net/smc-ultra.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
/lib/modules/2.2.17/net/smc-ultra.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.17/net/smc-ultra.o
failed
/lib/modules/2.2.17/net/smc-ultra.o: insmod smc-ultra failed
Hint: this error can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO
or IRQ parameters
.... now trying with insmod ....
Using /lib/modules/2.2.17/net/8390.o
/lib/modules/2.2.17/net/smc-ultra.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
Using /lib/modules/2.2.17/net/smc-ultra.o
Hint: this error can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO
or IRQ parameters
.... cat /proc/ioports ....
0000-001f : dma1
0020-003f : pic1
0040-005f : timer
0060-006f : keyboard
0070-007f : rtc
0080-008f : dma page reg
00a0-00bf : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : fpu
02f8-02ff : serial(set)
03c0-03df : vga+
03f8-03ff : serial(set)
1c00-1cfe : aic7xxx
.... cat /proc/interrupts ....
CPU0
0: 64504 XT-PIC timer
1: 1906 XT-PIC keyboard
2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
8: 1 XT-PIC rtc
11: 2592 XT-PIC aic7xxx
13: 1 XT-PIC fpu
NMI: 0
Success messages after cold boot, nic set to PnP mode ....
.... modprobe smc-ultra ....
Sep 8 09:20:27 debian kernel: smc-ultra.c: Presently autoprobing (not recommended)
for a single card.
Sep 8 09:20:27 debian kernel: smc-ultra.c:v2.02 2/3/98 Donald Becker
(becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov)
Sep 8 09:20:27 debian kernel: eth0: SMC EtherEZ at 0x300, 00 00 C0 28 2A B4,EEPROM
IRQ 5 programmed-I/O mode.
.... cat /proc/ioports ....
0000-001f : dma1
0020-003f : pic1
0040-005f : timer
0060-006f : keyboard
0070-007f : rtc
0080-008f : dma page reg
00a0-00bf : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : fpu
02f8-02ff : serial(set)
0300-031f : SMC EtherEZ
03c0-03df : vga+
03f8-03ff : serial(set)
1c00-1cfe : aic7xxx
.... cat /proc/interrupts ....
CPU0
0: 91912 XT-PIC timer
1: 4450 XT-PIC keyboard
2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
5: 0 XT-PIC SMC EtherEZ
8: 1 XT-PIC rtc
11: 2755 XT-PIC aic7xxx
13: 1 XT-PIC fpu
NMI: 0
Some of the boot messages are a bit disturbing, particularly the one about the
WD-7000:
FDC 0 is a National Semiconductor PC87306
md driver 0.36.6 MAX_MD_DEV=4, MAX_REAL=8
(scsi0) <Adaptec AHA-284X SCSI host adapter> found at VLB slot 1
(scsi0) Narrow Channel, SCSI ID=7, 4/255 SCBs
(scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 415 instructions downloaded
scsi: <fdomain> Detection failed (no card)
NCR53c406a: no available ports found
sym53c416.c: Version 1.0.0
qlogicisp : PCI not present
qlogicfc : PCI not present
eata_pio: No BIOS32 extensions present. This driver release still depends on it.
Skipping scan for PCI HBAs.
Failed initialization of WD-7000 SCSI card!
IBM MCA SCSI: No Microchannel-bus support present -> Aborting.
megaraid: v107 (December 22, 1999)
aec671x_detect:
NO PCI SUPPORT.
3w-xxxx: tw_scsi_detect(): No pci interface present.
scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.1.31/3.2.4
<Adaptec AHA-284X SCSI host adapter>
scsi : 1 host.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Hendrik Schaink
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Hendrik M. Schaink
Prop. & Chief Consultant
InfoVision Consulting "Small Business Solutions & Dependable Service"
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Phone: (403) 239-0099
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