Re: Question about a module ne

[Ron Flory <ron.flory@adtran.com>]

paul wrote:
> 
> > I am new to linux and i am installing my ne200 compatible net card.  I
> > dont know how to enter the parameters for this module to work.  I have
> > tried
> > insmod ne i/o=0x280 irqval=11
> > but have not worked.
> > Thanks for the help
> >
> 
> According to the Ethernet-HOWTO, some ne2000 clones don't behave exactly like real ne2000 cards.  In order to overcome this you need to pass an option to the kernel with an "append" line in your lilo.conf, or at boot time.  Since I do not know what specific card you are using I can only reccomend that you read the Ethernet-HOWTO with special consideration to the section "3.4. Problems with NE1000 / NE2000 cards (and clones)" and tell you how I solved my similar problem.

 yes, he will have to do this when he wants the card to be recognized at
boot time, however its easier, and requires a whole lot fewer reboots to
load and unload the module manually, trying different parameters until
it finally (hopefully) works.  once the correct settings are known, he
can pass those along to LILO, just as you described.

ron