Kernel append="netdev=irq=21,io=0x3000,name=eth0"a not working
I have a problem with BIOS messing up the order in which my three ethernet cards
are coming up.
More specifically, I want the this:
eth0 = motherboard ethernet card (eepro100)
0000:00:0e.0, 00:D0:B7:89:AD:6D, I/O at 0x2040, IRQ 21.
eth1 = second card: slot 2 pci (eepro100)
0000:02:04.0, 00:0E:0C:61:15:F1, I/O at 0x3000, IRQ 20.
eth2 = third card: slot 4 pci (eepro100)
0000:00:0b.0, 00:0E:0C:61:15:F8, I/O at 0x2000, IRQ 18.
Currently, they are coming up in this order:
eth0: 0000:00:0b.0, 00:0E:0C:61:15:F8, I/O at 0x2000, IRQ 18.
eth1: 0000:00:0e.0, 00:D0:B7:89:AD:6D, I/O at 0x2040, IRQ 21.
eth2: 0000:02:04.0, 00:0E:0C:61:15:F1, I/O at 0x3000, IRQ 20.
The order was right until I added the third card. Yes, they are all using
the same driver.
When I added the third network device, the devices all shuffle around.
Anybody know how to fix this or what might have caused this ?
I have been trying to use the following line in my lilo.conf, which works on
one other system with three NICS (2 of which are the same):
append="netdev=irq=21,io=0x2040,name=eth0 netdev=irq=20,io=0x3000,name=eth1 netdev=irq18,io=0x2000,name=eth2"
On the one with problems, I have 3 similar chip sets and the netdev append line
does not work. Anybody else seen this and is there a work around ?
Kernel : Linux water 2.6.8 #3 SMP Tue Nov 30
Distro : hybrid Woody/Sarge
Original install disk: Potato
Devices: lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440GX - 82443GX Host bridge
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 1.0
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440GX - 82443GX AGP bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=02, sec-latency=64
I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
Memory behind bridge: f4300000-f44fffff
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08)
Subsystem: Intel Corp. EtherExpress PRO/100+
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 18
Memory at f4200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at 2000 [size=64]
Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=1M]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
00:0c.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7896
Subsystem: Adaptec: Unknown device 0053
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19
BIST result: 00
I/O ports at 2400 [disabled] [size=256]
Memory at f4202000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
00:0c.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7896
Subsystem: Adaptec: Unknown device 0053
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19
BIST result: 00
I/O ports at 2800 [disabled] [size=256]
Memory at f4203000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08)
Subsystem: Intel Corp. 82559 Fast Ethernet LAN on Motherboard
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 21
Memory at f4201000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at 2040 [size=64]
Memory at f4100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=1M]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
00:12.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
00:12.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
I/O ports at 2080 [size=16]
00:12.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 21
I/O ports at 20a0 [disabled] [size=32]
00:12.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9
00:14.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5480 (rev 23) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Cirrus Logic CL-GD5480
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
Memory at f6000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
Memory at f4204000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=32K]
01:0f.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21150 (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast Back2Back, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 240
Bus: primary=01, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=68
I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
Memory behind bridge: f4300000-f44fffff
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08)
Subsystem: Intel Corp. EtherExpress PRO/100+
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 208, IRQ 20
Memory at f4400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at 3000 [size=64]
Memory at f4300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=1M]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
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Ted Knab
Chester, Maryland 21619 USA
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