Re: Dell Inspiron 8000
On Fri, Mar 09, 2001 at 08:49:50AM -0800, Michael O'Brien wrote:
> Hola~
>
> >-- On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 11:47:49PM +0000, % wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 01:49:53PM -0800, Michael O'Brien wrote:
> > >
> > >I don't think it uses the 3Com 3c556. The Mobilix web page has you search thru
> > >/proc/pci to determine which 3Com device. For me, the ethernet device is:
> > >
> > > Ethernet controller: Intel 82557 (rev 8)
> > >
> > >There's no mention of a Device or Vendor id, which are mentioned on Mobilix
> > >page. I believe the built-in port on a Dell is a Xircom RealPort card. The
> > >RealPort uses the ne driver according to:
> > >
> > > http://lhd.datapower.com/db/dispdriver.php3?DISP?88
> > >
> > >However, I'm not having much luck getting insmod to take the ne driver. It
> > >bails out with unresolved symbols (ei_open, ethdev_init, NS8390_init, etc...).
> >
> > 2 problems:
> >
> > the ne driver depends on the 8390 driver. Either insmod that first, or
> > (the more intelligent way) use modprobe instead - it will determine
> > dependencies for you and install 8390 first.
> >
> > the 82557 is NOT an ne2000 clone - it's an Intel Etherexpress Pro
> > 10/100 - use the eepro100 driver instead.
>
> Is there a web page that maps chipsets to drivers? How does one know that if
> the Ethernet controller is an Intel 82557 then one should use the eepro100?
>
Can't say for sure about a 'master' web page, but if you go to
intel.com, since you knew the manufacturer. Then you can find links to
network products and follow that to discover which driver each chip
should use. I had to do the same when I started using an Intel 82559...
Gordon Sadler
Reply to: