Re: NE*000 ethercard probe... unable to get IRQ 0 (irqval=-16).
Is this a Debian problem? Or is there a more appropriate place to discuss
this?
Matt Birkholz wrote:
> > I have a PCIbus-based Pentium machine with an NE2000-compatible ISA<->ethernet
> > adapter that does not work. Anyone else?
> >
> > Does anyone have an ISA<->ethernet adapter working on a PCIbus machine?
Karl Ferguson replied:
> Well, I'm afraid that the NE2000 under Linux is rather bad. I used to have 2
> machines that had them in there, sometimes they wouldn't boot (freeze and the
> probe) or lock up suddenly for no reason - no logs on it, nothing. I found
> others with the same problem and they said that it's the design of the card.
>
> Under DOS and other enviroments they work fine. But Linux, no way - my
> soloution was fixed when I went out and bought SMC Elite 16C Ultra's instead -
> Though more expensive, definately worth it.
For another data point: I have two different NE2000-compatible cards
running under Linux, one on a PCI machine. They both work fine, and I've
never had any problems with them.
Warwick
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