Re: Trying to install linux with Allied-Telesyn network adaptor

[Paul Wade <paulwade@greenbush.com>]

Discothequ@aol.com wrote:

  Hi,

  I'm getting extremely frustrated trying to install linux.  I can
  install the
  base system without any problems, but I cannot configure my network
  card
  correctly, thus I cannot run the dselect program to complete my
  installation
  via FTP.  I have an AT1510 plug and play ethernet adaptor, but when
  installing linux I can't find an option for that, that will work.
  According
  to all the HOW-TOs and FAQs it says that my card is compatible with
  the AMD
  Lance chips.  When I choose that option in the network device driver
  options
  it always says installation failed.  What am I doing wrong?  I've
  looked
  through the myriad of documentations, but I can't seem to find step
  by step
  instructions for configuring this card.  According to Win95 control
  panel my
  settings for the card are:
  IRQ-10
  DMA-7
  Input/Output range 0300-0317

  Can anybody, please give me step by step intructions on how to
  configure this
  card properly so I can complete the installation of linux?

  Please, thanks.

I have some $18 NE2000 cards that are plug-and-play compatible. Using
the floppy that comes with them, I disable plug-and-play and choose
fixed I/O addresses and IRQ levels. To use it with w95, I have to
install it as an NE2000-compatible and specify the settings, but it
works well with Linux this way.

Hope this helps.

Paul Wade, CEO
Greenbush Technologies Corporation
Web: http://www.greenbush.com/
Email: mailto:paulwade@greenbush.com
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