Re: Newbie question-install ethernet card
---Collin Rose <collinrose@voyager.net> wrote:
>
>
> >: how can I install the 3c509b ethernet card on my
> >:Debian box?
> >
> >Quick answer? Use the 3c509 driver ... it's on
the modules disk.
> >
> >However, you may need to grab the 3C5X9CFG.EXE
utility from the 3com
> >website (www.3com.com) and reconfigure the NIC so
it does not use PnP
> >mode.
>
>
> Or you could use pnptools. On my NIC I used pnpdump
> filename
> Then after editing the file (the one filtered from
pnpdump)
> I removed the # sign from the lines which
configured my NIC
>
> ....
>
> CONFIGURE(Network Card Info Here)
> IO(Base Address Here)
> IRQ(IRQ Here)
>
> ....
>
> Just put the IRQ & base address you want your NIC
to use in the spaces
> above. Then put the info in the pnp initiliazation
file.
> Finally put the 3c509 module followed by the base
address and irq in your
> /etc/modules file..
>
> 3c509_module_name io=same_as_above irq=same_as_above
>
> Need any more help? Email me collinrose@voyager.net
>
>
>
Thanks a lot.
I found "SIOCSIFxxx: No such device" at the boot
time. Shall I recompile the kernel ?
I am just a newbie :-)
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