Re: Is the 3COM 3C509B PCI (PCI PCI PCI __not__ ISA) supported?
I just use the Vortex module. I know the numbers are not right but it works very well vor me 3C9XXX is the model number I think will have to check when I get home to make sure.
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Chris Majewski <majewski@cs.ubc.ca>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 11:15:04 -0700 (PDT)
>I bought a 3c509b PCI thinking this would be the easiest and most
>reliable thing to get working.. bullshit.
>/proc/pci says:
>
> Bus 0, device 11, function 0:
> Ethernet controller: 3Com 3C905B 100bTX (rev 48).
> Medium devsel. IRQ 5. Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=10.Max Lat=10.
> I/O at 0xe800 [0xe801].
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe9000000 [0xe9000000].
>
>but compiling the 3c509 driver into the kernel (2.2.17) does nothing,
>and compiling it as a module yields
>init_module: device or resource busy
>for every possible irq setting, which is incidentally the same error
>message I get if I try, just for fun, to insert a driver module for a
>nonexistent device. In English: I can't get the 3c509 driver to recognize
>my 3c509b PCI.
>Is there another driver, or should I get a different card?
>(Please don't send me mail telling me how well
>your isapnp 3c509 works; mine does too.)
>thanks for any suggestions, chris
>
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