Re: 3c905c-txm driver problems
just use the driver already included in the kernel. The driver you
want to build into the kernel/make as a module is 3c90x.
-casey
On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, benny k wrote:
> hey,
>
> i'm having trouble getting the 3com driver (3c90x) to work with potato r2,
> i386. i downloaded the driver from:
>
> http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/linux/3c90x-1.0.0i.tar.gz
>
> i have a 3c905-txm card. what follows is what i did and how it failed.
>
> './compile_UP' <-- this a compile script they provide, it worked.
> 'insmod -f 3c90x.o media_select=7'
>
> response from last command:
> "Warning: kernel-module version mismatch
> 3c90x.o was compiled for kernel version 2.2.15
> while this kernel is version 2.2.18pre21"
>
> this didn't make sense to me because i just compiled it.
>
> 'lsmod'
>
> response:
> " Used
> ...
> 3c90x 22580 0 (unused)
> ...
>
> "
>
> 'ifconfig -a' <-- showed eth0
>
> 'ifconfig eth0 x.x.x.x netmask x.x.x.x'
>
> response:
> "SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device"
>
>
> obviously this is the part that i cant get past. any help would be
> great. perhaps i am missing a step in the loading of the driver??
>
> b
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