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RE: D-Link DFE-530TX Probs W. 2.4.2




--- "Rick Commo" <Rick.Commo@verizon.net>
> wrote:
>I am not using kernel 2.4.2, but the driver that I selected was rtl8139.o.

I think there are 2 versions.  Older ones like mine use the via-rhine driver.
I don't have a file called modules.config.  I have a file called /etc/modules.conf  but there is no mention of eth0 in there.

>Even with that I had some problems until I edited the modules.config file.
>It has a line right after the eth0 alias that was "options irq=10".  Once I
>removed that all was well.
>
>-rick
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Frey [mailto:slacker_x@detonate.net]
>Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 8:16 PM
>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>Subject: D-Link DFE-530TX Probs W. 2.4.2
>
>
>I just compiled a 2.4.2 kernel.  The compile went fine.  Ran lilo,
>rebooted...everything looking good.  The big problem is that my NIC (a
>D-Link DFE-530TX) doesn't work.  I would like to elaborate on "doesn't
>work", but I'm afraid I can't.  I did cat /proc/pci and the NIC was listed
>there.  I noticed that it was sharing IRQ 10 with my USB controller, but I
>was told by someone in #debian on IRC that it wouldn't be an issue because I
>have USB disabled in my kernel.  The driver that I have compiled into my
>kernel is via-rhine.  I am sure this is the right driver.  This NIC has been
>used under win 95, 98 redhat 6.1 and debian.  I have tried a couple times to
>get this NIC to work with kernels I have built, but it never does.  Another
>thing that might be important is that this is a revision A board.  I've
>heard that rev B boards had some issues.  Thanks, David Frey
>
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