Re: 8003EP nic installation woes...
On 14 Aug 2001 16:19:19 -0500, mullena@iwon.com wrote:
> Greetings;
>
> I have a 8003EP nic in a 32MB/3GB 486/50. I have the base system installed
> via floppy (no cd). I *could* install more of Debian via ppp. But since
> I have access to a T1+ line I'd much prefer to install via the network.
>
> But I can't get the dang-blamed card configured.
>
> I went to www.smc.com and picked up a copy of ezstart and diagnose. Diagnose
> gave me parameters of io=0x300 irq=5 mem=0xCA000, with a ram size of 8k.
> EZStart gave me parameters io=0x300 irq=5 and what it said was a ram window
> of CA00-CBFF.
You don't happen to have a soundcard with a midi port around there do
you? What does /proc/ioports /proc/interrupts look like on your system?
>
> Both programs performed tests and the card passed all of them.
>
> Here are the parameters I used with the wd module with no success;
> io=0x300 irq=5 (these never changed)
> mem=0xCA000 mem_end=0xCBFFF
> mem=0xCA000 mem_end=0xCC000
> mem=0xCA00 mem_end=CxCBFF
> mem=0xCA000
> mem=0xCA00
>
> The error messages are:
> wd.c: No wd0x3 card found (i/o = 0x300)
> /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/net/wd.o init_module: Device or resource busy
> Hint: this error can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including
> invalid IO or IRQ parameters
> /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/net/wd.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/net/wd.o
> failed
> /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/net/wd.o: insmod wd failed
>
> I even opened up the box to look at the card. The jumper is set to 0x300
> 5 0xCA000.
Just a question, but what does pnpdump say about cards on your system.
You're saying the card is jumpered but I just want to be sure nothing
else is getting in the way.
--mike
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