RE: ethernet card IO address
This looks to me like you're choosing wrong module.
Which card was it ?
Regards, Bojan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MarceI Figuerola Estrada [mailto:pfa@tinet.org]
> Sent: 10. listopad 2001 22:17
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: ethernet card IO address
>
>
> I've tried to load the module that friend Vineet suggested
> for my ethernet card. I did it giving no parameters (io,
> irq). I got the following error:
>
> >/lib/modules /2.2.18pre21/net/via-rhine.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/via-rhine.o: insmod
> /lib/modules /2.2.18pre21/net/via-rhine.o failed
>
> >/lib/modules /2.2.18pre21/net/via-rhine.o: insmod via-rhine failed
>
> >Installation failed
>
> So what is the problem? If I'm supposed to introduce the IO
> and IRQ parameters where can I get them from? Can I see it in Windows?
>
> Looking at the properties of the card in windows I see the following:
>
> Interrupt request: 11
> Memory range: DE000000 - DE0000FF
> I/O Interval: E000 - E0FF
>
> So I guess IRQ=11 but IO equals to what?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Marcel
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vineet Kumar" <debian@virtual.doorstop.net>
> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 8:48 PM
> Subject: Re: ethernet card
>
> See this page:
>
> http://lhd.datapower.com/db/dispreport.cgi?DISP?1633
>
> unfortunately, the description is slightly incomplete.
>
> You should use the via-rhine module. I don't have a stock
> kernel package
> lying around to check for sure, but I believe this module is included
> with the stock debian kernel-images, meaning you shouldn't have to
> recompile anything.
>
> good times,
>
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