Re: NIC PnP

[Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com>]

Dave Whelan wrote:
> Thanks Andrew. I should have written "...but cannot access the nic".  I do have
> the driver installed, but the syslog files don't show the NIC.

I know, but sometimes its the really simple things... actual 
conversation follows

wife "I can't get the car door open"
me "did you unlock it?"
wife "oh..."

and she's no dummy...

anyway, so the module is loaded, but doesn't show in the syslog? When 
does it load? automatically on boot, or do you have to modprobe it?  are 
there any useful parameters in modinfo? your question about the 
"enables" may be pertinent, can you set that through modprobe parameters?

just thinking aloud

A

> Regards
> Dave.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com>
> To: Dave Whelan <d.whelan@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Date: December 20, 2005 4:24 PM
> Subject: Re: NIC PnP
>
>
>
> > Dave Whelan wrote:
> >
> > > I have the driver but cannot access the driver. The setup utility for the NIC
> > > gives me:
> > >
> > > 3c5x9setup.c:v1.00 6/19/2000 Donald Becker (becker@scyld.com)
> > > http://www.scyld.com/diag/index.html
> > > No interrupt sources are pending.
> > > 3c5x9 found at 0x300.
> > > Indication enable is 0000, interrupt enable is 0000.
> > > EEPROM contents:
> > >  Model number 3c509 version 5, base I/O 0x300, IRQ 10, 10baseT port.
> > >  3Com Node Address 00:50:DA:7E:30:2A (used as a unique ID only).
> > >  OEM Station address 00:50:DA:7E:30:2A (used as the ethernet address).
> > >  Manufacture date (MM/DD/YY) 11/11/99, division 6, product WK.
> > >  Options: half duplex, enable linkbeat.
> > >  The computed checksum matches the stored checksum of 7e03.
> > >
> > > The enables don't look right, could that be my problem?
> > > Regards,
> > > Dave.
> >
> > I'm sorry, but I have to state the obvious, just in case its something
> > really simple...
> >
> > modprobe 3c509
> >
> > and maybe check the logs after that.
> >
> > A
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ralph Katz <ralph.katz@rcn.com>
> > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > > Date: December 19, 2005 11:57 AM
> > > Subject: Re: NIC PnP
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > On 12/18/2005 08:00 PM, Dave Whelan wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I can't get my 3c509 working for aliant dsl, does anyone know how I can
>
> check
>
> > > > > whether PnP is enabled on this NIC?
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Dave Whelan.
> > > >
> > > > Dave,
> > > >
> > > > I have that card working fine on a sarge box with kernel 2.4.27.  From
> > > > the syslog:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Dec 19 10:05:57 localhost kernel: isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
> > > > > Dec 19 10:05:57 localhost kernel: isapnp: Card '3Com 3C509B EtherLink III'
> > > > > Dec 19 10:05:57 localhost kernel: isapnp: 1 Plug & Play card detected total
> > > > > Dec 19 10:05:57 localhost kernel: eth0: 3c5x9 at 0x220, 10baseT port,
>
> address
>
> > > 0
> > >
> > >
> > > > > 0 10 4b 15 c4 ed, IRQ 5.
> > > > > Dec 19 10:05:57 localhost kernel: 3c509.c:1.19 16Oct2002 becker@scyld.com
> > > > > Dec 19 10:05:57 localhost kernel: http://www.scyld.com/network/3c509.html
> > > >
> > > > You should already have the driver:
> > > >
> > > > $ locate 3c509
> > > > /lib/modules/2.4.27-2-586tsc/kernel/drivers/net/3c509.o
> > > >
> > > > I do have 3c509 listed in /etc/modules.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Ralph
> > > >
> > > >
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