Re: [COMP] how can LINUX recognise a pci-networkcard

correction on that subject...
> > i've been trying to get a 3com etherlink pci card to work in my linux
box....
> > nothing worked... tried the ne2000 and ne2000-pci modules... and a lot of
> > different things too.
>
> ne2000 drivers?  But it's a 3com!  What's the model number?  For the 905, go
> 'modprobe 3c90x' and for the 595, 'modprobe 3c59x'.  I think just about every
> 3com is supported, and part of [most?] every distrobution.

yeah, could be that i didnt compile it in, however i compiled the kernel to be
able to use other modules too, so i'll search for it. it's a 3Com EtherLink XL
TPO btw (utp only). not smth you'll see every day. I guess 3com doesnt have
drivers for it?

> > is there a place to download drivers (specifically for my card.. i know
> > everything about it, at least i thought)
> > the card itself is ok (its back where it belonged, in this windows machine)
>
> I'd try the mirrors, or search for it at google.  I actually just had to find
> info on this card the other day for my office machine, but it turns out (by
> reading the comments in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules) that the 905B is supported by
the
> 90x driver.

i'll look into it. by mirrors, do you mean of my debian distro or such things as
freshmeat?

> > oh, and while i'm at it... the io port was (hexadecimal) FF00 while the
other
> > card in the linux machine was 280, only three numbers long. is this normal?
>
> ? Got me. :)

c'mon john! you can do better than that :-)
to make it worse: the realtek networkcard in this machine has also io-ports in
this range. now i know this machine is full (every slot and every ide-space is
taken), could that be it?

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