[huskerlug] Re: ISA ethernet config

  • From: Steve <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 19:34:38 -0500

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Actually, I've had pretty good luck with isa-pnp cards automagically working 
with the 2.4 kernel.  I still have to do as you suggest for 2.2 kernels, 
however.

On Friday 06 September 2002 10:13 am, you wrote:
> Most likely, you are talking about a PnP ISA ethernet card.  If this is the
> case, you should have a diskette from the manufacturers that lets you set
> the card parameters (the equivalent to using jumpers in "the old days"). 
> You will have to use this disk to set the card to a specific address
> (you'll probably have to boot into DOS to use it).  It shouldn't matter
> what address, as long as it's not PnP.  Then, kudzu should hopefully find
> it on the next boot.  if not, you'll have to edit the /etc/modules.conf or
> /etc/conf.modules and add:
>
> alias ne eth0
> options eth0 io=0x300
>

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