On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 10:31 -0800, David Lawyer wrote: > Package: linux-image > Version: 2,6,30-1-486 > > I'm trying to make an ethernet connection to an old Linux PC with a > 3Com Etherlink III card 3c509B. I want full duplex so per the kernel > documentation for 3c509 I must use the 3c509 module and give it the > parameter xcvr=12 which forces full duplex. So in /etc/modules I put: > 3c059 xcvr=12 > But the module doesn't load per lsmod and the syslog shows: > Jan 7 15:13:28 davespc kernel: [ 40.355722] 3c509: Unknown parameter `xcvr' > > I've also tried putting this xcvr option in a file I created in > /etc/modprobe.d with the same result. > > Is this a bug in the software or documentation?
This is a documentation bug. You should install ethtool and use that
instead. The file /usr/share/doc/ethtool/README.Debian.gz explains how
to specify such settings in /etc/network/interfaces.
Ben.
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