The best I've been able to figure it out is that the two models are close enough on the chipset that the drivers work right at least the *nix drivers under windows you would want to get the 3c509b drivers under linux the other works as well and the driver is in most distros. Same reason, I guess, why Linux thinks I have a Canon BJC-600. Emulation is a great thing. Ray
---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Chris Majewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 11:33:21 -0700 (PDT) >Thanks for the response. >Confused though, my card says 3c509b on it, not 3c590. Wassup? >chris > > >On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Ray Percival wrote: > >> I just use the Vortex module. I know the numbers are not right but it works >> very well vor me 3C9XXX is the model number I think will have to check when >> I get home to make sure. >> >> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >> From: Chris Majewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 11:15:04 -0700 (PDT) >> >> >I bought a 3c509b PCI thinking this would be the easiest and most >> >reliable thing to get working.. bullshit. >> >/proc/pci says: >> > >> > Bus 0, device 11, function 0: >> > Ethernet controller: 3Com 3C905B 100bTX (rev 48). >> > Medium devsel. IRQ 5. Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=10.Max >> > Lat=10. >> > I/O at 0xe800 [0xe801]. >> > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe9000000 [0xe9000000]. >> > >> >but compiling the 3c509 driver into the kernel (2.2.17) does nothing, >> >and compiling it as a module yields >> >init_module: device or resource busy >> >for every possible irq setting, which is incidentally the same error >> >message I get if I try, just for fun, to insert a driver module for a >> >nonexistent device. In English: I can't get the 3c509 driver to recognize >> >my 3c509b PCI. >> >Is there another driver, or should I get a different card? >> >(Please don't send me mail telling me how well >> >your isapnp 3c509 works; mine does too.) >> >thanks for any suggestions, chris >> > >> > >> > >> >-- >> >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >> > >
