> I am new to Debian, and am having difficulty > setting up my Network Card. > > I currently have a 3Com 3C905-TX PCI > 10/100 network card. > > It is apparently supported in the kernel distributed > with the current Potato release. I have read that it > should be auto-detected. > > It doesn't seem to be detected and set up in the > Debian Install. > > How do I go about configuring it?
Try disabling the "Plug-n-Play Operating System" setting in your BIOS, if you have one. It may be worded differently, but you should get the idea... I *think* (and I'd like to know the answer for sure in case anyone knows) that the kernel drivers for various pieces of hardware only looks at 'x' number of settings, i.e. IRQ and IO address. They're considered 'standard' settings for that particular device. If you have 'PnP O/S' setting enabled in your BIOS, it doesn't assign the settings, but instead, lets the operating system do it. Hall
