jennyw wrote:
>
> I have an SMC 1211 TX network card which I understand uses the RTL8139
> driver. Unfortunately, it wouldn't install when I was install Debian. Are
> there any known issues with this driver? Should I attempt to get a more
> recent driver?
>
> I'm installing using CDs -- potato (date on the cds is 8/25/2000 from
> CheapBytes).
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jen
>
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I've been using this card now for a long time with this driver so I
suspect there is a problem like an IRQ conflict with your system or for
some reason you need to specify an IRQ. The easiest way to debug this
kind of problem is to finish installing your system except for the
network. When the system is up, look at the IRQs in use with 'cat
/proc/interrupts' and 'lspci -v'. I don't have the documentation for
that particular module handy, but most network modules take a parameter
'irq=<n>' where <n> is an IRQ number
You can try adding the module in the running kernel with 'modprobe
rtl8139 irq=<n>'
with different <n> that look unassigned from the /proc/interrupts
table. 9, 10 or 11 are often good numbers. If you find one that works
you can arrange that it gets called that way automatically at boot.
email me or the list for the details.
Eric Stern
