At 01:28 PM 5/27/98 -0400, you wrote: >>> I am able to start eth0 and therefore see the local network. The >>> network card is working fine in Windows 95 but not with RedHat. In the >>> control panel, it is set to start at boot but it does not. Starting >>> eth0 manually no effect. >> >>What kind of network card? What message do you get a bootup about the >>network card? What happens if you manually "insmod" the network card >>driver (e.g. "insmod 3c509" or "insmod ne")? >> >>One common problem is that Red Hat ships the 2.0.32 kernel with the "ne" >>(NE2000) driver compiled as a module, but the NE2000 driver currently >>doesn't work as a module :-(. Not Red Hat's fault, it's the fault of the >>kernel maintainers, because the stock one off of ftp.kernel.org does the >>same thing, but you'll probably need to compile the NE2000 driver into the >>kernel to make it work right. > >It is a 3Com 3C590 PCI card. With insmod I recieved the following message: >/lib/modules/2.0.32/net/3c509.o: init_module: Device or resource busy. >This card works fine in Win 95. I re-installed RedHat and it worked untill >I rebooted the system. Something make me think it is a HW problem that Win >95 does not mind. >Rob Fausey. > Double check this for me, is your card is 3com 3c905B-TX, if it is I might be able to help, becuase it took me two weeks to be able to get it to work at last, it's a pain in butt, but I got the sucker to work :) -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
