My NE2000 and RTL 8029 cards would not autoprobe on install either, but it
was simple enough to find out the IRQ and port address from the diagnostics
program that comes with even the cheapest cards and enter that in at
install time. The install manager asks you autoprobe or specify
parameters, chose specify and enter the stuff in and it works great; that
way you don't have to muck with config files. Obviously, if you don't want
to install, the below works too..
Mike
Michael Hatzakis Jr, MD
Resident Physiatrist - R3
Department of Rehabilitation
Thomas Jefferson University Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA, 19026
My E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message-----
From: John J. Donohue [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 1998 9:23 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Re: using PCI network cards
On Sun, 31 May 1998, Perez, Victor wrote:
> I've hear about problem using PCI network cards with Linux. I want to
know
> if I'm going to have problems if I try to use a cheap NE2000 compatible
PCI
> network card with Linux.
>
They work good once it finds them. Under 4.x, I usually had to tell it
where
the card was in either lilo.conf
append="ether=10,0x6000,eth0"
or in conf.modules
alias eth0 ne
options ne io=0x6000 irq=10
Maybe under 5.x they've smartened up the ne.o module to autoprobe PCI
addresses.....?
--
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.
--
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.
