OK, here's how I finally solved the problem :
1) Get 3c5X9CFG.exe from www.3com.com ( search under NIC, then it's on disk
#2 for 3c509 ).
2) boot to DOS, run the above config program, turn off Plug-N-PRAY ( PNP )
for the NIC
( note that this is different than turning of the PNP thru your BIOS, since
that doesn't
do anything to the 3c509b ). Make note of the IRQ and I/O ( mine was IRQ10,
I/O 300h).
3) Re-install RH 6.1. I tried to get the damn thing added as a module, etc,
but it just would not work,
even giving it the IRQ an I/O.
Now everything just works fine.
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Johnie Stafford wrote:
> >>> On Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:04:17 +0100, Nicola Lamarca
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
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> nl> The Linux support for 3c509b is full you can try reading the
Ethernet HOWTO
> nl> in which there are some suggestions on 3c cards and, in particular,
on
> nl> 3c509b. Another chance stays in disabling PnP through the DOS
diskettes.
>
> Another option for the 3c509b is to find a program called 3c5x9set or
> 3c5x9setup, can't remember the exact name. It's written by Donald
> Becker (author of most of the kernel nic drivers). It allows you to
> leave your card in PnP mode. The nice thing about isa pnp, it stays
> once you set it. I use it whenever I need to rearrange my irq's. It's
> the only option for me, mine is a Linux-only box and doesn't have a
> functioning floppy drive, so I can only boot from the hard drive or
> the Linux install CD.
>
> If you can't find it, I can email you the source.
>
> Johnie
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Johnie,
I came across your discussion on the list and noticed that you might have
a solution to a
problem I'm also having with a 3c509b. What is frustrating is that the NIC
was found just
fine in the RH6.0 version but now I'm having problems in RH6.1. Everything
I've tried has
failed. Thus far, I'm convinced it's the resources(IRQ or IO port). I
have the PNP turned
off and it hasn't been touched. That's why I feel that RH6.1 is trying to
use different
default resources that RH6.1.
Or am I talking out my head. If I program the IRQ and ioport on the NIC
is RH6.1 suppose
to pick it up or does it assume some defaults?
Well, I hope that someone can help.
Thanks in advance,
Art
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