[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Not sure about RH 6.0, but after turning off PNP on the 3c509b, I > re-installed RH 6.1. I can't recall now if > the install found the NIC, or if I had to add it afterwards, but RH 6.1 > definitely has problems with this card. > > Art Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 11/17/99 04:25:55 PM > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: > Subject: Re: [Fwd: R: rh 6.1 3c509b] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > 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. > > > > Art Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@mail.redhat.com on 11/16/99 07:16:02 PM > > > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > cc: > > Subject: [Fwd: R: rh 6.1 3c509b] > > > > Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Received: (qmail 21039 invoked from network); 17 Nov 1999 03:21:33 -0000 > > Received: from aross.donet.com (HELO donet.com) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > by > > oatmeal.donet.com with SMTP; 17 Nov 1999 03:21:33 -0000 > > Sender: aross > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:14:56 -0500 > > From: Art Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Organization: Sinclair Community College > > X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.2.12-20 i586) > > X-Accept-Language: en > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: R: rh 6.1 3c509b > > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: multipart/mixed; > > boundary="------------2A935CB6428B6D7FE44742F0" > > X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 > > > > Johnie Stafford wrote: > > > > > >>> On Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:04:17 +0100, Nicola Lamarca > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" > > > as the Subject. > > > > 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 > > > > (See attached file: aross.vcf) > > (See attached file: aross.vcf) > > Well, you've confirmed that I have done the NIC configuration correctly. I > did use the 3com configuration program and turned of PNP, set the IRQ to 10 > and the I/O to 0x210. Now comes the funny part that confuses me. When > installing RH6.0 today, it does an autoprobe for the NIC card once I > identify > that it should find a3C509. The install finds it just fine and Viola!, I > finish the NIC configuration restart the system after the installation is > complete. I ping my DNS and I find it. I'm up and running fine. > What confuses me though, is the RH6.1 install doesn't do an autoprobe for > the NIC. When I setup the NIC with the correct information using the > "netconfig" or within "Linuxconf", I am unable to reach the network. I'm > apparently overlooking something or is this a problem with the RH6.1 > install > when dealing with 3c509 cards? Could someone clarify this for me? > I think that once I have setup my RH6.0 install and it is working on the > network, I could do a RH6.1 upgrade of my RH6.0 system and maybe this would > be > a work around. This isn't very efficient and obviously fixes whatever I'm > overlooking. > Another thought comes to mind. Is there some daemon in RH6.1 that isn't > started but is in RH6.0? > One last thing and that is these installs are all the RH canned > workstation > installs. For RH6.1 I went with GNOME installation for now. > Hope my conversation isn't confusing and provides some light to my > situation. > Thanks in advance, > Art Ross Thank for confirming the fact that RH6.1 has problems with RH6.1. I'm still reasonably new to Linux and just when my confidence starts to build I encounter this problem. Knowing that RH6.1 has problems with the 3c509 helps greatly. Take care and thanks again, Art Ross
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