Hi. I will try and make this as brief as possible while trying to explain everything I have tried.
Simply put, I cannot get my 3Com Etherlink III (3C509B) to work with Debian Linux 1.3.1 kernel 2.0.29. (i486DX4 VLB w/16MB) Before I go on I should add that I have not used this in any other machine either, like Win95. I run the DOS Etherdisk diagnostics and everything works fine. I have tried it with and without the PNP options enabled. I have changed the IRQ and base addresses to various ones. But every time I boot up linux I get no mention of even a probe for eth0. I have tried lilo boot time parameters like 'linux ether=10,0x0300,eth0' as well as ones in my /etc/lilo.conf like 'append reserve=0x0300,32 ether=10,0x0300,0,0,eth0.' I have recompiled the kernel with static and module support. I have tried 'insmod' and 'modprobe -a 3c509.o' and get back things like device or resoure busy and '/lib/modules/2.0.29/net/3c509.o unresolved symbol mca_set_adapter_name, mca_find_adaptor, mca_read_stored_pos. I finally went to the point of reinstalling Debian and when I tried the module probe for the 3C509 series I got device or resoure busy. The card lights up fine in the back as well. Now when I boot up I get the SCIOCC... problems talked about in the Ethernet-HOWTO. I think these come from my /etc/init/d/network file which has all of the 'ifconfig' commands. But no where do I see in 'dmesg | more' anything about my ethernet card. I feel like either my card is broken or I have no support compiled in for my card. I have tried everything I know how to do. I have thouroughly read the Ethernet-HOWTO and NET-3-HOWTO's as well. I'm stuck! Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated! darin [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
