Problem solved....thanks to a tip from Kevin Traas. All I had to to was run modconf and it worked. I did have everything else that I could think of ( like LILO) configured, but this was the missing step.
Thanks to everything for the help. Greg Green Wintermute wrote: > Bill Leach wrote: > > > Greg; first under Linux there will not be and should not be a device > > file in /dev for your ethernet card. From what you have NOT said, I > > would like to be sure that the module IS installed so do a cat > > /proc/modules and look for a "3c509" entry. > > > > Whether the kernel says that it has the module or not will determine the > > next move. > > > > best, > > -bill > > > > Greg wrote: > > I am trying to get my local lan going and cannot seem to figure out how > > to make the kernal see the ethernet card. I am using a 3com 3509 and I > > know that the driver is there. When I use ifconfig I run into problems > > such as "SIOCSIFADDR: no such device". Eth0 is not even in /dev, so I > > tried MAKEDEV -c eth0 and the error is "unkown device or group eth0". > > Can anyone help me get this configured properly? I would appreciate any > > input. > > > > Good to know I'm not the only user out here with this problem. > > 1st steps to take when this happens is to disable plug and play on the card > using the 3c5x9cfg.exe program that comes on the installation diskette. > Next set the IO address and the IRQ to something reasonable with that same > program (it should tell you whether or not those values you choose conflict > with something else in the system). > > Next either compile the driver support into the kernel or as a module. > > If as a module uncomment the line in conf.modules that says: > > alias eth0 3c509 > > .. and make sure that if there is an options line for the 3c509 in that file > that the IO and IRQ options are set correctly. > > If in the kernel try putting this on the lilo boot prompt: > > ether=10,0x300,0,0,eth0 > > .. after the boot selection entry. > > Make SURE to do a HARD BOOT (power your machine down and then back up again) > after you have disabled plug and play with the DOS utility. > > If this stuff doesn't work, get back with me, I've stock piled a lot of > stuph that might help... > > Your fellow 3Com user in hell, > > Wintermute > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
