The 3c59x module is built right into the stock kernel (at least for potato). You don't even have to load a module. As long as it is recognized, it should work. I just did an install yesterday on one, and I skipped all the configure modules stuff--just configured the network and I was off. Check ifconfig and "cat /proc/interrupts" to see it it's installed. Other than that, it's a sweet card. I dinked around for a whole day with a realtek and finally just swapped it for a 3c905b and life has been sweet ever since.
--Mike Ray Percival wrote: > I just use the Vortex module. I know the numbers are not right but it works > very well vor me 3C9XXX is the model number I think will have to check when I > get home to make sure. > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: Chris Majewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 11:15:04 -0700 (PDT) > > >I bought a 3c509b PCI thinking this would be the easiest and most > >reliable thing to get working.. bullshit. > >/proc/pci says: > > > > Bus 0, device 11, function 0: > > Ethernet controller: 3Com 3C905B 100bTX (rev 48). > > Medium devsel. IRQ 5. Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=10.Max > > Lat=10. > > I/O at 0xe800 [0xe801]. > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe9000000 [0xe9000000]. > > > >but compiling the 3c509 driver into the kernel (2.2.17) does nothing, > >and compiling it as a module yields > >init_module: device or resource busy > >for every possible irq setting, which is incidentally the same error > >message I get if I try, just for fun, to insert a driver module for a > >nonexistent device. In English: I can't get the 3c509 driver to recognize > >my 3c509b PCI. > >Is there another driver, or should I get a different card? > >(Please don't send me mail telling me how well > >your isapnp 3c509 works; mine does too.) > >thanks for any suggestions, chris > > > > > > > >-- > >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
