On Mon, 2001-11-12 at 19:59, Richard Weil wrote: > I tried this and still no progress ... I think the > problem must be from the cards using the same I/O > address. I noticed that on bootup, before the first of > two error messages related to eth1, it says: > > SIOCSIFADDR > > and then before the 2nd error: > > SIOCSIFNETMASK > > COuld this give an indication to the problem? > > Richard > > --- Truong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, Richard > > > > I don't know if it could help you but I got the same > > problem to put my > > second nic recognized by the kernel 2.2.19. By > > default, the kernel would > > only use one nic (eth0) . I said by "default" this > > means the feature . > > That was I learned from > > <http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/> few month > > ago. Go there to get better advices. > > > > I don't know whether if it's still remain in kernel > > 2.4.x . > > > > Assume that you have the module 3c509.o on linux-box > > . > > So, if you use lilo to boot then put this line in > > /etc/lilo.conf > > > > -------- > > append="ether=0,0,eth1" > > -------- > > > > Next, add this two line in the file > > /etc/modules.conf > > > > -------- > > alias eth0 3c509 > > alias eth1 3c509 > > -------- > > > > Then you reboot and see if the kernel could detect > > the two cards > > (by reading /var/log/messages or by command > > "ifconfig -a") > > > > If somebody could give a better help . > > > > Have fun ! > > > > > > % *** Richard Weil wrote: *** > > % I installed the 3c5x9utils package as suggested > > and I > > % think it's indicating the problem, but I'm not > > sure > > % how to interpret the results (or what to do about > > it). > > % I run the diagnostic and it finds both cards. The > > % output is approx.: > > % > > % Generating the activation sequence on port 0x100 > > for > > % card 1 > > % Activating the card at I/O address 300 > > % EEPROM contents: [a list] > > % An ISA Etherlink III board was activated at I/O > > 0x300, > > % IRQ 5 > > % eth0: 3c509 found at 0x300 > > % Window [0: ... 7:] > > % > > % > > % Generating the activation sequence on port 0x100 > > for > > % card 2 > > % Activating the card at I/O address 300 > > % EEPROM contents: [a list, different from above] > > % An ISA Etherlink III board was activated at I/O > > 0x300, > > % IRQ 10 > > % eth0: 3c509 found at 0x300 > > % Window [0: ... 7: (different from above)] > > % > > % So, it seems to be finding both cards at the > > different > > % IRQs and configuring them both as eth0 at 0x300 > > % (whatever that means). The 3c5x9utils package > > includes > > % a setup utility, but I'm not sure what to change. > > Any > > % suggestions? Thanks. > > % > > % Richard > > % > > % > I'm running testing with a Debian 2.4.12 kernel. > > Any > > % > help is appreicated. Thanks. > > % > > > > % > > Richard > > % > > > % > The cards may be setup for using the same > > resources. > > % > Use 'el3diag' from the > > % > 3c5x9utils package. This only reports the > > settings, > > % > to change them you > > % > would need the DOS utility for the card.
Get the dos utility and a windows 9x bootdisk. Just configure it all manually. I had to do this for 41 cards for a cluster of 20 machines. I just set them to 0x300 irq 10 and 0x310 irq 7 which worked for me. I even have one machine with 3 in it 3rd is 0x320 and 5, all machines detect all three cards with the one module loading when properly configured with the NIC pnp off and my bios(s) to pnp-os=none. --mike
