You don't happen to remember the name of the utility do you? I found a few possible suspects on the 3com website -- I'm not sure which of them, if any, will do the job. Thanks.
Richard --- hmike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com
