On Sun, Jun 16, 2002 at 03:28:55PM -0700, Larry Smith wrote: > I'm unable to find a driver that will load, that is > supposed to work with my SMC model 8216C internet > card. The drivers all abort indicating a possible > address or irq error. > > I've tried: > smc-ultra (Used to work on a RedHat 6.0 system) > wd > tulip > ne > > I've strapped the card, rather than use plug and play, > and I know it's at io 0x300 and irq 10. I've tried > loading with insmod rather than modprobe, so I can > input these parameters. The required 8390 module is > already loaded. > > Windows 98 on the same computer can find and use the > card at that address and IRQ. > > I even tried working a bit on the driver code to > hard-wire it, only to discover that apparently I don't > have the code for the driver that's delivered with > potato. > > Any suggestions? >
Here's one. Does your BIOS have a "plug and play" option? If so, turn it off. Also, if this is a new installation you should consider switching to woody. -Andy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
