>> one chip number is LG82000 ... the other is S82595FX L7093628. I >> searched Debian for a previous post and even googled but have not >> found any information on which modules to load when using antiques. >> >I had one of the latter (82595FX) but it was an Intel clone: yours may be >just a straight Intel. It used the eepro.o module (NOT eepro100!). Mine >required a DOS program to fiddle with settings (irq, io, disable pnp) - >it's available at Intel's site (think it's called "softset.exe"). Maybe >isapnp tools can deal with this: I didn't try that, so can't say for sure. >I was using an older Linux with this card, kernel 2.2.16, and I had a lot >of headaches getting it to work. I finally got it working by stipulating >the io at boot time *and* using a module from the 2.2.19 kernel and >forcing it to load under 2.2.16. Maybe later kernels/modules will not >have these problems. > >James >
this machine has the 2.2.20 kernel. in a howto, i read the modules.conf file should contain: alias eth0 eepro options eepro io=0x300 i did this but am still having no luck. part of my problem is that i am not sure which io address to use (or how to know which one is correct for the given isa slot). furthermore, the interrupt should be set. i do not see jumpers on the ethernet cards to set the irq. how can i be sure of the io address and irq? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]