you can check the ressources used by your computer by viewing several files:
/proc/pci, /proc/interrupts, /proc/ioports, ...
p.ex. : to see informations about your IRQs, you type : cat /proc/interrupts
If you see that there could be conflicts, with irq or something, you'll have to
add extra parameters when loading the module of your card. I couldn't help you
for that. Sorry. You'll have to go back to the documentation of the module or
see the explanations of someone else. (that must be something like 'modprobe
3c905B irq=..')
I know that for some pnp cards (I don't know if yours is pnp), you even
have to boot in DOS, run a program that initializes the card, then only boot
linux with loadlin. :-(
Dave wrote :
> yep...I know it's a 3c905B card...
> and I looked through the documentation again and didn't see anything of
> help. One thing I'm confused about,however: if it is the IRQ etc., how do i
> change that? (I have win98 too)
> Thanks
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: flupke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 5:07 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [newbie] DHCP...
>
>
> there is a task manager called ktop. It seems that it's what you need.
> About your 3com card : are you sure this is the module you need?
> Is there anything mentionned about that in your card's documentation?
>
> Dave wrote :
> > insmod 3c509 gives me
> > ./3c509.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> > ....sorry to have so little to go on, but I have no way of figuring out
> what
> > tto do next.
> > (on a side note, is there a taskmanager or ctrl+alt+del equivalent in
> linux?
> > I know that there is ps, but anything else (especially if it is accesible
> in
> > KDE))?
> > Thanks
> > Dave
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > have you tried a insmod 3c509 ??
> > does not look like the mod for the nic is loaded (hence the no eth0 in
> > ifconfig)
> > after you try the insmod (and get no errors ) try a modprobe 3c509
> > and then a ifconfig if you then see a eth0 ... BINGO
> > you can go into linuxconf and edit eth0 to use the 3c509 modual and dhcp
> > protocol.
> > after you save and exit linuxconf try ifconfig again you should see eth0,
> > if no do a ifup eth0
> >
> > Regards,
> > ROn
