[realtek] DFE-538TX trouble

Gianstefano Monni gianstefano.monni@tiscalinet.it
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 09:38:07 +0200


----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Becker" <becker@scyld.com>
To: "Gianstefano Monni" <gianstefano.monni@tiscalinet.it>
Cc: <realtek@scyld.com>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [realtek] DFE-538TX trouble


> On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Gianstefano Monni wrote:
>
> > I have a linux box with RH6.2 and 2 ethernet cards.
> > The NE2K card works fine, but i would like to use also a D-link
DFE538TX. I
> > have compiled diag progtram, pci-scan module and 8139 module. But when i
try
> > to insert card module i got
> >
> > /sbin/insmod rtl8139
> > Using /lib/modules/2.2.14-12/net/rtl8139.o
> > /lib/modules/2.2.14-12/net/rtl8139.o: init_module: Device or resource
busy
>
> What driver version are you using?
static const char *version =
"rtl8139.c:v1.04 9/22/98 Donald Becker
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/rtl8139.html\n";
I copied the compiled version of this driver to
/lib/modules/2.2.14-12/net/rtl8139.o
2.2.14 does not support this driver and i downloaded it with the other files
and compiled... But it does not works on my system.

>
> >     Ethernet controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 16).
> >       Vendor id=1186. Device id=1300.
> ...
> > rtl8139-diag:
> > Index #1: Found a D-Link DFE-538TX (RealTek RTL8139) adapter at 0xd400.
>
> You'll need a recent driver to work with the PCI ID.  The driver
> included with 2.2.14 is too old.
>
> My guess is that you are trying to load the old driver instead of the
> new.
I have not an old driver on my system, i just use the one i downloaded from
scyld.com
Anyway, thanks for the support :)