[tulip] HP Pavilion 5290 and Accton EN2242 NIC

James Tillman jtillman@bigfoot.com
Mon, 26 Feb 2001 21:09:58 -0500


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> I've just (4 days ago) bought an HP Pavilion 5290 notebook, which =
comes with
> a built-in NIC.  Research on the net (and in the pre-installed Win ME)
> suggests that the hardware is actually an Accton EN2242.

I have an HP Pavilion N5190, which also has the AcctonEn2242 (ADMtek =
Comet)
=20
> I've installed RedHat 7.0.90 (Fisher) which ships with kernel rev
> 2.4.0-0.99.11  It is unable to detect this flavor of NIC.

I'm using Mandrake 7.2 installed fresh.  I'm proud to say my laptop's =
never had the indignity of being booted directly into Windows of any =
kind.  (But then again, I do run VMWare to run that nasty OS in a =
virtual machine since some of projects must run cross-platform.)
=20
> I'm unsure of the status of tulip development wrt the 2.4 kernel =
series.
> The tulip driver page here at scyld.com does mention that since the =
2.4
> interface is in a state of flux there isn't any stable code yet, but =
that
> page looks to be about a month old.  There is mention of tulip 0.92j
> supporting this hardware, but attempts to hack that version into the =
kernel
> source tree have failed miserably (I'm not a kernel/C expert!).  It =
looks
> like the driver source files have moved from drivers/net to
> drivers/net/tulip, and tulip.c has become tulip_core.c and possibly =
some
> other files as well.  At any rate, the version claims to be 0.9.13a =
dated
> Jan 20, 2001.  attempts to modprobe this module using:
> modprobe tulip options=3D11,0x1c00 result in "init_module: no such =
device"
>=20
> examining /proc/pci yields:
>=20
> Bus 0, device 16, function 0:
>  Ethernet controller:  PCI device 1113:1216  (Accton Technology =
Corporation)
> (rev 17).
>  IRQ 11.
>  Master Capable.  Latency=3D64.  Min Gnt=3D255.Max Lat=3D255.
>  I/O at 0x1c00 [0x1cff].
>  non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe8000000 [0xe80003ff].
>=20
> If any folks have had success with this hardware, even on a different =
kernel
> (i.e. 2.2.16) please post here or e-mail if you'd like.  Any advice =
would be
> much appreciated.

My kernel version for Mandrake 7.2 is 2.2.17-21.  I was able to download =
the tulip source RPMS from the scyld site and they compiled and =
installed without a problem, if I remember correctly.

> Aside from the NIC support, I'm very happy with RedHat Fisher.  It =
supports
> my sound card (Maestro3) and Video Chipset (Savage IX/MV) out of the =
box.
> I'm reluctant to drop back to 2.2.16, as I'll lose sound card support =
:(

Just as a note, I was able to get the sound card to work using the =
Maestro3 drivers.  I got the drivers from:

http://www.lanset.com/pilotodd/Linux_on_HP_N5190_Notebook.html

I realize a lot of my success, esp. with the sound card probably has to =
do with the use of the Mandrake-hacked kernel source of the 2.2.17 =
version, but I thought you might find the info useful, anyway.

jpt

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3>&gt; I've just=20
(4 days ago) bought an HP Pavilion 5290 notebook, which comes =
with<BR>&gt; a=20
built-in NIC.&nbsp; Research on the net (and in the pre-installed Win=20
ME)<BR>&gt; suggests that the hardware is actually an Accton=20
EN2242.<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have an HP Pavilion N5190, which also =
has the=20
AcctonEn2242 (ADMtek Comet)</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3>&nbsp;<BR>&gt;=20
I've installed RedHat 7.0.90 (Fisher) which ships with kernel =
rev<BR>&gt;=20
2.4.0-0.99.11&nbsp; It is unable to detect this flavor of=20
NIC.<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm using Mandrake 7.2 installed =
fresh.&nbsp; I'm=20
proud to say my laptop's never had the indignity of being booted=20
directly&nbsp;into Windows of any kind.&nbsp; (But then again, I do run =
VMWare=20
to run that nasty OS in a virtual machine since some of projects must =
run=20
cross-platform.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3>&nbsp;<BR>&gt;=20
I'm unsure of the status of tulip development wrt the 2.4 kernel =
series.<BR>&gt;=20
The tulip driver page here at scyld.com does mention that since the =
2.4<BR>&gt;=20
interface is in a state of flux there isn't any stable code yet, but=20
that<BR>&gt; page looks to be about a month old.&nbsp; There is mention =
of tulip=20
0.92j<BR>&gt; supporting this hardware, but attempts to hack that =
version into=20
the kernel<BR>&gt; source tree have failed miserably (I'm not a kernel/C =

expert!).&nbsp; It looks<BR>&gt; like the driver source files have moved =
from=20
drivers/net to<BR>&gt; drivers/net/tulip, and tulip.c has become =
tulip_core.c=20
and possibly some<BR>&gt; other files as well.&nbsp; At any rate, the =
version=20
claims to be 0.9.13a dated<BR>&gt; Jan 20, 2001.&nbsp; attempts to =
modprobe this=20
module using:<BR>&gt; modprobe tulip options=3D11,0x1c00 result in =
"init_module:=20
no such device"<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; examining /proc/pci yields:<BR>&gt; =
<BR>&gt;=20
Bus 0, device 16, function 0:<BR>&gt; &nbsp;Ethernet controller:&nbsp; =
PCI=20
device 1113:1216&nbsp; (Accton Technology Corporation)<BR>&gt; (rev =
17).<BR>&gt;=20
&nbsp;IRQ 11.<BR>&gt; &nbsp;Master Capable.&nbsp; Latency=3D64.&nbsp; =
Min=20
Gnt=3D255.Max Lat=3D255.<BR>&gt; &nbsp;I/O at 0x1c00 [0x1cff].<BR>&gt;=20
&nbsp;non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe8000000 [0xe80003ff].<BR>&gt; =

<BR>&gt; If any folks have had success with this hardware, even on a =
different=20
kernel<BR>&gt; (i.e. 2.2.16) please post here or e-mail if you'd =
like.&nbsp; Any=20
advice would be<BR>&gt; much appreciated.<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My kernel version for Mandrake 7.2 is=20
2.2.17-21.&nbsp; I was able to download the tulip source RPMS from the =
scyld=20
site and they compiled and installed without&nbsp;a problem, if I =
remember=20
correctly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&gt; Aside from the NIC support, I'm very happy with RedHat =
Fisher.&nbsp;=20
It supports<BR>&gt; my sound card (Maestro3) and Video Chipset (Savage =
IX/MV)=20
out of the box.<BR>&gt; I'm reluctant to drop back to 2.2.16, as I'll =
lose sound=20
card support :(</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Just as a note, I was able to get the sound card to work using the =
Maestro3=20
drivers.&nbsp; I got the drivers from:</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A=20
href=3D"http://www.lanset.com/pilotodd/Linux_on_HP_N5190_Notebook.html">h=
ttp://www.lanset.com/pilotodd/Linux_on_HP_N5190_Notebook.html</A></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I realize a lot of my success, esp. with the sound card probably =
has to do=20
with the use of the Mandrake-hacked kernel source of the 2.2.17 version, =
but I=20
thought you might find the info useful, anyway.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>jpt</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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