[vortex] 3c59x with linux-mandrake

Donald Becker becker@scyld.com
Wed, 28 Jun 2000 16:37:20 -0400 (EDT)


On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Janine Porter wrote:

> I have a gateway solo 9300 with a 3c59x pci net card.  Linux doesn't
> recognize it either during installation or afterwards.  The module
> has been compiled and is located in /lib/modules.../net.  If I try to
> insert the module into the kernel with insmod 3c59x.o debug=1
> options=0,,4 full_duplex=0,0,1   I get init_module: Device or
> resource busy.  The adapter's connection light does not come on when
> I boot linux-mandrake and the system doesn't recognize the eth0 as a
> legitimate device.

What is the PCI ID of the device?

I'm guessing that you'll need the updated driver to work with this device.
    ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/network/3c59x.c
or even, if you have an especially new system,
    ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/network/test/3c59x.c


Follow the directions at
   http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
   http://www.scyld.com/network/updates.html
to install the updated driver.

Donald Becker				becker@scyld.com
Scyld Computing Corporation		http://www.scyld.com
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