On Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 01:35:14PM -0500, urbanyon wrote: > > You can load modules by the command "modprobe" or "insmod". The > > man-pages should tell you more. A simple "modprobe 3c59x" should work > > if the module has been compiled. Just try it. > > "modprobe 3c59x" doesn't do anything - or not that i can see. the machine > hangs (not crashes, just hangs) for about five minutes or so. i rebooted > at that point.
What do the logs report? Did you try the magic-sysrq? > "depmod -a -v" gives a big list of modules, inculding 3c59x. does this > mean that it is loading? No, it means that it is available. > also, i saw this message at boot-up which may be of interest: > > eth0: Unknown interface: Operation not supported by device That might mean that the module doesn't work with your card. New modules are available at http://www.scyld.com/network/ Phil