if you get such an error it normally means the module is allready loaded ...
-----Original Message----- From: Sebastiaan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 1:43 PM To: Krzys Majewski Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: 3c59x.o: init_module: Device or resource busy Hi, if you compile the driver into the kernel, you only have to do: ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up asuumed that your kernel detects your card correctly. Greetz, Sebastiaan On 11 Feb 2001, Krzys Majewski wrote: > So I'm trying to teach my boot floppies to do networking.. > I try to insmod my NIC driver, 3c59x.c, but I get this: > > 3c59x.o: init_module: Device or resource busy > > What now? With my usual kernel this module is loaded with no options, > and I'm trying this on the same hardware. insmod reports no modules > loaded when I do this, so I can't see why there should be a conflict. > > I could compile this driver into the kernel, but then I don't know > what to do when ifconfig tries to run modprobe. Wassup y'all? > > -chris > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
