On 14 Aug 2001 16:19:19 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Greetings; > > I have a 8003EP nic in a 32MB/3GB 486/50. I have the base system installed > via floppy (no cd). I *could* install more of Debian via ppp. But since > I have access to a T1+ line I'd much prefer to install via the network. > > But I can't get the dang-blamed card configured. > > I went to www.smc.com and picked up a copy of ezstart and diagnose. Diagnose > gave me parameters of io=0x300 irq=5 mem=0xCA000, with a ram size of 8k. > EZStart gave me parameters io=0x300 irq=5 and what it said was a ram window > of CA00-CBFF.
You don't happen to have a soundcard with a midi port around there do you? What does /proc/ioports /proc/interrupts look like on your system? > > Both programs performed tests and the card passed all of them. > > Here are the parameters I used with the wd module with no success; > io=0x300 irq=5 (these never changed) > mem=0xCA000 mem_end=0xCBFFF > mem=0xCA000 mem_end=0xCC000 > mem=0xCA00 mem_end=CxCBFF > mem=0xCA000 > mem=0xCA00 > > The error messages are: > wd.c: No wd0x3 card found (i/o = 0x300) > /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/net/wd.o init_module: Device or resource busy > Hint: this error can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including > invalid IO or IRQ parameters > /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/net/wd.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/net/wd.o > failed > /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/net/wd.o: insmod wd failed > > I even opened up the box to look at the card. The jumper is set to 0x300 > 5 0xCA000. Just a question, but what does pnpdump say about cards on your system. You're saying the card is jumpered but I just want to be sure nothing else is getting in the way. --mike