Well... I have run into a problem with kernel 2.4.1 and my own 3com 900B card. With my present 2.2.17-21mdk kernel, it works, after a fashion (it takes FOREVER for the card to get assigned an IP address during bootup via either pump or dhcpcd). I downloaded and built the mandrake cooker 2.4.1-9mdk kernel source and all went very well. It built, I installed it, I booted it up. No problems with that except no sound and, more critically, my 3com card doesn't work. In this case, instead of a module I went with building it into the kernel. Upon bootup, I see that it is recognized and given an irq, but when dhcpcd comes up to assign an IP, it immediately fails and bootup continues. I supposed this is an improvement of sorts, having such a rapid bootup, but at the cost of no network connectivity. If I run "ifup eth0" as root after bootup, it immediately fails too. In the past, when I've built kernels and compiled the 900 driver into the kernel, I had no problems (various 2.2.x kernels). Anyone have any ideas? It isn't ideal, my present situation with my 3c900 and a 2.2.17 kernel, since it takes forever to get an IP but it works. Why the problem with 2.4.1? -- Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.
