Just thought I'd post this in case others have the same problem. I got my network working finally by installing the vanilla sources. I didn't have to edit or do anything else once the vanilla-sources where compiled and installed. For some reason the gentoo-sources would not work with this card (3Com 3cSOHO100-TX).
Jason On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 19:35, Jason Giangrande wrote: > This seems a bit odd. I'm installing gentoo on a box that has a 3Com > 3cSOHO100-TX network card. The card works fine when booting off the CD > and seems to use the 3c59x module, but after the install, using the same > module, the card does not work. I've double checked the kernel and all > settings seem correct. I've checked the /etc/conf.d/net file and > everything is fine there (the system is setup to use DHCP but it also > doesn't work when I give it a static IP either). The module loads during > boot up but the system hangs when it gets to the network card , and > finally times out. Has anyone had any success using one of these cards > before? I have two systems running perfectly using the 3Com 3c905C-TX > cards with exactly the same settings. Anyone have any ideas as to what > might be wrong? > > Regards, > Jason Giangrande > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
