Hello, I've recently had to do some unintended compatability testing for Dachstein and I thought I'd document it here for the record:
1. Intel Pro 100S desktop adapter (i82550, with IPSec capability) This, as far as I know, does not work any of the ee*.o drivers timestamped Dec-1-2001 listed in http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/files/kernels/Dachstein-small/modules/ I also believe it is not RedHat Linux compatible to at least v 7.3. I made the mistake of telling someone to order a pair of Intel Pro 100's ... they ordered the Pro 100S model and I couldn't get any modules to even load with the Intel Pro 100S cards. Worse still, some modules, (I'm not sure which ones again) caused the machine to lock up during the boot process. 2. D-link DFE-530TXS (*Not* via-rhine like DFE-530TX, but sundance ... but *not* the same as DFE-550TX) The D-Link DFE-530TX (NOT THE D_Link DFE-530TX_S_) uses the via-rhine.o module. The D-link DFE-530TXS will not work with the via-rhine.o module. RedHat Linux 7.x will detect this card as a "Sundance" card (Dec-1-2001 sundance.o module for the D-link DFE-550TX). The cards are configurable and load properly with sundance.o, BUT I found that they crashed connections on the DFE-530TXS under very light loads of network traffic. I would not recommend using these cards with the Dachstein sundance.o module timestamped Dec-1-2001. 3. 3Com 905CX-TX-M (again, *not* 3Com 905C) This card will not work with the 3c59x.o modules of Dachstein. The module loads, and configures the NIC interfaces, but then does not function. The module that *will* work is 3Com's own 3c90x.o module. I downloaded it from the c0wz mirror on sourceforge.net http://leaf.sourceforge.net/devel/thc/files/modules/3c90x.o If you do feel like compiling it from source for a 2.2.x kernel (I think it is RedHat 6.1 tested), you can obtain it from 3Com's website. I think someone else has already asked why 3c90x.o is not available from the Dachstein distro website. If it is not an oversight, is it to do with 3Com? Hope people find this useful. Regards, Duncan. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: To learn the basics of securing your web site with SSL, click here to get a FREE TRIAL of a Thawte Server Certificate: http://www.gothawte.com/rd524.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
