Check, in linuxconf, to see whether device eth0 is set as "enable at boot". --Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi! > > I am a brand new Mandrake user and appreciate very much the initiative of a > list supporting dummies like me! > I have a Network card (PCI) provided by Road Runner, an american cable > services provider. They do not support Linux users. > I feel like I am close to the goal of making this card work, but it still > doesn't. > > OK, I stop chatting, here are the details: > > *My card has been detected at boot time. It said it was a "Davicom ethernet > 100/10 Mbit DM9102". I used the configure option. It added -as one could > expect- the line "alias eth0 dmfe" in conf.modules. I know it is the right > driver as it was the one which was provided with the card. > *There is no IRQ conflict. > *The card is detected by the BIOS at boot time, before loading Linux. It > gives the right device ID and IRQ. > *In the KDE Control Center, section PCI, I can also read the card > specifications with the right device ID, IRQ and io address. > > BUT LINUX STILL DOESN'T DETECT IT AT BOOT TIME, AND THE DRIVER IS NOT > LOADED. Hence I cannot read any "eht0..." line when I use "dmesg". I > receive no error message or "FAILED". > > *If I do "lsmod", my module (dmfe) does not appear. > *In the IO section of KDE Control Center, "eth0" does not appear. > *Then if I do "insmod dmfe" or "modprobe dmfe", things are better as I can > see "dmfe (unused)" in "lsmod" and "eth0" in the IO section. But "eth0" > does not appear in the IRQ section of te KDE Control Center. > > > I guess I gave all the details I could.I've read about a 100 times the > Ethernet Howto. I learned a lot and went further thanks to it but it is not > able to help me any more. I've spent almost two weeks on that problem and > still don't want to give up! But it is hard as without the Internet, I > cannot reach the computer autarky!!! Still have to use the University > computers, running Windows 95... > > I thank very very much the Linux guru who will help me! > > See you! > > Nicolas > > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
