I just installed Linux-Mandrake 7.2 Powerpack Deluxe on a HP Vectra VL. It had successfully been running Redhat 6.1, but I wanted to play. So here I am :) I can't get the network card to work. According to HardDrake 0.9.3, it's an Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Model: 79c970 [PCnet LANCE] Kernel Module: pcnet32, Bus type: PCI. When I did the installation, it came up with an error and the card was not configured. However, when booting, New Hardware recognized the card and I configured it there. The dmesg log says: "lance.c: Module autoprobing not allowed. Append "io-)xNNN" values." What does that mean? The syslog reports: /etc/modules.conf is more recent than /lib/modules/2.2.17-21mdk/modules.dep. It also says "isnmod: /lib/modules/2.2.17-21mdk/net/lance.o: init_module: Device or resource busy" and then goes on to note: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters. I noticed when surfing google, that you are not supposed to manually configure IRQ parameters for PCI devices, so I don't know what this means. When I use Drakconf and try to configure the card, I get an "error in modprobe call: /lib/modules/2.2.17-21mdk/net/sktr.o: init_module: Device or resource busy. /lib/modules/2.2.17-21mdk/net/sktr.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.17-21mdk/net/sktr.o failed. /lib/modules/2.2.17-21mdk/net/sktr.o: insmod th0 failed" Basically any attempt to bring up the interface eth0 fails and eth0 initialization delaying. I know I have my network file and network-scripts configured correctly, copying them from the past Redhat install. How can I fix this? Any help much appreciated. I must say I love Mandrake, it is a really slick Linux version and I can hardly wait to play! Thank you. Gary
