Re: 3com 3c90x install
I have both a 3C905B-FX (fiber NIC) and a 3c59x-series card in my machine. I grabbed 3Com's driver from http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/linuxdownload.htm and just patched my kernel source tree: patch -d /usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.18 -p0 < 3c90x-1.0.0/patch-2.2.5 I then did "make xconfig" and selected "Network device support/Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)" and selected "3c90x ... support" as a module. Then compiled/installed as usual. When I first rebooted, the old 3c59x module loaded and detected both NICs. The Fiber NIC worked, although it got a few errors from time to time (every 2 hours it complained about "too much work at interrupt). I hadn't realized that the 3c90x driver was never loaded! I had the 3c59x listed in /etc/modules so I removed it and added "3c90x". I also added to /etc/modutils/aliases: alias eth0 3c90x alias eth1 3c59x Then I rebooted. The 3c90x driver loads and detects the Fiber NIC (eth0) and then the 3c59x loads and detects the Copper NIC. rgds-- TA ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) I don't speak for the Federal Reserve Board, it doesn't speak for me.
Re: 3com 3c90x install
Nathan E Norman wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 10:48:13AM -0500, Ron Peterson wrote: > > I lied. Well, I didn't look closely enough. It's a 3c905cx-txm. > > Anyway, I tried the 3c59x module first, actually, but it didn't work. > > Now I'm not even sure the 3com provided driver will work. I might just > > put in a different card... > > Go get the diagnostic disks from 3com and test the card. You might > find that it's bad; a friend reported a DOA 3c905c the other day. It's a multi-boot machine and it works under the other (unmentionable) OS's. -Ron-
Re: 3com 3c90x install
I tried a different network card - 3c905-tx - with the 3c50x driver module. This doesn't work either. It does, however, spit out some kind of error message. Trouble is, I can't read it, because it appears on the blue screen behind the install dialog. Is there any way to read this? I can see | ot alloc| eth0: Ca| | This a new computer using a new ASUS motherboard (Asus CUSL2-C). Am I having chipset or bios configuration problems? -Ron- Ron Peterson wrote: > > I'm trying to do a network install of debian on a computer which has a > 3com 3c905c-tx network card. 3com kindly provides GNU licenced source > code for this card on their website. I succesfully compiled the module > on another debian system, and put it on a floppy, in directory > /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/. I inserted this floppy when appropriate > during the 'Configure Device Driver Modules' portion of the > installation. > > However, no network interfaces are found. I imagine I need to pass some > kernel or insmod parameters for the specified module. Where/How do I do > this? > > -- > Ron Peterson > Network & Systems Manager > Mount Holyoke College > GPG and other info at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ron Peterson Network & Systems Manager Mount Holyoke College GPG and other info at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso
Re: 3com 3c90x install
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 10:48:13AM -0500, Ron Peterson wrote: > I lied. Well, I didn't look closely enough. It's a 3c905cx-txm. > Anyway, I tried the 3c59x module first, actually, but it didn't work. > Now I'm not even sure the 3com provided driver will work. I might just > put in a different card... Go get the diagnostic disks from 3com and test the card. You might find that it's bad; a friend reported a DOA 3c905c the other day. -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Inc. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Patton pgpSDZdhHN5X5.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: 3com 3c90x install
The horses are already on the track... The error I got was that neither DHCP or manual IP configuration resulted in a system that was able to do a network install. DHCP simply times out and fails. Manual network configuration is simple enough, but doesn't get me anywhere. Link light's on, but nobody's home. Joris Lambrecht wrote: > > hold yr horses, i would be really sursprised if this card would not work > can't you refer to any error's you get ? > > -Original Message- > From: Ron Peterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 4:48 PM > To: John Kuhn > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: 3com 3c90x install > > I lied. Well, I didn't look closely enough. It's a 3c905cx-txm. > Anyway, I tried the 3c59x module first, actually, but it didn't work. > Now I'm not even sure the 3com provided driver will work. I might just > put in a different card... > > Still wouldn't mind knowing how the third-party module install thing > works, just to satify my curiousity, though. > > -Ron- > > John Kuhn wrote: > > > > You don't need to compile this driver from source. During the 'Configure > > Device Driver Modules' load the '3c59x' module. Yes, the current 3c59x > > module does work with the 3c905c-tx. I used the 3com source driver > > with older versions of the 2.2.x kernels, but it is not needed for > > 2.2.18pre21. > > > > John > > > > On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 09:59:40AM -0500, Ron Peterson wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to do a network install of debian on a computer which has a > > > 3com 3c905c-tx network card. 3com kindly provides GNU licenced source > > > code for this card on their website. I succesfully compiled the module > > > on another debian system, and put it on a floppy, in directory > > > /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/. I inserted this floppy when appropriate > > > during the 'Configure Device Driver Modules' portion of the > > > installation. > > > > > > However, no network interfaces are found. I imagine I need to pass some > > > kernel or insmod parameters for the specified module. Where/How do I do > > > this?
RE: 3com 3c90x install
hold yr horses, i would be really sursprised if this card would not work can't you refer to any error's you get ? -Original Message- From: Ron Peterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 4:48 PM To: John Kuhn Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: 3com 3c90x install I lied. Well, I didn't look closely enough. It's a 3c905cx-txm. Anyway, I tried the 3c59x module first, actually, but it didn't work. Now I'm not even sure the 3com provided driver will work. I might just put in a different card... Still wouldn't mind knowing how the third-party module install thing works, just to satify my curiousity, though. -Ron- John Kuhn wrote: > > You don't need to compile this driver from source. During the 'Configure > Device Driver Modules' load the '3c59x' module. Yes, the current 3c59x > module does work with the 3c905c-tx. I used the 3com source driver > with older versions of the 2.2.x kernels, but it is not needed for > 2.2.18pre21. > > John > > On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 09:59:40AM -0500, Ron Peterson wrote: > > > I'm trying to do a network install of debian on a computer which has a > > 3com 3c905c-tx network card. 3com kindly provides GNU licenced source > > code for this card on their website. I succesfully compiled the module > > on another debian system, and put it on a floppy, in directory > > /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/. I inserted this floppy when appropriate > > during the 'Configure Device Driver Modules' portion of the > > installation. > > > > However, no network interfaces are found. I imagine I need to pass some > > kernel or insmod parameters for the specified module. Where/How do I do > > this? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 3com 3c90x install
I lied. Well, I didn't look closely enough. It's a 3c905cx-txm. Anyway, I tried the 3c59x module first, actually, but it didn't work. Now I'm not even sure the 3com provided driver will work. I might just put in a different card... Still wouldn't mind knowing how the third-party module install thing works, just to satify my curiousity, though. -Ron- John Kuhn wrote: > > You don't need to compile this driver from source. During the 'Configure > Device Driver Modules' load the '3c59x' module. Yes, the current 3c59x > module does work with the 3c905c-tx. I used the 3com source driver > with older versions of the 2.2.x kernels, but it is not needed for > 2.2.18pre21. > > John > > On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 09:59:40AM -0500, Ron Peterson wrote: > > > I'm trying to do a network install of debian on a computer which has a > > 3com 3c905c-tx network card. 3com kindly provides GNU licenced source > > code for this card on their website. I succesfully compiled the module > > on another debian system, and put it on a floppy, in directory > > /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/. I inserted this floppy when appropriate > > during the 'Configure Device Driver Modules' portion of the > > installation. > > > > However, no network interfaces are found. I imagine I need to pass some > > kernel or insmod parameters for the specified module. Where/How do I do > > this?
Re: 3com 3c90x install
You don't need to compile this driver from source. During the 'Configure Device Driver Modules' load the '3c59x' module. Yes, the current 3c59x module does work with the 3c905c-tx. I used the 3com source driver with older versions of the 2.2.x kernels, but it is not needed for 2.2.18pre21. John On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 09:59:40AM -0500, Ron Peterson wrote: > I'm trying to do a network install of debian on a computer which has a > 3com 3c905c-tx network card. 3com kindly provides GNU licenced source > code for this card on their website. I succesfully compiled the module > on another debian system, and put it on a floppy, in directory > /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/. I inserted this floppy when appropriate > during the 'Configure Device Driver Modules' portion of the > installation. > > However, no network interfaces are found. I imagine I need to pass some > kernel or insmod parameters for the specified module. Where/How do I do > this? > > -- > Ron Peterson > Network & Systems Manager > Mount Holyoke College > GPG and other info at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
3com 3c90x install
I'm trying to do a network install of debian on a computer which has a 3com 3c905c-tx network card. 3com kindly provides GNU licenced source code for this card on their website. I succesfully compiled the module on another debian system, and put it on a floppy, in directory /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/. I inserted this floppy when appropriate during the 'Configure Device Driver Modules' portion of the installation. However, no network interfaces are found. I imagine I need to pass some kernel or insmod parameters for the specified module. Where/How do I do this? -- Ron Peterson Network & Systems Manager Mount Holyoke College GPG and other info at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso
