Re: [expert] Auto Install of 7.1 Skips Network
That's the one I wish I could find (in quantity) around here. It sit's there rock solid even under max load. Keep it's gold as far as I'm concerned. At 11:52 AM 6/22/00, you wrote: What about a 3c905c? It seems to work ok, but I have only had it 2 days. James Sparenberg wrote: John, When 3Com added the TX to this card and made the NT net boot option, it started doing funny things. So much so that it has trouble under Windows/Linux/FreeBSD/OpenBSD and probably others that I haven't tried. I've loaded and reloaded a variety of distro's on my test box and I'd say 80% of the time RedHat or Mandrake grab the card ok The other 20% it seems to miss the fact that it is there altogether. From what I've gathered from people at svlug and the BSD groups it's a problem for everyone. In fact when I mentioned the card people all over the room cringed. :) James -- Michael H. Collins http://www.linuxlink.com Admiral of OpenSourcery Penguinista Navy All Things French.. Mandrake and XFCE Fun with the Austin Linux group http://www.austinlug.org Need a Real Texas Radio Fix?http://www.kut.org
Re: [expert] Auto Install of 7.1 Skips Network
What about a 3c905c? It seems to work ok, but I have only had it 2 days. James Sparenberg wrote: John, When 3Com added the TX to this card and made the NT net boot option, it started doing funny things. So much so that it has trouble under Windows/Linux/FreeBSD/OpenBSD and probably others that I haven't tried. I've loaded and reloaded a variety of distro's on my test box and I'd say 80% of the time RedHat or Mandrake grab the card ok The other 20% it seems to miss the fact that it is there altogether. From what I've gathered from people at svlug and the BSD groups it's a problem for everyone. In fact when I mentioned the card people all over the room cringed. :) James -- Michael H. Collins http://www.linuxlink.com Admiral of OpenSourcery Penguinista Navy All Things French.. Mandrake and XFCE Fun with the Austin Linux group http://www.austinlug.org Need a Real Texas Radio Fix?http://www.kut.org
Re: [expert] Auto Install of 7.1 Skips Network
Just a silly question about this card (i got the same) : why is the 3c59x module used, where the kernel has also a 3c90x module, that seems to be most adpated ? Also sprach mer, 21 jun 2000 : Is it normal for the auto-install of 7.1 to skip the installation of my network adapter and the configuration of TCP/IP? This seems a bit odd. The nic is a 3c59x compatible 3c905B-TX. A quick reconfig with DrakConf had everything up and running in no time. John LeMay Jr. Senior Enterprise Consultant NJMC, LLC. Mandrake Linux 7.0 (2.2.14) / Polarbar Mailer 1.16c JDK 1.1.8 IBM build l118-2515 -- Guillaume Rousse Iremia - Université de la Réunion Sleep doesn't exists. Just lack of cafeine.
Re: [expert] Auto Install of 7.1 Skips Network
On Wed, 21 Jun 2000 06:39:07 -0400, you wrote: Is it normal for the auto-install of 7.1 to skip the installation of my network adapter and the configuration of TCP/IP? This seems a bit odd. The nic is a 3c59x compatible 3c905B-TX. A quick reconfig with DrakConf had everything up and running in no time. So use the "custom" or "expert" install options. Steve Stephen B. Browne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Auto Install of 7.1 Skips Network
I did an automated install recently that skiped over the NIC install portion. I think it's the nature of the beast. I installed 2 others on identical hardware using Expert and Custom respectively and each autoinstalled the NIC. Automated must be designed to skip over this fairly important step: eepro100 was the NIC -david talbot At 09:26 PM 6/21/00 +0400, you wrote: Just a silly question about this card (i got the same) : why is the 3c59x module used, where the kernel has also a 3c90x module, that seems to be most adpated ? Also sprach mer, 21 jun 2000 : Is it normal for the auto-install of 7.1 to skip the installation of my network adapter and the configuration of TCP/IP? This seems a bit odd. The nic is a 3c59x compatible 3c905B-TX. A quick reconfig with DrakConf had everything up and running in no time. John LeMay Jr. Senior Enterprise Consultant NJMC, LLC. Mandrake Linux 7.0 (2.2.14) / Polarbar Mailer 1.16c JDK 1.1.8 IBM build l118-2515 -- Guillaume Rousse Iremia - Université de la Réunion Sleep doesn't exists. Just lack of cafeine.
Re: [expert] Auto Install of 7.1 Skips Network
You'd have to run this by Don Becker and/or Alan Cox (via linux- [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you are interested), but I *BELIEVE* that 3c90x module is the 3Com written code. My understanding is that this code was developed by 3Com specifically for the later chipsets used on the 3C905x- TX adapters (Volcano and Tornado spring to mind...) Just a silly question about this card (i got the same) : why is the 3c59x module used, where the kernel has also a 3c90x module, that seems to be most adpated ? Also sprach mer, 21 jun 2000 : Is it normal for the auto-install of 7.1 to skip the installation of my network adapter and the configuration of TCP/IP? This seems a bit odd. The nic is a 3c59x compatible 3c905B-TX. A quick reconfig with DrakConf had everything up and running in no time. John LeMay Jr. Senior Enterprise Consultant NJMC, LLC. Mandrake Linux 7.0 (2.2.14) / Polarbar Mailer 1.16c JDK 1.1.8 IBM build l118-2515 -- Guillaume Rousse Iremia - Université de la Réunion Sleep doesn't exists. Just lack of cafeine. - This message was sent using MI-Webmail. No matter where you are, never lose touch. Get your Email using MI-Webmail. http://www.monmouth.com/
Re: [expert] Auto Install of 7.1 Skips Network
John, When 3Com added the TX to this card and made the NT net boot option, it started doing funny things. So much so that it has trouble under Windows/Linux/FreeBSD/OpenBSD and probably others that I haven't tried. I've loaded and reloaded a variety of distro's on my test box and I'd say 80% of the time RedHat or Mandrake grab the card ok The other 20% it seems to miss the fact that it is there altogether. From what I've gathered from people at svlug and the BSD groups it's a problem for everyone. In fact when I mentioned the card people all over the room cringed. :) James At 03:39 AM 6/21/00, you wrote: Is it normal for the auto-install of 7.1 to skip the installation of my network adapter and the configuration of TCP/IP? This seems a bit odd. The nic is a 3c59x compatible 3c905B-TX. A quick reconfig with DrakConf had everything up and running in no time. John LeMay Jr. Senior Enterprise Consultant NJMC, LLC. Mandrake Linux 7.0 (2.2.14) / Polarbar Mailer 1.16c JDK 1.1.8 IBM build l118-2515
