Tulip.o driver Options not working

Simon Garner sgarner@expio.co.nz
Wed Feb 9 19:19:28 2000


Jason,

Try compiling it without -DMODVERSIONS, i.e. just:

    gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c tulip.c



HTH

Simon Garner


----- Original Message -----
From: "powercat" <powercat@kscable.com>
To: "Simon Garner" <sgarner@expio.co.nz>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: Tulip.o driver Options not working


> Thanks for your help I have another question relating to the same problem.
> When I downloaded version .91g from the website below and compiled it with
> the command at the bottom of the tulip_c file (See Below) I got a kernel
> version Mismatch what am I doing wrong?  Again thanks for you help I hope
> someday to get linux on line
>
>  gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c tulip.c
> /usr/include/linux/modversions.h  && echo -DMODVERSIONS
>
> CorelLinux:/lib/modules/2.2.12/net# insmod tulip.o
> tulip.o: kernel-module version mismatch
>         tulip.o was compiled for kernel version 2.0.36
>         while this kernel is version 2.2.12.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Simon Garner <sgarner@expio.co.nz>
> To: powercat <powercat@kscable.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 2:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Tulip.o driver Options not working
>
>
> > Hi Jason
> >
> > Firstly make sure you have the latest 0.90g driver version from
> > http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/tulip.html
> >
> > I think there are some problems with MXIC DEC-compatible chipsets,
> > especially with autonegotiation. Download tulip-diag
> > http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/diag/tulip-diag.c and (compile it
using
> > the compile-command listed at the end of the file, and) run it with
> > tulip-diag -m
> >
> > This will say if your card has a MII transceiver. If it doesn't then you
> > shouldn't be using options=9. Try using options=4 or options=12
> >
> > Note that you shouldn't use the options=0,16 syntax -- this specifies
> media
> > types for two tulip-based cards, but you only have one. It's saying
> > "autosense (media 0) for the first card and force full duplex (media 16)
> for
> > the second card."
> >
> > Hope this helps, and good luck!
> >
> >
> > Simon Garner
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "powercat" <powercat@kscable.com>
> > To: <linux-tulip-bug@beowulf.gsfc.nasa.gov>
> > Cc: <becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov>
> > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 8:27 AM
> > Subject: Tulip.o driver Options not working
> >
> >
> > Hello my name is Jason Newton and I fairly new to Linux so if I have
done
> > something wrong on this install please let me know.  I hope to
eventually
> > replace windows with Linux if it proves to be more stable.  When trying
to
> > install my network anywhere nc100 network card( It uses the tulip.o
driver
> > or dec chip set) using the command insmod tulip.o options=9 which should
> set
> > my network speed to 10 base T (Note:  I am using a network hub and a
cable
> > modem that will only recognize 10 meg per second connection.) my hub
> > connection light goes off and the card does not function.  I also tried
to
> > use the /etc/conf.module file to set the option and that did not seem
work
> > either however I was less clear on what to type on that.  When I run
dmesg
> > after connecting using insmod the network card reports as follows:
> > tulip.c:v0.89H 5/23/98 becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
> > eth0: Macronix 98715 PMAC at 0xfc00, 00 20 78 e0 09 a6, IRQ 10.
> > eth0:  EEPROM default media type MII 100baseT4.
> >
> > the last line makes me think that the problem is that it is connecting
at
> > 100 meg per second.
> > I have also tried to connect using insmod tulip.o options=0,16 for auto
> > select and received the same result.  I do not have a modem in my
machine
> > just a network card and a cable modem that hooks to it so I can not
reach
> > the internet without a working network card (in Linux this was sent from
> > windows).  I feel that I can not even get the rest of Linux running with

> out
> > being able to get on the web to get drivers.  I am using Corel Linux
with
> > kernel 2.2.12.  Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated
> >
> >
>


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