[vortex] 3c905C-TX

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Dear Henrik

 Have you tried the following command after loading the module:
   #/etc/rc.d/init.c/network start

 If it does not work, I think that maybe rebooting your system can
 solve your problem.
 
 You can put it in the kernel or use it as a module. There is no
 difference.

Best Regards,
V.Fk
 

On Sun, 5 Nov 2000, Henrik Larsson wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am running Debian Linux 2.2 with kernel 2.2.17 and compiled the 3com 
> 3c90x driver manually when direct support for my kernel wasn't available. I 
> have the 3c905C-TX card in my Linux box.
> 
> I have tried to load the module with and without parameters and it loads 
> successfully...but it isn't assigned any network interface (device ID), 
> i.e. "eth0". If the card doesn't get such a "name", I assume that I can't 
> configure it in my Linux system.
> 
> I wondering if anyone here have any ideas where the error or solution to 
> this problem can be found? I don't know if it depends om the module or not. 
> Shall I perhaps compile the driver into the kernel instead and skip the module?
> 
> I have tested my card with 3c90xcfg and have recieved successful result.
> 
> When I load it with 'insmod 3c90x' I'll get...
> "3Com 3c90x Version 1.0.0.i 1999 <linux_drivers@3com.com>"
> 
> ...when I have earlier played around with other network cards, those 
> usually also writes out the device ID that the network cards have been 
> assigned, i.e. eth0. This one doesn't write it out on the screen nor being 
> assigned one in the system.
> 
> The reason why I "changed" driver to 3c90x is that I for a week now have 
> used the 3c509 driver which are quite buggy when it is used with my card. I 
> for example get a lot of TX errors and it also disturbs other network 
> traffic on my LAN. In other words, it didn't work so well to use that 
> driver. :-)
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Henrik Larsson
> henrik@larsson.net
> 
> 
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