[tulip] Linksys Network Card not working

Mon, 21 Aug 2000 15:41:02 -0600

Hi Zhu,

I had a hard time with this setting, but at the end, it was very simple and it is working really well.  Here is what I can about it now:

1. First, check out your version of the Linksys LNE 100 TX card.  There are many version, and what follows applies to Version 2 of the card, the one that I have.  I did not try other versions, so I really cannot say much about them.

2. Use Red Hat 6.2 preferably because the driver in 6.2 works well with the card.  If you are using 6.1 or 6.0, you might have to download the driver and compile it.  I won't really advise that.

3. I was doing all this for practice at home, and I have only 2 PCs.  Therefore, there was no gateway, and no need for one, so when I was entering the network parameters, I left the gateway part blank.

4.  For a long time, netconf was telling me that my card was active while in fact it wasn't.  The problem was, there was no IRQ assigned. You know that from doing 
cat /var/log/messages | grep eth0  
on a fresh install.  If it gives a value for IRQ other than 0, you don't need to touch the BIOS.  To get the system to assign an IRQ to the card, I had to make a change in the BIOS:  While the computer is starting and showing that blue HP screen, type F1.  (Most computers show you a starting screen with type F1 to enter setup.  Instead, that systems just show the HP screen.  That is really stupid).  In the BIOS, there is a screen where it says OS=... I changed that from Windows to Other.  I think that was the most important part.

I hope this helps.  Otherwise, when I get home, I can get more details about the BIOS, and the network parameters for you.

Thanks.  

Poly.

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Yanglong Zhu <yzhu@ou.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 22:33:41 -0700

>Hi Poly,
>
>I have exactly the same problem as yours on the same model of computer (as described in your message below). I wander what did you do to resolve the Linksys card problem? Or have you solved the issue yet?
>Could enlighten me on the issue?
>
>Thanks
>
>Yanglong Zhu
>
>Poly wrote:
>
>> Dear Tulip List Members,
>>
>> I am hoping that someone can help me with the following:
>>
>> I have a Lynksys LNE 100 TX Fast Ethernet Adaptor (Version 2 with
>> WakeUp-On-Line feature) on my PC, an HP 6640C, which has a
>> AMD K6-2/500MHz 3DNow Processor.  I have set it up as a Dual Boot,
>> Windows98 or Linux, Red Hat 6.2.
>>
>> As a Windows Machine, there is no problem, and it talks well with my
>> other machine, an old Pentium 166 with Windows95.
>>
>> When it boots as Linux Machine, the Red Hat 6.2 recognises the Network Card, uses tulip.c for it, and correctly sets the I/O 1400-14ff.  But it does not work.  When I do the ifconfig command, it says:
>> SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource Temporary Unavailable.
>> It did not make much sense to try route, but I did and it also said:
>> SIOCADDRT: Network is down.
>>
>> My question is, what to do now?  I will be very grateful for any answer.
>> I read as much as I could understand on the problem, and also checked my system.  Below is more information that I found useful, on the IRQs and in the /var/log/messages.  Thanks very much for the help.
>> Poly.  Please read on...
>>
>> In /var/log/messages, I found the following suspicious lines:
>> The PCI BIOS has not enabled the device at 0/96
>> updating PCI Command 0083 to 0087
>> tulip.c :v0.91g-ppc 7/16/99 becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
>> eth0: Lite-on PNIC-II rev 37 at 0x1400, 00:A0:CC
>> :37:95:B8, IRQ 0
>>
>> Below is the Interrupt Request from Red Hat Information
>> IRQ     CPUO
>> 0       51951   XT-PIC  timer
>> 1       36      XT-PIC  keyboard
>> 2       0       XT-PIC  cascade
>> 8       1       XT-PIC  rtc
>> 12      6684    XT-PIC  PS/2 Mouse
>> 13      0       XT-PIC  fpu
>> 14      100231  XT-PIC  ide0
>> 15      3348    XT-PIC  ide1
>> NMI     0
>>
>> >From cat /proc/pci I found:
>> IRQ 9           VGA Adapter
>> IRQ 11          USB
>>
>> Also from some other file:
>> IRQ 4           ttyS00 at 0x03f8
>>
>> On the Windows98 side, the IRQs are as follows:
>> 00      Timer
>> 01      Keyboard
>> 02      Programmable Interrupt Control
>> 03      Com2
>> 04      Com1
>> 06      Standard Floppy
>> 07      Printer Port LPT1
>> 08      System CMOS/Real Time Clock
>> 09      ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
>> 09      Linksys LNE 100TX Fast Ethernet Adaptor
>> 09      SiS 530 (VGA Adaptor)
>> 10      ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
>> 10      Conexant PCI Modem Emulator
>> 10      Master Riptide PCI Audio Device
>> 11      ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
>> 11      ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering - again
>> 11      SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
>> 11      SCI IRQ used by ACPI bus
>> 12      PS/2 compatible Mouse Port
>> 14      SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller
>> 14      Primary IDE Dual FIFO
>> 15      SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller
>> 15      Secondary IDE Controller Dual FIFO
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>>
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