What is the problem with the Linksys LNE 10/100 card?

Christopher Smith x@xman.org
Fri Mar 24 11:45:11 2000


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On Thu, Mar 23, 2000 at 05:23:47PM -0700, Bryan Stillwell wrote:
> That's incorrect.  The drivers on the second floppy that comes with the
> card will work, but getting Donald's latest drivers will also work.  I
> know, because when I first got the card I didn't know that the drivers
> were on the second floppy.  So I looked at the source for tulip.c in the
> kernel and noticed that Donald Becker was the original author.  I went to
> his web site, joined this list and stated my problems in detail.  (You can
> check the archive).  Donald fixed the driver within a day after I
> explained my problems and the PNIC-II version of the LNE100TX has worked
> since.
> 
> Just make sure you get all the files you need to compile the driver.  I
> believe that they are:
> 
> tulip.c
> pci-netif.c
> pci-netif.h
> k_compat.h
> 
> You'll have to do the modprobe on pci-netif.o before tulip.o once they're
> done compiling.  Also if you're following the compiling information I
> think the bottom of pci-netif.c says to compile with pci-scan.c.  You'll
> have to change that command to use pci-netif.c instead.

A few questions. First, what version of Donald's driver works for you?
Secondly, if I understand you correctly I need to install Donald's PCI
scanning patches as well, is that correct?

- --Chris
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