[tulip] Re: Netgear....

[Donald Becker]

On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Lyle Bickley wrote:
> Donald Becker wrote:
> > On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Lyle Bickley wrote:
> > > are NOT recognized by the tulip driver [displays IRQ 0 in the log].
> >    http://www.scyld.com/expert/irq-conflict.html
> > 
> > Summary: this is a BIOS setup issue.
>  
> 100% Correct.  I turned off "PNP OS" and I noted that the BIOS displayed
> the proper IRQ on boot and Linux and the Tulip picked it IRQ up as
> well.  Works perfectly. THANKS!
> 
> However this leads me to another question:  Why did an Intel Pro 100+
> work O.K. with the BIOS set to PNP, but the Tulip requires PNP to be
> off??

Did the Pro 100+ board have an on-board Flash with network boot capability?
If so, it made BIOS calls to configure itself.
If not, please let me know the BIOS type and the exact eepro100 type --
I would like to investigate further.

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