[vortex] FEM656C NIC problems with kernel 2.4

[Jeff Garzik]

Felipe Alfaro Solana wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> What's really curious about this issue is that I've downloaded and
> installed Linux Mandrake 8.0 Beta 3 on my computer. This Linux
> distribution uses the linux 2.4.2 kernel and now, using this
> distribution, the NIC card is working flawlessly... just after doing two
> things:
> 
>     1. Modifying the /etc/pcmcia/config.opts to include I/O ports in the
>     0x1000-0x1fff range.
>     2. Passing the "pci=biosirq" parameter to the kernel.
> 
> Although I have been unable to locate the "lspci" tool in this new Linux
> distribution, "dmesg" shows the card has been assigned resources
> correctly: the function 0 (ethernet) is assigned I/O ports 0x1100-0x11ff
> and function 1 (modem) is assigned I/O ports 0x1000-0x10ff.

Felipe,

I'm curious what your 2.4.x kernel .config looks like.  Please check and
make sure you have

	CONFIG_PCMCIA=y
	CONFIG_CARDBUS=y
	# CONFIG_I82365 is not set -- very important
	# CONFIG_TCIC is not set -- also important

Regards,

	Jeff


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