[vortex] FEM656C NIC problems with kernel 2.4

[Felipe Alfaro Solana]

Hello, Jeff

Well, I have been compiling my 2.4 kernel with the I82365 option
enabled. Why should I compile it without the I82365 option enabled?
Performing a "lsmod" in my current Linux-Mandrake 8.0 installation shows
that the I82365 module is running and that the NIC driver is dependant
on it. It's simple curiosity, however, let me have a try on the RedHat
7.0 installation and I will tell you the results.

Thank you very much. I will post my results here soon...

Sincerely,

    Felipe Alfaro Solana

On 13 Apr 2001 18:43:39 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 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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