[linux-help] Re: netcfg errors out

[Bruce Bales <bbales@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I haven't followed your entire thread, but here are some ideas. The message
> sounds like there's no support in the kernel for the hardware. Did you build 
> the
> tulip driver as a module or built into the kernel? If it's a module, I'd check
> and see if it's getting loaded (use lsmod). If it's there, check it's messages
> (/var/log/messages or the output from dmesg).
>

I have an isa board as eth0 and the PCI board as eth1.  Tulip is a module.  I 
had the
isa board working a week or so ago and sent and received mail with netscape.

>
> I'd probably unload it (rmmod) and reload it by hand (insmod) and look at the
> messages. That might give you a clue about what's going on. I've heard there
> are sometimes boot parameters required for multiple ethernet adapters. I've
> never had to do that, but check in the ethernet HOWTO for directions on that.
>

It wasn't there.  Tried insmod tulip and message said wrong version.  Recopied 
the
original version and it loads on boot, but still fails initialization.  
ne2000.o  (for
the isa ethernet board) is not listed in the modules - I guess the isa driver 
must be
in the kernel.  Anyway, there is a little bit of progress.  I'll check the 
ethernet
HOWTO again.



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