[linux-help] Re: netcfg errors out

[Greg House <ghouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 06 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > Is it possible that you have an IRQ conflict or something like that 
> > preventing
> > yoru hardware from actually working? Things like that can confuse the 
> > software
> > issue you may thing you're having.
> >
> 
> When I do Cat proc/interrupts, there is no listing for IRQ 12.  When I do cat 
> proc/pci, it
> shows both the VGA controller and the eth1 at IRQ 12.  How can I change the 
> IRQ for the
> eth1 board.  It is a netgear FA310TX rev-D2 using the tulip driver - no 
> jumpers, of course.
> The eth0 card (isa) is at IRQ 11.
> 
> dmesg shows the following:
> eth1: Lite-On 82c168 PNIC at 0x6000, 00 a0 cc 5c ab 35, IRQ 12.
> eth1:  MII transceiver found at MDIO address 1, config 3000 status 7829.
> eth1:  Advertising 01e1 on PHY 1, previously advertising 01e1.
> cat uses obsolete /proc/pci interface

Check the ethernet HOWTO, the readme file for the Tulip driver, or the source
itself, but I believe you set the IRQ on those by passing in a parameter on
the boot cmd line (or the insmod line). I haven't ever needed to do this
myself. so perhaps someone else can help out with some specifics.

Greg

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