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Name: Alex Date: April 15, 2002 at 07:14:23 Pacific
Comment:
Hi, I just wanted to ask if it is possible to make my 3com 3C509b network card work under Linux. I have disabled Plug N Play and I have loaded the module (doesn't stay loaded during reboot), but it still doesn't work. Can someone please help.
Name: Danny Larouche Date: April 15, 2002 at 08:45:55 Pacific
Reply:
Doesnt have to load anything!! put the NIC in the slot, and start the computer... that's it!!
3C509b is fully supported at least since RH6.0
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Response Number 2
Name: Alex Date: April 15, 2002 at 13:43:21 Pacific
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The NIC was allready installed for win98. When I installed Linux Red Hat 7.0 (dual boot system)it didn't detect anything. I then tried to detect it manually with Kudzu but that didn't help. It is a ISA card. You don't suppose it is easier to install a PCI card? Thanks for your quick reply
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Response Number 3
Name: Solo Date: April 15, 2002 at 17:06:52 Pacific
Reply:
Hi,
to make a module load on startup edit the "/etc/modules" file and add "3c509b" but "modconf" will do this for you. Use modconf to install the module, but you will have to add the IRQ and IO-Port in this process (modconf will prompt for it, ISA cards mostly don#t without this infos). Try "lsmod" to see if the module has really been loaded. Good luck, Solo
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