From: becker@super.org (Donald J. Becker) Subject: Re: NE2000 driver problem. Date: 14 Feb 1993 06:08:57 GMT
In article <93043.062617MTF108@psuvm.psu.edu> MTF108@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>
> This is the first I'm posting to this group. I've just joined the Linux
>bandwagon, haveing installed the SLS release. Everything kinda works. I'm
>trying to get my NE2000 compat. card to work. I've followed all the
>instructions and have succeded in recompiling the kernel (big step for me).
>My problem is that Linux doesn't seem to know my card exists. I've tried
>changeing the interrupt and everything. I know the card is okay. I was
>able to install a DOS packet driver with no problems. Whenver I try to
>configure eth_if ioctl(): invalid argument. as if the device
>was never created. I've checked and double checked the Space.c and
>am confused bye the rc.net file. I put all the necessary lines in.
You might try using the standard "eth0" name. I got so much grief
(and so many bug reports) because I used "eth_if" as the ethernet
interface name that the ethercard driver distribution now overrides
the name in the 'GNUmakefile'.
-- Donald Becker becker@super.org Supercomputing Research Center 17100 Science Drive, Bowie MD 21114 301-805-7482