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[moseley@xxxxxxxx (Bill Moseley)]

I read at these links that I should be using the 3Com driver for my
3c905C-TX NIC:
   http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
   http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/linuxdownloading.htm

The driver, 3c90x is in available on my 6.3 system.
   locate 3c90x.o
   /lib/modules/2.2.13/net/3c90x.o

So, I modified /etc/modules.conf like this:

   fgrep 3c /etc/modules.conf
   #alias eth0 3c59x
   alias eth0 3c90x

and rebooted.  But it still seems to use the old driver:

   lsmod | fgrep 3c
   3c59x                  19008   1 

Where else could that module be loaded?  I find this confusing.

I have not built my own kernel.  I do remember during the initial
installation using Yast1 that I asked Yast to auto-detected my NIC, which
it did.  And now, looking at Yast->System admin->Integrate hardware into
system->Configure networking device says: "3Com 3c90x/3c980 B/C series".
Looks ok to me.

I'm wondering first why changing modules.conf didn't work, and then if
using the new 3com driver will clear up this /var/log/messages error:

    kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.

And also I see this in the boot log:

   <6>3c59x.c:v0.99L 5/28/99 Donald Becker
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html

   <6>eth0: 3Com 3c905C Tornado at 0xd000,  ***INVALID CHECKSUM 0027***
   00:50:da:d7:93:e9, IRQ 11

   <6>  8K byte-wide RAM 5:3 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/Autonegotiate interface.
   <6>  MII transceiver found at address 24, status 782d.
   <6>  Enabling bus-master transmits and whole-frame receives.

Also, anyone using two of these NICs in one computer?  I noticed this
(anonymous) person claiming that more than one card doesn't work:

   http://lhd.datapower.com/db/dispreport.cgi?DISP?875

Anyone know anything about that?

Thanks,

Bill Moseley
mailto:moseley@xxxxxxxx


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