Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3675 mails)

["Stan Koper" <skoper@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "David A. Riggs" <driggs4@xxxxxxx>
To: <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: <skoper@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [SLE] 3c509 module won't install


> The IO and IRQ of the card, as well as the mode of the card (P&P or no)
> are changed by using the applications on the disk at this address:
>
>
http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/result.jsp?selected=6&sort=effdt&sku=3C50
9B&order=desc
>
> I havn't had to use one in several months, but I think you may have to
> boot with DrDOS (or another DOS) floppy to run the app. You have to
> set the ethernet card itself into manual (not P&P) mode this way, or
> else it will misbehave. You should also be able to set the IO address
> and IRQ for the card this way.
>
> David A. Riggs
>
David,

    Ah yes, DR DOS.  I have an MSDOS 6.2 disk that I use for that purpose,
and I'll run it to make sure that it isn't set for PnP.  But remember, SuSE
7.0 didn't have any problem with the card.

Thanks,

Stan