I haven't tried the 3c905, but it sounds similar to what is needed for an RTL8319-based card: you have to run a utility that enables the BootROM before it will be recognised. At present, we have a FreeDOS floppy disk that boots straight into the relevant utility, but this is not the best way to do it for large numbers of cards.
Exactly correct. There is a DOS 3com utility which reprograms the card (e.g i/o, interrupt, etc, depending on the card type) and enables/disables the bootrom. It's part of the 3com driver kit for the 3c509 - I don't think it's available separately. Last time I looked, the kit was in .exe format :-( - although the .exe simple unpacks to a set of folders when run. Try looking here for linux-specific stuff, or do a search on their site for 'linux' http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/linuxdownloads.htm I haven't read all the readme's but I think even if you download the linux drivers you still need the dos utility, hence you need to look at the files in the full windows driver. -- ******************************************************************************** All mail sent and received may be examined to prevent transmission of unacceptable material. Wellington College does not accept responsibility for email contents. Problems to postmaster@wellington-college.berks.sch.uk. Website: http://www.wellington-college.berks.sch.uk ********************************************************************************