Re: [SLE] Intel PCI EtherExpress Pro 100 (eepro100) network adapter

On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 05:30:49PM -0500, Chavez Gutierrez, Freddy wrote:

I'm having problems with an Intel PCI EtherExpress Pro 100 network adapter in a IBM Netvista (onboard). When I install Suse 7.3 connecting to a ftp server it hangs. I had to add another network adapter (3COM 9x5) and the installation went fine.

After installation, when I work with the EtherExpress the box hangs after a few hours. When I work with the 3Com it goes fine day after day. This is the messages from the kernel when I do "insmod eepro100.o":

---------- eepro_init_module: Please add "autodetect=1" to force probe eepro100.c:v1.09j-t 9/29/99 Donald Becker http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/eepro100.html eepro100.c: $Revision: 1.36 $ 2000/11/17 Modified by Andrey V. Savochkin and others eth1: OEM i82557/i82558 10/100 Ethernet, 00:02:55:0B:9E:EC, IRQ 20. Board assembly 000000-000, Physical connectors present: RJ45 ----------

I had the same problem with Red Hat 7.2 on the same machine. Does anybody know if there's a recent driver for that network adapter? Does Suse 8.0 fix this problem?

I have had problems in the past with the EtherExpress Pro. I ended up buying another card (RealTek, I think -- module is 8139too). But, I believe there are at several modules you can use for the EEPro. Perhaps using a different one will help you: eepro100 (the one you are using) eexpress (perhaps not right for your adapter) eepro e100 You could also try the advice given in the error message: Please add "autodetect=1" to force probe I *think* this would be done by adding a line to /etc/modules.conf: options eepro100 autodetect=1 I'd put it right after: alias eth1 eepro100 -- Robert C. Paulsen, Jr. robert@paulsenonline.net