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I am trying to install two 3c509 ethernet cards on
my Linux PC running Red Hat 4.2 Kernel 2.0.30.

According to Red Hat's documentation:

Quote:> However, if any two ethernet cards use the same
> driver (e.g., two 3c509's or a 3c595 and a 3c905),
> you will need to compile a custom kernel with the
> ethernet driver built in.

I tried setting the required options in /etc/conf.modules:
        alias eth0 3c509
        alias eth1 3c509
        options 3c509 io=0x300,0x280
but only eth0 is detected.

Can I simply make a copy of 3c509.o, and try this in /etc/conf.modules:
        alias eth0 3c509
        alias eth1 my3c509
        options 3c509 io=0x300
        options my3c509 io=0x280

I am hesitant in trying all these experiments because I don't
want my machine to hang or get screwed up.
I would appreciate any help!
Thanks,
-- Vinay

I also tried to install two 3c509 cards. The only solution that worked for
me was to build a new kernel with ethernet built in.
Bernard

Quote:>I am trying to install two 3c509 ethernet cards on
>my Linux PC running Red Hat 4.2 Kernel 2.0.30.

>According to Red Hat's documentation:

>> However, if any two ethernet cards use the same
>> driver (e.g., two 3c509's or a 3c595 and a 3c905),
>> you will need to compile a custom kernel with the
>> ethernet driver built in.

>Is this really necessary?

>I tried setting the required options in /etc/conf.modules:
> alias eth0 3c509
> alias eth1 3c509
> options 3c509 io=0x300,0x280
>but only eth0 is detected.

>Can I simply make a copy of 3c509.o, and try this in /etc/conf.modules:
> alias eth0 3c509
> alias eth1 my3c509
> options 3c509 io=0x300
> options my3c509 io=0x280

>I am hesitant in trying all these experiments because I don't
>want my machine to hang or get screwed up.
>I would appreciate any help!
>Thanks,
>-- Vinay

/etc/conf.modules:
alias eth0 3c509
alias eth1 3c509
options 3c509 io=0x300,0x280 irq=5,3

Note: replace the irq's with the appropriate values and make damn sure
that plug and pray (prey ? :^) ) is disabled.

Regards
Bill

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Yes, yes, I am having the same wonderful problems getting my two 3c509
cards to work in my machine.  I have read all the available
documentation, I have read the newsgroups, but still no luck.

I have two new 3c509s installed (both PnP, unfortunately, which may be
the problem).  I have compiled support for these cards (and only these
cards) into the kernel.  At boot time I have tried:

--> linux ether=0,0,eth1
--> linux ether=0,0,eth0 ether=0,0,eth1
--> linux ether=10,0x300,eth0 ether=3,0x280,eth1

ad nauseum but to no success.

Oftentimes the kernel tells me it is "delaying eth1 initialization."
Oftentimes I get a IOCTL-or something message.

I'm lost here guys, throw me a rope, eh?

pauly
(note anti-spamming code in my return email)

I had exactly the same problem, and I solved it by booting with a DOS disk
and running the 3c509cfg.exe (or something like that) config program that
came with the cards.  I turned off PnP and had the card configure itself.

Good luck.....jeff

You _have_ to turn off the PNP with the DOS util. I had success with the
line:

Quote:> --> linux ether=10,0x300,eth0 ether=3,0x280,eth1

cat /proc/interrupts
cat /proc/ioports

to see if both of your cards were recognized by the kernel.

Neil

Check /proc/version to make certain you are actually running the kernel with
the 3c509 driver compiled into it.

You may need to turn off the 3c509 card's Plug-and-Pray support when used
with some motherboards.

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