Messages in this thread | | | From | "Alan Olsen" <> | Date | Sun, 7 Mar 1999 10:38:08 -0800 | Subject | Re: Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Server Adapter |
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On Mar 7, 11:06am, Jim Niemira wrote: > Subject: Re: Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Server Adapter > > "Tom Sightler" spake, saying: > >On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, Deepak Saxena wrote: > > >But the card works under M$ Winblows with the standard EEPRO/100 driver, so > > I > > >presume it should work with the standard Linux EEPRO100 driver. > > > > > >marek > > This may sound nuts, and maybe I missed it earlier, but isn't it possible > > that, if this card will operate with the standard EEPRO100 driver for > > windows, that the only reason it doesn't work with the Linux driver is the > > that it is failing to detect it during the PCI probing? > > I've had a eepro100 for about six months, and I notice that, aside from the > fact that you cannot select it with 'make config' (I have to manually insert > CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO100=m into .config), it appears to only work as a module.
That is odd as I have a system running quite well with that adapter compiled directly compiled into the kernel which was selected with make config. I have had NO problems with that adapter.
What version are you using?
-- Alan Olsen "Carpe Aptenodytes!" alano@ncd.com
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