Re: 3c574

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I finally have Red Hat 6.0 running on my laptop. I even have X configured
> and gnome working. I have two pcmcia devices: modem and network card. The
> modem works fine, but the NIC is really giving me a fit.
> 
> Watching the boot messages fly by, I can see that cpmcia services are
> starting, I can hear the beeps, but initialization of the eth0 interface
> fails. However, if I run ifconfig, eth0 appears to be up and running fine.
> Looking at the speed indicator on the dongle, the 100 MB light is on, which
> is fine because it is indeed plugged into a 100 MB port. BUT, the light on
> the hub is not lit up, so it doesn't think there is a connection.
> 
> I'm trying to make this work with a Micron Trek 2, PII-366, and a 3COM 3C574
> pcmcia 10/100 card. Any pointers in the right direction would be great.
> FWIW, I've checked dejanews, altavista, and Clark Ritchie's page (he has a
> page dedicated to my exact laptop and how he got Linux running on it). I
> think I might be able to make it next Tuesday after my final exam for the
> last half of the meeting, but I won't know until that night. So maybe I
> could just bring it with me then.

Is that 3Com card the 32 bit or the 16 bit NIC?
A while ago (pre RH 6.0) I had trouble with the 32 bit card
and ended up switching to the 16 bit.  I don't know if it's
support, or works better now.

Can you try a different PCMCIA NIC to see if any others work?

Also try booting the laptop with on the NIC installed (no modem).
You may not have enough IRQ's for both cards.  And boot with the
card in.  Some laptops don't work well inserting and removing
cards while they are running.

If you bring it to the next meeting, we can try getting it running
between your laptop and mine.  I'll also have a second PCMCIA NIC
with me so you can try a different one. 

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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