[KLUG Hardware] IBM INtellistation.... On Board Enet question

[Richard Zimmerman]

> >    Now for my question...
> About time!  (just kidding :)

   I thought I'd post the bit about the IDE cable.... Sometimes, we all forget
the check the "little" or "simple" things... Lost a day 1/2 to that one...
<sigh>
 
> I could guess that you should check your BIOS throughly.  It could be
> you have some APM setting turned on that's causing something to go to
> sleep.  And while you're at it, you might as well disable the stuff to
> allow booting over the network.

   I did.... I've already disabled network booting.... I've disabled APM
support, wake on X, etc... I'll check / test it some more to see fi by chance
I solved it and don't realize it yet...
 
> I also vaguely remember some special Linux program that's available for
> the eepro100 chipset, that controls certain sleep modes (and other
> stuff).  I don't remember the program's name, or where to get it, but
> some searching of the newsgroups and/or google should turn it up.  Try
> the BIOS first!  Only bother looking for this program as a last resort,
> because I've NEVER had to use that program.  I ran across it a lot time
> ago while looking for something else, as I recall . . .

   OK I'll keep that in mind....

   Thanks...

   Goose
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Richard Zimmerman                                     richard@knbpower.com
System Administrator                                   
K&B Transport, Inc.
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