Hi, everyone...

I'm running SuSE 8.0 Personal in Dell Inspiron 5000e (notebook).
I'm using a Kingston KNE-PC2 ethernet card whose driver should be pcnet_cs....but the system thinks I have a Wisecom WC-PC400 network card and is trying to load the smc91c92_cs driver. Of course, it's the errors.

So, the question is how and where I can remove the network card driver which is loaded and load pcnet_cs driver.

Is there anyone who can give me some advises....

Thanks,

hello,
odds are very good this is occuring in the file /etc/modules.conf - if you edit it you should be able to fix it.

Thanks for your help....

Ok...this is the scripts of /etc/modules.conf....I have no idea....

########################################################################
# Aliases - specify your hardware
########################################################################

alias eth0 off
alias eth1 off
alias tr0 off
alias scsi_hostadapter off
alias fb0 off

########################################################################
# only used for Mylex or Compaq Raid as module
########################################################################

alias block-major-48 off
alias block-major-49 off
alias block-major-72 off
alias block-major-73 off

########################################################################
# only needed for fifth and sixth IDE adaptor
########################################################################

alias block-major-56 off
alias block-major-57 off

########################################################################
# mouse (for older busmice)
########################################################################

alias char-major-10 off

########################################################################
# If you want to use the new autofs4
########################################################################

# alias autofs autofs4

########################################################################
# For parallel port devices, uncomment the following two lines and
# change "frpw" to the protocol type you use
########################################################################

# post-install paride insmod frpw
# pre-remove paride rmmod frpw

########################################################################
#
# Aliases for OSS
#
# These aliases will be changed by YaST2 sound configurator.
# If you would like to configure OSS drivers by yourself, please
# take a look at the files on /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound.
#
########################################################################

alias char-major-14 maestro
# alias sound off
# alias midi off

########################################################################
# Options; these are examples; uncomment and modify the lines you need
########################################################################

# options cdu31a cdu31a_port=0x340 cdu31a_irq=0
# options sbpcd sbpcd=0x230,1
# options aztcd aztcd=0x320
# options cm206 cm206=0x340,11
# options gscd gscd=0x340
# options mcd mcd=0x300,11
# options mcdx mcdx=0x300,11
# options optcd optcd=0x340
# options sjcd sjcd_base=0x340
# options sonycd535 sonycd535=0x340
# options isp16 isp16_cdrom_base=0x340 isp16_cdrom_irq=0 isp16_cdrom_dma=0 isp16_cdrom_type=Sanyo

# options ne io=0x300 irq=5

# Use this if you have two cards:
# options ne io=0x300,0x320 irq=5,7

# options tulip options=0
# options 3c59x options=0
# options 3c501 io=0x280 irq=5
# options 3c503 io=0x280 irq=5 xcvr=0
# options 3c505 io=0x300 irq=10
# options 3c507 io=0x300 irq=10
# options 3c509 irq=10
# options at1700 io=0x260 irq=10
# options smc-ultra io=0x200 irq=10
# options wd io=0x300 irq=10
# options smc9194 io=0x200 irq=10 ifport=0
# options e2100 io=0x300 irq=10 mem=0xd0000 xcvr=0
# options depca io=0x200 irq=7
# options ewrk3 io=0x300 irq=10
# options eexpress io=0x300 irq=10
# options hp-plus io=0x300 irq=10
# options hp io=0x300 irq=10
# options hp100 hp100_port=0x380
# options apricot io=0x300 irq=10
# options ac3200 io=0x300 irq=10 mem=0xd0000
# options de620 io=0x378 irq=7 bnc=1
# options ibmtr io=0xa20
# options arcnet io=0x300 irq=10 shmem=0xd0000
# options plip io=0x378 irq=7
# options eepro io=0x260 irq=10 mem=0x6000
# options eth16i io=0x2a0 irq=10
# options fmv18x io=0x220 irq=10
# options ni52 io=0x360 irq=9 memstart=0xd0000 memend=0xd4000
# options bttv pll=1 radio=0 card=0
# options tuner type=0
# options msp3400 once=1 simple=1

# post-install bttv /sbin/modprobe "-k" tuner; # /sbin/modprobe "-k" msp3400

options dummy0 -o dummy0
options dummy1 -o dummy1

########################################################################
# cipe section
########################################################################

alias cipcb0 cipcb
alias cipcb1 cipcb

options cipcb cipe_debug=0

########################################################################
# block dev aliases
########################################################################

alias block-major-1 rd
alias block-major-2 floppy
alias block-major-3 off
alias block-major-7 loop
alias block-major-8 sd_mod
alias block-major-11 sr_mod
alias block-major-13 xd
alias block-major-15 cdu31a
alias block-major-16 gscd
alias block-major-17 optcd
alias block-major-18 sjcd
alias block-major-20 mcdx
alias block-major-22 off
alias block-major-23 mcd
alias block-major-24 sonycd535
alias block-major-25 sbpcd
alias block-major-26 sbpcd
alias block-major-27 sbpcd
alias block-major-28 sbpcd
alias block-major-29 aztcd
alias block-major-32 cm206
alias block-major-33 off
alias block-major-34 off
# network block device
alias block-major-43 off
alias block-major-45 pd
alias block-major-46 pcd
alias block-major-47 pf

########################################################################
# char dev aliases
########################################################################

alias char-major-6 lp
alias char-major-9 st
alias char-major-10-130 softdog
alias char-major-10-135 off
alias char-major-10-175 agpgart
alias char-major-10-181 toshiba
alias char-major-10-240 agpgarti810
alias char-major-10-250 sonypi
options sonypi minor=250
alias char-major-15 off
alias char-major-19 cyclades
alias char-major-20 cyclades
alias char-major-21 sg
alias char-major-27 ftape
# fb
alias char-major-29 off
alias char-major-36 netlink_dev
# alias char-major-43 hisax
# alias char-major-44 hisax
# alias char-major-45 hisax
alias char-major-43 off
alias char-major-44 off
alias char-major-45 off
alias char-major-48 riscom8
alias char-major-49 riscom8
alias char-major-67 coda
alias char-major-75 specialix
alias char-major-76 specialix
alias char-major-81 bttv

alias char-major-83 vtx
options vtx quiet=1

alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
alias char-major-96 pt
alias char-major-97 pg
alias char-major-107 3dfx
alias char-major-109 lvm-mod

# Alsa sound support.
# Warning: please don't modify comments over aliases 'snd-card-#'


########################################################################
# ppp over ethernet
# the kernel 2.2 uses pppox
# the kernel 2.4 uses pppoe
########################################################################

if `kernelversion` == "2.2"
alias char-major-144 pppox
post-install pppox insmod mssclampfw
pre-remove pppox rmmod mssclampfw
else
alias char-major-108 ppp_generic
alias char-major-144 pppoe
alias net-pf-24 pppoe
endif

########################################################################
# IrDA
########################################################################

alias char-major-161 ircomm-tty

########################################################################
# USB
########################################################################

alias char-major-166 acm

########################################################################
# Moxa Multiport Serial Boards
########################################################################

alias char-major-172 moxa
alias char-major-173 moxa

# options moxa type=2,,, baseaddr=0xdc000,,, numports=8,,,
alias char-major-174 mxser
alias char-major-175 mxser
# options mxser ioaddr=0x180

#alias char-major-180 usbcore

alias InterMezzo intermezzo
alias char-major-185 intermezzo

alias char-major-195 NVdriver
alias char-major-206 osst
alias char-major-240 usb-serial

alias binfmt-204 binfmt_aout
alias binfmt-263 binfmt_aout
alias binfmt-264 binfmt_aout
alias binfmt-267 binfmt_aout
alias binfmt-0064 binfmt_aout
alias binfmt-0008 binfmt_aout

alias iso9660 isofs
alias tty-ldisc-1 slip
alias tty-ldisc-5 mkiss

# alias tty-ldisc-7 6pack
alias tty-ldisc-7 off

# IrDA
alias tty-ldisc-11 irtty

# alias ax0 mkiss
alias ax0 off
# alias sp0 6pack
alias sp0 off
alias slip0 slip
alias sl0 slip
alias slip1 slip
alias sl1 slip

########################################################################
# the kernel 2.2 uses ppp.o as ppp driver,
# the kernel 2.4 uses ppp_generic.o
########################################################################

if `kernelversion` == "2.2"
alias ppp0 ppp
alias ppp1 ppp
alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp
else
alias ppp0 ppp_generic
alias ppp1 ppp_generic
alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async
endif

alias plip0 plip
alias plip1 plip

alias ppp-compress-18 ppp_mppe
alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp
alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate
alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate
..

omg - what a big modules.conf file...

anywho - try doing this - comment out the
alias eth0 off and add alias eth0 pcnet_cs instead.

Please bear in mind that for some reason that i have no idea of suse opted to not load the ethernet modules in this file and explicily did not load the ethernet stuff, i am *guessing* they do it elsewhere and it would probably be a good idea to have a look at Yast to see what they are doing with it before you do what i suggested up there.

how can i find my NIC brand name and from where download its drivers.
lspci grep|i-ethernet
its shows Broadcom corporation
Its a IBM eserver from where i get its drivers.
whn i try to activate it it shows error
3c501 does not seems to be present delaying initilaztion

me using red hat enterprize version 3


Plz help.......