D-Link DFE-530TX+ Problems!!!

osprey0331 · 07-30-2003, 05:21 PM

hate d-link too...they are as unreliable as the onboard intel 8series ... flaky as all get out....I suggest a hot fire and see what temp the board actually melts at...the netgear or linksys will do fine...i actually used the FA310 driver for my FA311 card, and it seems to work fine.

hoglicious · 07-30-2003, 06:05 PM

I picked up a Netgear FA311 on the way home. I'll try to install and let you know the results sometime tonight. It'll probably be late. . .

hoglicious · 07-31-2003, 10:29 PM

Ok, netgear doesn't work either.

Question, I have the 8139too.o module. I try to insert the module using insmod and I get error messages like:

8139too.o: unresolved symbol mii_link_ok_R2b6bad3e

What the heck does that mean?

Half_Elf · 08-01-2003, 12:16 AM

Quote:

8139too.o: unresolved symbol mii_link_ok_R2b6bad3e What the heck does that mean?

this is probably saying you try to use the bad driver (modules).

Evilone · 08-01-2003, 02:58 AM

modprobe via-rhine

Sorted for me !!!!!

Used a 530TX about 3 days ago at work. This driver should work for any 53X card !!

Half_Elf · 08-01-2003, 07:27 AM

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Used a 530TX about 3 days ago at work. This driver should work for any 53X card !!

Well SHOULD, but D-Link aren't consistent in their Chipste use, so you can get the same card but with another chipset than Via's one.

These card are pain in the a...

thumper · 08-01-2003, 11:13 AM

This thread has turned into quite a D-Link bash ! I'm sure Hoglicious has his/her reason for running RH 7.3, but I would hazard a guess that a recent version of any of the major distro's would handle this nic without having to resort to wizardry.

D-Link probably changes chipset mfg to maintain a price point. I have the same nic mentioned here (sundance chipset) as well as an ADSL modem and switch from this mfg and it has been smooth sailing in MDK 9 and 9.1.

hoglicious · 08-01-2003, 05:17 PM

I'm upgrading the RH 9.0 as we speak. . .

Half_Elf · 08-01-2003, 08:38 PM

recompile your kernel, it is a better idea.

hoglicious · 08-03-2003, 04:03 PM

Ok, i got the natsemi.o module inserted. However, when I try to activate the eth0 device it says

SIOCSIFFLAGS: Device or resource busy
failed to bring up eth0

Does anyone know what this means and how to solve the problem?

Half_Elf · 08-03-2003, 10:04 PM

make sur you turned OFF plug and play in BIOS. My d-link card was not working with Plug and Play enabled.
PNP sucks.

osprey0331 · 08-04-2003, 12:46 AM

sorry for not getting back sooner...have had to relocate do to work related failure...i failed to have any more work...the PnP can also be an issue, as I had to turn that off with my D-Link, but the netgear solved the problem on the Dell Dimension 2350...popped it in, loaded up RedHat 8 and off we went...so I am a little at a loss why yours didn't work...anything in the syslog?

hoglicious · 08-04-2003, 08:56 AM

I'm done with the D-Link, and I'm trying to get the Netgear to work. I'm running 7.3, so that might be why it's not recognizing it. I'm trying to upgrade to 9.0, but the RH ftp sites are always busy. I have 2 of the iso files, I just need one more and I'll upgrade. I'm hoping then that the card will be recognized and I'll be done.

BTW, I'm having problems getting into my BIOS. When my PC boots up I hit the 'Del' key constantly, but it never switches over. Are there any other ways to get to the BIOS?

Evilone · 08-04-2003, 01:23 PM

try F2

hoglicious · 08-04-2003, 07:18 PM

That doesn't work either. Wierd . . . .