3com 3cr990 and Redhat 8

FiniteState · 02-02-2003, 11:02 AM

Hi, this is my 1st time using linux. I have a abit kt7 raid w/ a raid0 setup. there are 2 other hds. 1 hd is for redhat, the other is for win me and the raid is for win2k. I had to use step 4 in http://www.terra.es/personal2/capullator/#English to get redhat to recognize my raid drive.

I'm now having problems getting my ethernet to work. using the module file from the 3com site, it installed fine in mandrake but I can't get it to work in redhat 8. when I try #insmod 3c990 I get

Quote:

[root@localhost root]# insmod -f 3c990
Using /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/drivers/net/3c990.o
Warning: The module you are trying to load (/lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/drivers/net/3c990.o) is compiled with a gcc
version 2 compiler, while the kernel you are running is compiled with
a gcc version 3 compiler. This is known to not work.
Warning: kernel-module version mismatch
/lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/drivers/net/3c990.o was compiled for kernel version 2.4.2-2
while this kernel is version 2.4.18-14
/lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/drivers/net/3c990.o: unresolved symbol __io_virt_debug
/lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/drivers/net/3c990.o:
Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
and it has unresolved symbols. Contact the module supplier for
assistance, only they can help you.

and when I try creating a module using gcc as started in the readme file, I get tons of weird messages and it doesn't seem to work.

Can anyone help?

Ithe 3com website is here -> http://support.3com.com/infodeli/too...uxdownload.htm

hawk4eye · 02-02-2003, 05:42 PM

I downloaded 3c990-24-1.0.0a.tar.gz (V1.0.0a) Beta
This is what I did to get a compilation on Linux slackeware 8.1 2.4.18
gunzip <3c990-24-1.0.0a.tar.gz|tar xfv -
edit the 3c990.c and change the
#INCLUDE <linux/malloc.h> to
#INCLUDE </linux/slab.h>
then compile it as the readme says on line 78
leave out the -WALL you don't need that

modprobe 3c990 [ if you have the hardware :-) ]

Hope it works out

FiniteState · 02-03-2003, 12:06 AM

still a no go =(
later I'll post a link showing the compile log. in the meantime, is there any other way I can get this thing working?

hawk4eye · 02-03-2003, 12:43 AM

Did the CD that came with the Mother Board have any drivers for for the onboard ethernet for linux?

FiniteState · 02-03-2003, 06:26 AM

the 3com 3cr990 is a regular pci card and my mobo doesn't have onboard ethernet. There probably weren't any linux drivers available when I bought it 2.5yrs ago.

hawk4eye · 02-03-2003, 10:05 AM

The existing module is not compatable.
Replace the 3c990.o module in /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/drivers/net/

After you uncompress the file 3c990-24-1.0.0a.tar.gz (V1.0.0a) Beta delete the 3c990.o and compile the 3c990.c as line 78 of the readme states, with changes of post 2. It will make another 3c990.o module for you. copy that to /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/drivers/net/ and run depmod, then run modprobe 3c990 to install the module.

Perhaps you should use the -Wall if it gives you no errors.