Intel i960 based network not initialized

naeblis · 08-29-2001, 09:21 AM

Hello

I am new to linux, and I installed a RedHat 7.1 today. The sad thing is, it didn't correctly install/initialize my Intel Pro/100 Intelligent Server Adapter.
On boot, the eth0 device failes to initialize. After reading some other threads, I already checked /proc/interrupts and /proc/pci -> it gets listed in pci, but never in interrupts.
How do I get it to work. PnP-OS installed is disabled in BIOS.

naeblis · 08-31-2001, 04:55 AM

Since no one answered, I thought I might have provided not enough detail. What happens during boot is that insmod tells me the odule eepro100.o cannot be found (including full path to where it _can_be found) and gives the hint that this could also mean IRQ and/or IO is causing trouble. that is the first thing that goes wrong as far as i can see.
my machine is a pII-333 on an asus p2b, 128mb, matrox g200, intel 100 mbit netcard (the one causing trouble) and installed redhat 7.1 - thats it (well, keyboard and microsoft mouse...)

jharris · 08-31-2001, 09:26 AM

You don't normally supply the full path to the module - the modutils know where to look normally - if you do want to make them look elsewhere then you edit /etc/modules.conf. You probably just want to try

Code:

modprobe eepro100

Modprobe will load the modules that the eepro100 module assumes will be there for it to work correctly, insmod won't which means you have to remember to load them youself first...

HTH

Jamie...

isajera · 08-31-2001, 04:34 PM

utterly off the subject, but congrats on your 1000th post jamie!

DMR · 08-31-2001, 07:54 PM

If it is an IRQ conflict, you might try rearranging the slot ordering of your PCI cards. Also, try a find to see if the module actually got installed (and in the correct directory):

Code:

find / -name eepro*

naeblis · 09-03-2001, 05:20 AM

thanks for answering, but it still doesn't work.

I tried changing the pci slot before i first posted here, to no avail.

find / -nme eepro* lists me both the sources and the object (?) files (eepro.c, eepro100.c, eepro.o, eepro100.o), with the *.o files in /lib/..../kernel/net/ - looks fine to me.

i will try and change the slot again, but i frankly do not think it will solve the problem.

naeblis · 09-04-2001, 08:37 AM

I also updated the kernel and everything else today to the latest versions downloadable on the redhat website.
it still did not change anything except may knowledge in changing the kernel version...

naeblis · 09-04-2001, 09:00 AM

Finally a little flickering light at the end of the tunnel!

I rechecked everything again and found something in /proc/pci I must have overread the first times:

Both the USB controller and the network adapter use IRQ 10. I tried to give the PCI slot the IRQ 10 manually as well as disable USB IRQ in the system bios, but both did not help.

But maybe now, since there is more information on the problem, someone has another idea.

The mainboard is an Asus P2B, Rev. 1.04 (1006).

naeblis · 09-05-2001, 06:03 AM

Since yesterday I also updated the mainboards bios to rev. 1012 and changed the slots again.

this results in the card and the usb controller getting different irq (5, 9, 11...) but the problem remains: eth0 still does not get initilaized, since modprobe cannot load eepro100.o with the same error message as before, again hinting it is also possible that it is an i/o or irq problem.

is there a way to find out anything about the i/o addresses and stuff? any more ideas?

all_2good · 10-13-2001, 01:04 AM

I am working with this card for my brother. I have searched all over this big wide web and have learned that there is no driver for this card. The eepro100 driver does not support that card. They also note that they do not intend on supporting that card in that driver.

Just do a search on google.com for ' intel intelligent linux driver ' and you will find all kinds of nice info about how it isn't supported.

If I am wrong (and I hope I am), then PLEASE post a link to a driver. I am in need of one too.

CampusParty · 11-26-2001, 12:54 PM

Yep,

I've got the same problem. Bought a used Dell 6350 and it came with two adapters. Anyone write a driver yet?

PostDeals · 03-27-2002, 08:27 PM

PILA8480 Intel pro/100 intelligent server card. I know caldera has some drivers but not sure how similar they are. I am using Redhat 7.2 also tried it in redhat 7.3 (Beta) still NO LUCK.

I am unable to get this to work either. I would pay the guy some $$$ to get the drivers working. I paid so much for this card and I can't even use it in linux. My problem is it finds it but here is the error:

eepro100: cannot reserve I/O Port is the error

If you can help please email me back postdeals@hotmail.com

THANKS
Purvin
http://www.postdeals.net

CampusParty · 03-27-2002, 08:44 PM

I was disappointed bc the card seems nice, but I ended up buying a replacement. All my headaches went away. If you have this card, get rid of it. There do not appear to be any linux drivers available.

PostDeals · 04-01-2002, 03:29 PM

anyone found a way to get this card to work? I really like it

PostDeals · 03-11-2004, 09:27 PM

Does anyone know if Suse 9.1 supports this Intel PRO/100 (PILA8480)?