unrecognized network card

spate · 12-17-2002, 09:01 PM

Some linux distributions will not recognize my network card, and some will. Does anyone know if or how you can force the OS to recognize the card?

Thanks

Scott

Tinkster · 12-17-2002, 09:33 PM

I reckon it's the most safe way to know what your card is :)
and tell your Linux about it ... ;)

Cheers,
Tink

spate · 12-17-2002, 09:36 PM

Assuming I knew what kind of card I had, how would I go about doing that?

Thanks

spate · 12-18-2002, 12:54 AM

can someone please tell me how to force the kernel to recognize my network card. Using Caldera 2.3 and linksys NC100 nic (uses tulip normally)

Thanks

born4linux · 12-18-2002, 04:34 AM

check first if the h/w is known by your system:

cat /proc/pci | grep Ethernet

If it is known and is the Linksys card you know, run this as root:

/sbin/modprobe tulip

spate · 12-18-2002, 07:50 AM

I have tried that and I get an error message saying

init_module: Device or resource busy

I even tried forcing it with insmod -f, but got the same results.

linksys is mentioned as being linux friendly in the hardware howto.

When I run cat /proc/pci | grep Ethernet, I get a line stating

'Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 17)'

I am using kernel 2.2.14, but the tulip module is listed in /lib/modules from the install.