setting up sis900 netcard under Slackware 10.1

Hi all!

Help! I have a problem with my sis900 ethernet card.
OS Slackware 10.1, kernel - 10.4

#lsmod|grep sis900
output:
sis900 12780 0 (autoclean)
crc32 2880 0 [sis900]

#ifconfig
output: I can see only loopback interface
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#ifconfig -a
output:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:11:2F:4B:C3:05
inet addr:10.2.12.123 Bcast:10.2.12.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Base address:0x8800

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:352 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:352 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:24241 (23.6 Kb) TX bytes:24241 (23.6 Kb)
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#ifconfig eth0 10.2.12.123
output:
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Device or resource busy (but ipaddress changes as if everything is Ok)
#ifconfig eth0 up
output:
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Device or resource busy
#ping 10.2.12.123 - Ok
#ping 10.2.12.xxx - "network is unreachable"
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#lspci -vv
output:
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 91)
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 80a7
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (13000ns min, 2750ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 0
Region 0: I/O ports at 8800 [size=256]
Region 1: Memory at e5800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at effe0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
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I can load/unload module without problems:
insmod sis900/rmmod sis900

What's going on?
Thanks

What is the topology of the network? Do you use static ip's or dhcp? Are you running any firewalls on any of the machines?
good luck.

I use static IP's. Simply Ethernet network (5 PC's and hub) without firewalls etc.
Under W2k everything is Ok, so something wrong with my Linux configuration.

I'm not sure why the module isn't loading, either you have hotplug disabled and it's not listed in modules.conf or it's blacklisted in hotplug.

Anyhow, if you can't ping other computers on the LAN it's possible they are subnetted and you need to specify that when you set the IP or broadcasts may not work right:
root@deathstar~# ifconfig eth0 10.2.12.123 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.2.12.255

Edit: OK I just realized that your ifconfig shows this subnet mask and broadcast address, are the other computers set the same way? Since 10.2.12.123 is 'class A' if you don't specify the netmask it defaults to 255.0.0.0 (in windows as well as Linux.)

...ip and mask (10.2.12.123/24) configured properly

Is there anybody know something about the error:
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Device or resource busy
means?
Why I can see eth0 only with "-a" parameter and nothing happens after #ifconfig eth0 up

Do you have plug n play os enabled in your bios? If so try turning it off, or disabling it.


http://www.thelinuxpimp.com/main/mod...rticle&sid=562

good luck.

Thanks Peacedog a lot! Everything is ok now!! As far as I undestand the problem is in driver. Is there any way to set up sis900 without turning off the Plug&Play OS setting?

Your welcome, glad you got it sorted.

Is there any way to set up sis900 without turning off the Plug&Play OS setting?

There may be, some googling may produce something.
good luck.