Load the module 3c90x.o? (3C905C-TX)

bolinux · 11-12-2003, 08:58 PM

How can I load the module for my 3com 3C905C-TX NIC card? I have never loaded a module and would like to know how to do it. I would like to do this in suse. Please point me in the right direction.

Scruff · 11-13-2003, 12:13 AM

modprobe 3c90x
or
insmod 3c90x

If the module is available, the above command(s) will load it for you.

adz · 11-13-2003, 06:38 AM

To have it loaded automatically on boot add the line "3c90x" to the /etc/modules file.

bolinux · 11-14-2003, 02:41 PM

so I don't have to recompile the kernel or anything?

Scruff · 11-14-2003, 04:50 PM

You shouldn't have to. That module should have been installed by default, especially with a recent Mandrake distro. You should just have to load it. If you get an error message that the module doesn't exist you can install it manually.

I think it should be there though. Any 3Com NIC's I have used worked out of the box.

bolinux · 11-14-2003, 07:44 PM

Its there. Will it be auto-detected on a suse or mandrake install?

Scruff · 11-14-2003, 08:01 PM

I would think so. My 3com was. It uses the 3c95x module. My Linksys was also. The only NIC I own that wasn't autodetected is my onboard nvidia NIC, but the drivers intalled easy enough. BTW, both of those NIC's were auto detected in Mandrake 9.1 AND Slackware.

bolinux · 11-15-2003, 12:30 PM

Would they be auto-detected in suse? I like that better.

Scruff · 11-15-2003, 12:33 PM

Chances are real good it will be. Suse has a very good reputation for that sort of thing. Even if it isn't, it's no big deal to get it working.