problems with ethernet initialization

• To: oskit-users@cs.utah.edu
• Subject: problems with ethernet initialization
• From: Mike Ashley <jashley@eecs.ukans.edu>
• Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 11:33:49 -0600
• CC: owaddell@ittc.ukans.edu
• Organization: University of Kansas

Hi,

I've been trying to get the netboot kernel up and running.  I don't get
far, however, since the kernel is unable to find any ethernet devices. 
The machine has a 3Com 3C900 PCI Ethernet card, and Linux uses the 3c59x
(vortex) driver.

I've tried two configurations of netboot.  The first used all of the
ethernet devices listed in linux_ethernet.h.  For the second I stripped
it down to just the vortex driver.  Neither worked.

I also built the pingreply kernel with just the vortex kernel.  It
enthusiastically reported that the driver was initialized, but again, no
ethernet devices found.

Has anybody found joy with a similar setup?

Mike
P.S.  Although I've subscribed to the list I'm not sure that I am on it
yet.  Please mail or cc me directly.

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