3Com 3c2000 NIC support? - FC3?

[Karen Spearel]

Dave wrote:
>>>On my Asus K8V motherboard is a 3-Com 3c2000 NIC.  I have downloaded and
> 
> compiled the Driver (as far as I can tell, new to this distro) but I am
> having problems getting it to load with the kernel and trying to configure
> it. The log file messages had some text relating to the startup of the
> driver but I cannot access the internet etc.
> 
>>>I followed the instructions to extract the tar, "make load" then
> 
> "ifconfig eth0 up", but when I go to the network configuration utilities in
> FC1 I can't find the card or driver.  Nor can I figure out how to load it on
> boot.  The instructions talk about using "/etc/modules.conf file" or insmod
> .  Also as I cannot select the NIC I cannot tell if it is set to use DHCP.
> 
>>>>From the readme file
>>>+++++SNIP+++++++++
>>
>>---SNIP ----
>>
>>>+++++++SNIP+++++++
>>>
>>>I use an old computer with Smoothwall on it which provides the DHCP.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>  Dav
>>>
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "eng.Ilia Dulgerov" <ilia at linuxman.biz>>
> 
>>I had same problem with ASSUS mobo and i found that modprobe sk98lin do
>>the trick and driver loaded and detected card properly.
>>nex is ifconfig I assume it is common way to config.
>>Hope this help
>>-- 
>>///eng.Ilia Dulgerov,  <office at linuxman.biz>
>>// ph.+359 888 541553
> 
> 
> Thanks, Question: what is modprobe &/or sk98lin?  As far as I can find with
> google sk98lin is for a different NIC and I'm not sure what to do with
> modprobe.
> 
> You'll see another thread that I just posted to about 10 min ago "Re: 3com
> 3c2000 NIC support" where I am trying re-compile the 3c2000 drivers and get
> them into the /lib/.../net/ directory.
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
>

Your K8V has a 3c940 chip on the motherboard.  IIRC, much of the 3c2000 
driver was taken from the sk98lin driver originally written by 
Syskonnect to support their wide range of network interface cards, at 
least one of which uses the 3c940.

There were issues with the sk98lin at various points during the run up 
to FC1 release and there have been points since were it got broken...but 
these have always be quickly fixed...the RH/Fedora people in charge of 
these issues are exceptionally responsive.

Anyhow, the Sk98lin driver was functioning fine with an updated FC1 
system although getting to this point from the FC1 release CDs might 
require installation with a $10 Realtek card or something in order to 
acquire the updates...once FC1 is fully updated, the 3c940 on your K8V 
will work with the sk98lin driver.  The sk98lin driver supports a wide 
variety of hardware but is the Fedora supported driver for the 3c940.

If you decide to switch to FC2 Test 3, the installer will find your 
hardware and install the sk98Lin driver automagically.  Test 3 is 
working very well with my K8V.

HTH,
KAS