pcnet_cs device eth0 does not seem to be present

[Shu Hung (Koala)]

I have commented out the pcnet_cs entry in /etc/modprobe.conf and I've 
done everything you told me to (include reboot). But when I did the 
"rmmod pcnet_cs" step, an error message came out "ERROR: Module pcnet_cs 
is in use".

What could possiblly be worng?

Christopher K. Johnson wrote:

>
> Comment out the pcnet_cs entry in /etc/modprobe.conf, and set 
> ONBOOT=no in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0, and reboot.  
> Actually an 'rmmod pcnet_cs' and 'service pcmcia restart' should work 
> in lieu of rebooting.
>
> The problem is your ethernet pcmcia card driver module is being loaded 
> before pcmcia is started and the card controller module is loaded.  
> This fails to work of course, and the later starting of pcmcia fails 
> because the controller module conflicts with the already loaded card 
> driver.  The two changes above remedy the order things start in, and 
> you will find that the ethernet interface does get started 
> automatically at boot, because once pcmcia is started the card is 
> detected and the interface for it is started.
>
> Chris

> Shu Hung (Koala) wrote:
>
>> After I install Fedora Core 2 onto my laptop, Sharp PC-FJ120R, I found
>> that the Fedora failed to detect the PCMCIA ethernet card. On the boot
>> process, it show the error message "pcnet_cs device eth0 does not seem
>> to be present".
>>
>> I am using Sharp PC-FJ120R with a Kingsoft PCMCIA ethernet card. I
>> though it is because Fedora lack the driver of the ethernet card. But my
>> friend said that the machine works well with Redhat 7.0......
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>>
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