3c556 Ethernet card not detected in Fedora with 2.6 kernel - no go

Jim Cornette jim-cornette at insight.rr.com
Sun Jan 25 01:24:01 UTC 2004


Plum, Michael A. wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-admin at redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-admin at redhat.com]
> On Behalf Of Jim Cornette
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 2:57 PM
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: 3c556 Ethernet card not detected in Fedora with 2.6 kernel
> 
> 
> Plum, Michael A. wrote:
> 
>>I recently installed Fedora (kernel version 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl) on my
>>IBM Thinkpad T21. It ran great. It also ran great under Redhat 9.
>> 
>>Then I installed the 2.6 kernel using up2date. The new kernel is
>>2.6.1-1.141. My problem is that now the Ethernet card doesn't seem to
> 
> be 
> 
>>detected. When I reboot to kernel 2.6 kudzu comes up asks to remove
> 
> this 
> 
>>card (but I tell it to keep it).
>> 
>>When I try to start Ethernet manually in the network configuration
>>utility it fails.
>> 
>>Also in the network configuration utility, under Hardware Device, I 
>>see
>>MAC address ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, and probe can't find it.
>> 
>>In modprobe.conf there is the line "alias eth0 3c59x".
>> 
>>I've tried removing it and adding it in the network configuration
>>utility, with no luck.
>> 
>>In Hardware Browser, the system does detect the card, as a 3c556B
>>Hurricane Cardbus, driver = 3c59x.
>> 
>>In /lib/modules/2.6.1-1.141/kernel/drivers/net there is a file named
>>3c59x.ko.
>> 
>>Any ideas?
>> 
>>Thanks much in advance.
>>-- Mike.
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> The problem with the 3com card on a Fedora installation is pretty 
> common. There are a lot of prior solutions to get this card to work. I 
> believe the problem is with interaction with the ethtool version used 
> with Fedora.
> 
> I think the program sets the card in an erratic state. This probably has
> 
> to do with auto-negotiate mode that the card has.
> 
> Check the archives and bugzilla. The solutions are varied and range from
> 
> disabling kudzu during boot, not booting through the graphical boot 
> loader. Adding return conditions into the ifup file and setting the mode
> 
> to the desired mode, instead of alowing the card to auto-negotiate, 
> which it does not do well with Fedora and the Betas up to it.
> 
> Jim
> 
> =====================================================================
> 
> The only thing I can find in bugzilla is to disable kudzu. I tried this
> and it didn't work. I don't know how to not boot through the graphical
> boot loader, add return conditions, etc.  Is there a web site that
> describes how to try these things?
> 
> Thanks, Mike. 
> 
> 

to disable the rhgb (graphical boot feature) you might want to take a 
look at this bug.

I particularly like the concept of adding specifics into the modules 
config file to make the card act a consistent way.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=107389

[Bug 107389] (3C59X) 3c59x + kudzu == boom


Jim





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