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

[Plum, Michael A.]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-admin at redhat.com 
> [mailto:fedora-list-admin at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cornette
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 8:24 PM
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: 3c556 Ethernet card not detected in Fedora with 
> 2.6 kernel - no go
> 
> 
> 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


==============================================================
Thanks very much everybody for your help on this. Unfortunately, still
no luck. 

I tried diabling the graphical boot. Did not help. 
I tried disabling kudzu. Did not help. 
I tried adding "alias eth0 3c59x debug=6 options=4 full_duplex=1" to the
modprobe.conf file. Did not help.

Maybe I will try a new driver, as mentioned in the Bug 107389 report.
Other than that, I'm out of ideas. 
I may have to stick with the 2.4 kernel for a while.

-- Mike. 




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