3Com 3c2000 NIC support

[Alexander Trotsai]

This NIC successfully work with sk98lin driver
But with some issue
Under heavy load withing some time (some days upto some
week) card stay "crazy" and sent more then 100,000 intr per
sec
So server has heavy loaded CPU in sys mode

On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 08:42:40AM -0400, Dave wrote:
D>I edited the beginning of the makefile to have the compiler CC = gcc32 as
D>with the base FC1 install.  Everything appears to compile properly but there
D>is no 3c2000.o in the /lib ..../net/ directory.  (Note:  This was the 3rd
D>time that I ran the make load command, I removed all of the ".o" files first
D>before re-compiling)

D>At the end of the compile the command "insmod $(TARGET)" from the makefile
D>runs loading the 3c2000.o

D>When I try running the network configuration utility I do not see the
D>3c2000, nor is there any alias in the /etc/modules.conf

D>/var/log/messages has:
D>: 3c2000 3COM Gigabit NIC Driver Version All
D>: Copyright ...
D>: Copyright...
D>: eth0: 3com Gigabit LOM (3C940)
D>:         PrefPort:A RlmtMode Check Link State

D>When I check the network configuration utility for a 3c940 it is not their
D>either.
D>This part of the makefile does not appear to be run:

D>    # Module installation
D>    #
D>    .PHONY : install
D>    install: $(TARGET)
D>     @echo "Found kernel version $(KERNEL_VER)"
D>     @echo "Install directory is $(INSTALL_DIR)"
D>     mkdir -p $(INSTALL_DIR)
D>     install -m 644 $(TARGET) $(INSTALL_DIR)
D>     depmod -a

D>    #

D>I checked to make sure (as much as I could) that all of the directories that
D>the variables refer to do actually exist, I wasn't sure about the KERNEL_VER
D>from looking in the version.h.

D>Dave
D>----- Original Message ----- 
D>From: "yavorsky gaetan" <gaetan.yavorsky at easy-france.com>


D>> What do you have as problem loading the 3c2000.o into your kernel ?
D>> I hope that you correctly have built the driver ?
D>> ( edit top Makefile of linux src to match you kernel, set the correct C
D>> compiler i.e gcc32, make a build of the 3c2000 driver, and then make
D>> install )
D>> if so you should find 3c2000.o in your /lib/modules/xxx  ( for me :
D>> /lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2115.nptlsmp/kernel/drivers/net/3c2000.o )
D>> If so try to load the module by hand : /sbin/insmod 3c2000
D>> Then have a look in your /var/log/messages file. You should see your NIC
D>> here.
D>> After this, you should be able to run the netconfig utility to configure
D>> your card.
D>> after configuration you should see a line like :
D>> alias eth0 3c2000
D>> in the /etc/modules.conf file.
D>> Let me know if it's working.
D>> Gaetan
D>>
D>> Dave a ?crit :
D>> >----- Original Message ----- 
D>> >From: "yavorsky gaetan" <gaetan.yavorsky at easy-france.com>
D>> >
D>> >>Hi,
D>> >>I have an Asus P4P800 this the same NIC ( 3C940 ).
D>> >>Prior to kernel 2.4.22-1.2188, I had to download the 3C2000 driver and
D>> >>install it.
D>> >>Now ( with this kernel ) the NIC if fully recognized, and the used
D>> >>driver is sk98lin.
D>> >>Hope this help.
D>> >>Gaetan.
D>> >>
D>> >Gaetan:
D>> >
D>> >Problem is getting connected to get the updates.  Could you give me some
D>> >more information on how to get this driver up and running in the base
D>> >install with kernel 2.4.22-1.2115?  I seem to be missing something in the
D>> >installation process.
D>> >Dave

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