FC2 and 3c556B

[Peter W Beninate]

Phil Schaffner wrote:
> I have an IBM A21p notebook, with a built-in 3c556B Ethernet device,
> that has run RH7.3 through FC1 - with generally fewer problems with each
> release.  Just tried to do a network install of FC2 and encountered bug
> 116095 (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=116095)
> originally reported in FC2T1.  Also found bugs 107389 and 117484 which
> may be related.
> 
> I can burn CDs and attempt a non-network install, but am concerned that
> there might be post-install problems in FC2 with the 3c556B or other
> 3c59x driver devices; however, can't find anything directly relevant to
> FC2 operation with this device in Bugzilla, fedora-list, or
> fedora-test-list.  Can anyone report success (or failure) with a 3c556B
> in FC2?
> 
> Thanks,
> Phil
> 
> 
> 

Run with kernel option acpi=off.