Re: Install the second Network Card fail on Redhat Linux 6.2 (2.2.14)

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Hi, 



On Thu, 17 May 2001, Jamie Harris wrote:

> On Thu, 17 May 2001, WEI QU wrote:
> 
> > I have a linux box, RedHat Linux 6.2 (2.2.14), which is upgraded form
> > RedHat LInux 6.0 (2.2.5). After the upgrade, I install the second Network
> > card and modify the conf.modules and the two cards work correctly.
> > The two cards are:
> > First One) D-Link DE-220 (Non-PnP Mode) io=0x280 irq=11
> > Second One) NE2000 compatible io=0x300 irq=10
> > Both use ne drivers
> >
> > But when after my own kernel of 2.2.14 with ne2000 support in the kernel,
> > the new kernel both the two network card don't work, it find the first
> > card at io=300 and irq=3 and fail to recognize the second one. (I enable
> > loadable module in kernel configuration).
> 
> A little clarity might be needed.  The original kernel (2.2.5) had support
> as loadable modules or in the kernel?  The same question for the new
> kernel (2.2.14).
> 
> If you are loading support as modules then you will need to have something
> like
> 
> 	alias eth0 ne
> 	alias eth1 ne
> 	options ne io=0x280, io=0x300
> 
> in /etc/conf.modules
> 
> If you want to do the same with support built directly into the kernel
> then you need to tell the kernel about the cards as it will only
> autoprobe a single card.  I *think* the following will work, (as per the
> Ethernet-HOWTO) but I've never done it myself.
> 
> LILO: linux ether=11,0x280,eth0 ether=10,0x300,eth1
> 


Thanks, it works!

I add the following line in the lilo.conf as a per image section option
(for the kernel in which I compile the network support in it)

append = "ether=11,0x280,eth0 ether=10,0x300,eth1"


cheers,

wei

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